Dharmapala (disambiguation)

Dharmapala is a Sanskrit name which means "protector of the Dharma". The Pāli equivalent is Dhammapala. The name is often used by Buddhists to refer to a variety of persons and concepts, including:

Buddhism

• Anagarika Dharmapala, a 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist activist who founded Maha Bodhi Society
• Dharmapala, a type of supernatural being in Vajrayana Buddhism
• Dhammapala, name of a number of great Theravada Buddhist commentators
• Dharmapala of Nalanda, one of the great scholars of the Consciousness-only school

Rulers

• Dharmapala (emperor), one of the most powerful rulers of the Pala Empire
• Dharmapala Kamboja, a Kamboja ruler of Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal
• Dharmapala of Kotte, a Sri Lankan ruler of Kingdom of Kotte, who converted to Christianity
• Dharmapala, an ancient Kamboja ruler of Kamboja Kingdom, according to Sthala Purana

Others

• A. W. Dharmapala, a pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon.
• Dhammapala, a Theravada Buddhist group in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
• Dhammapala Kloster, a Theravada Buddhist monastery in Kandersteg, Switzerland.