Shravasti Dhammika

Ven.Shravasti Dhammika
Religion Buddhism
School Theravada
Personal
Nationality Australian
Born 1951
Australia
Senior posting
Based in Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society
Title Spiritual Advisor
Religious career
Teacher Matiwella Sangharatna
Website http://sdhammika.blogspot.com/

Bhante Shravasti Dhammika (born 1951 in Australia) is a Buddhist monk. He is the Spiritual Advisor of Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society (BDMS) in Singapore.[1]

Early life

Bhante Dhammika was born in Australia in 1951 into a Christian family. He converted to Buddhism at the age of 18. In 1973, he went to Thailand with the intention of becoming a monk. Subsequently, Bhante Dhammika went to Laos, Burma and finally to India. For the next three years, he travelled around India learning yoga and meditation. Eventually, Bhante Dhammika was ordained as a monk under Venerable Matiwella Sangharatna, the last disciple of Anagarika Dharmapala. In 1976 he went to Sri Lanka where he studied Pali at Sri Lanka Vidyalaya. He later became a co-founder and teacher of Nilambe Meditation Centre in Kandy. Since then, Bhante Dhammika has spent most of his time in Sri Lanka and Singapore.[2]

Religious activities

Bhante Dhammika had written over 25 books and numerous articles on Buddhism and related subjects. He is also well known for his public lectures and for representing Theravada Buddhism at the European Buddhist Millennium Conference in Berlin in 2000. Apart from Buddhist philosophy and meditation, Bhante Dhammika has a deep interest in the historical topography of Buddhism and the phenomenon of Buddhist pilgrimage.[3]

Good Question Good Answer

Bhante Dhammika is probably best known for being the author of Good Question Good Answer, an introductory guide to basic Buddhist teachings. First written in 1987, Good Question Good Answer has since been translated into over 31 languages. The book provides clear, thoughtful and lively answers to more than 140 commonly asked questions about Buddhism.[4]

Publications

Exploring love in various aspect as found in the Pali Canon, from romantic love, to friendship, to metta
An in-depth study of the Buddha's teachings. Ideal as a textbook for an introductory Dhamma course.
Questions on: What is Buddhism? Basic Buddhist Concepts, The Buddhist Scriptures, About Monks and Nuns, Rebirth, Vegetarianism, Becoming a Buddhist, Buddhism and the God-idea, and many more are answered by Ven. Dhammika.
A translation of 1st Century Buddhist devotional literature.
Daily readings from the sacred literature of Buddhism
An account of the history and legends surrounding Bodh Gaya, the most sacred of the Buddhist sites.
Discover what the Buddha was like through his interactions with his contemporaries.
A comprehensive guidebook to the Buddha's India.
A small anthology of 210 verses from the Pali Tipitaka.
Essays by people from both East and West, telling of their conversion to Buddhism.
Selected saying from the Pali Tipitaka.
A book for children with delightful full-colour illustrations - co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.
The life of the Buddha and related stories in full-colour cartoon format, co-authored and illustrated by Susan Harmer.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bdms.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=7
  2. ↑ http://www.bdms.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=7
  3. ↑ http://www.bdms.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=7
  4. ↑ http://www.goodquestiongoodanswer.net/content.php

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