Difference between revisions of "Madawela Punnaji"
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Born Pushpananda Madawela, Ven. Punnaji began meditating when he was five years old <ref> {{cite web | Born Pushpananda Madawela, Ven. Punnaji began meditating when he was five years old <ref> {{cite web | ||
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}}</ref>. As he grew up in Sri Lanka, he began getting interested in Buddhism while other children were starting school. | }}</ref>. As he grew up in Sri Lanka, he began getting interested in Buddhism while other children were starting school. | ||
| − | Academically, he went on to medical school to become a general practicioner, where his name was Dr. Pushpanda Madawela. | + | Academically, he went on to medical school to become a general practicioner, where his name was Dr. Pushpanda Madawela. Ten years later, the doctor changed his name to Ven. Madawela Punnaji and then changed aspirations to become a monk. In 1968, Rev. Madihe Pannaseela at Sri Vajiragnana Dharmaya Ayathanaya, Sri Lanka, ordained the now Ven. Punnaji as a monk. |
== Family == | == Family == | ||
| + | [[Image:Godfrey, Hilda and Gamini.JPG|thumb|right|Godfrey, Hilda and Gamini, Ven. Punnaji's family]] | ||
| + | Ven. Punnaji's ancestry traces to Herat Mudiyanselage Madawela Basnayake Nilame (1830), whose son was Sri Lankan politician Godfrey Edward Madawela (1878 - 1932). Ven. Punnaji's brother is Godfrey Ernest Madawela, pictured here. | ||
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* [http://halfsmile.org/buddhadust/www.buddhadust.org/dhammatalk/dhamma_talk/ven_punnaji.htm Article about Bhante Punnaji] | * [http://halfsmile.org/buddhadust/www.buddhadust.org/dhammatalk/dhamma_talk/ven_punnaji.htm Article about Bhante Punnaji] | ||
* [http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,6450,0,0,1,0|"A scientific approach to religion"] - Ven. Punnaji says there is a correlation between Western psychology and Buddhism | * [http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,6450,0,0,1,0|"A scientific approach to religion"] - Ven. Punnaji says there is a correlation between Western psychology and Buddhism | ||
| + | * [http://purifymind.com/BuddhismAsPsycho.htm| Buddhism as a Psychotherapy] - An article Ven. Punnaji wrote | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 28 September 2008
| Madewela Punnaji | |
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| Born |
1930 Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | USA |
| Education | M.D. |
| Occupation | (formerly a physician), Buddhist monk |
| Known for | Buddhist teacher, author, monk |
| Home town | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Religion | Buddhism, Theravada |
Bhante Madewela Punnaji is from Sri Lanka and is a scholar of the Pali Canon and also has extensive studies in science, medicine, and western psychology. He wrote the Foreword to author David N. Snyder's Buddha’s Lists and has written and presented several other articles around the globe as well.
Biography
Born Pushpananda Madawela, Ven. Punnaji began meditating when he was five years old [1]. As he grew up in Sri Lanka, he began getting interested in Buddhism while other children were starting school.
Academically, he went on to medical school to become a general practicioner, where his name was Dr. Pushpanda Madawela. Ten years later, the doctor changed his name to Ven. Madawela Punnaji and then changed aspirations to become a monk. In 1968, Rev. Madihe Pannaseela at Sri Vajiragnana Dharmaya Ayathanaya, Sri Lanka, ordained the now Ven. Punnaji as a monk.
Family
Ven. Punnaji's ancestry traces to Herat Mudiyanselage Madawela Basnayake Nilame (1830), whose son was Sri Lankan politician Godfrey Edward Madawela (1878 - 1932). Ven. Punnaji's brother is Godfrey Ernest Madawela, pictured here.
Brickfields Malaysia
Ven. Punnaji took the place of the famous and late K. Sri Dhammannda in Malaysia as spiritual head of the Brickfields Malaysian........
Relations to Vipassana Foundation
A member of the Board of Directors of Vipassana Foundation, Ven. Punnaji wrote the forward to Buddha's Lists.
External links
- Article about Bhante Punnaji
- "A scientific approach to religion" - Ven. Punnaji says there is a correlation between Western psychology and Buddhism
- Buddhism as a Psychotherapy - An article Ven. Punnaji wrote
- ↑ Chai Mei Ling. "A scientific approach to religion". BuddhistChannel.tv. Retrieved on September 28, 2008.