Henepola Gunaratana

Summary

Henepola Gunaratana is a human^[1]. He was born in Henepola^[2]. He was born on December 7, 1927^[3]. He worked as a Buddhist monk^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Henepola Gunaratana's place of birth was Henepola^[2].
• Henepola Gunaratana was born on December 7, 1927^[3].
• Henepola Gunaratana held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[6].
• Henepola Gunaratana worked as a Buddhist monk^[4].
• Henepola Gunaratana was educated at American University^[7].
• A notable student of Henepola Gunaratana was Jayasāra^[8].
• A notable student of Henepola Gunaratana was Buddharakkhita^[9].
• A notable student of Henepola Gunaratana was Ajahn Soṇa^[10].
• Henepola Gunaratana's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[11].
• Henepola Gunaratana is recorded as male^[12].
• Henepola Gunaratana's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Henepola Gunaratana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as British English^[14].
• Henepola Gunaratana's different from is recorded as Varapañño^[15].

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Origins and Family

Henepola Gunaratana was born in Henepola^[2]. He was born on December 7, 1927^[3].

Education

Henepola Gunaratana's education included a stint at American University^[7].

Career and Affiliations

Henepola Gunaratana worked as a Buddhist monk^[4]. Notable students include Jayasāra^[8], a Buddhist monk^[16], b. 1978^[17], of United States^[18]; Buddharakkhita^[9], a Buddhist monk^[19], of Uganda^[20]; and Ajahn Soṇa^[10], a Buddhist monk^[21], b. 1954^[22], of Canada^[23].

Personal Life

Henepola Gunaratana's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[11].

Why It Matters

Henepola Gunaratana ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

FAQs

Where was Henepola Gunaratana born?

Henepola Gunaratana's place of birth was Henepola^[2].

What did Henepola Gunaratana do for work?

Henepola Gunaratana worked as Buddhist monk^[4].

Where did Henepola Gunaratana go to school?

Henepola Gunaratana was educated at American University^[7].