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Sīlaratano

US Buddhist monk
Person human Q130288272

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
1948
Place of birth
Winchester
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
Buddhist monk, śrāmaṇera
Position held
abbot[5]
Student of
Paññāsiha, Acharya Buddharakkhita, Narada Maha Thera, Ñāṇavimala (German monk), Nyanaponika Thera, Ajahn Maha Bua[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Family name
Byrd[8]
Given name
Richard[9]
Nickname
Dick[16]
Religious name
𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀭𑀢𑀦, 𑀲𑀻𑀮𑀭𑀢𑀦[17]
Religious order
Dhammayuttika Nikāya[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ajahn Dick en Richard E. Byrd en Saṅgharatana Sāmaṇera en Sīlaratana Bhikkhu en Sīlaratano pt Silaratanâ de Winchester pt Silaratanâ, o Bico
🔖 Identifiers · 5
ISNI
0000000060475885
VIAF cluster ID
88487622
GND ID
1111129444
DDB person (GND) ID
1111129444
IdRef ID
110332288

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Summary

Sīlaratano was born on 1948[1] in Winchester[2]. He has worked as a Buddhist monk[3].

FAQs

Where was Sīlaratano born?

Sīlaratano was born in Winchester[2].

What did Sīlaratano do for work?

Sīlaratano worked as a Buddhist monk[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . fourthmessenger.org. fourthmessenger.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . fourthmessenger.org. fourthmessenger.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . fourthmessenger.org. fourthmessenger.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . forestdhamma.org. forestdhamma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Byrd
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Richard
    Occupation → Buddhist monk, śrāmaṇera
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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