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Ven.Dr.Beligalle Dhammajoti@KMBS on 23rd October 2009 CIMG0548 @ 9:02 PM Part 2 of 6

There will be Special Dhamma Talk by VEN DR B.DHAMMAJOTI

Topic : Physical Body, An Analysis

Biodata of Ven. Dr. Beligalle Dhammajoti:

Bhante Dr. Beligalle Dhammajoti was ordained at the age of 15 and received his higher ordination in 1982. Bhante is the resident monk of the Sri Vijaya Bimbaramaya Vihara in Gammedapitiya, Hakmana Sri Lanka.

From the formative years as Bhante as a Buddhist monk he committed himself to the pursuit of educational excellence. To this end he himself has scaled the ladder of education from a BA Special (1981) and a MA (1986) in Buddhist Studies from the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka to a Ph.D in Philosophy and Religion (1994-1997) from the University of Varanasi India. His thesis for his Ph.D was A Critical Study of Buddhist Economic Philosophy as expounded in the Pali Canonical Texts and Commentaries.

Bhante has served in various capacities in teaching the Dhamma at the tertiary level at Universities in Sri Lanka as Senior Lecturer. Bhante has also served as Visiting Lecturer at the Buddhist and Pali College at Mangala Vihara Singapore a branch campus of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. Bhante has also authored many books. Amongst them Buddhist Economic Philosophy, Articles on Buddhist Culture & II, Modern Society and Buddhist Spirituality and Rains Retreat and Kathina Ceremony.

Last year KMBS published Bhantes book Buddhism & Modern World

http://www.kinrarametta.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCkwxD9WE

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