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Birth Name:

Walpola Rahula Thero

Male

Birth Date:

Thu, May 09, 1907

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Walpola, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka

Age:

117

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

17°

Tau

29'

About Walpola Rahula Thero

Walpola Rahula Thero (1907–1997) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, scholar and writer. In 1964, he became the Professor of History and Religions at Northwestern University, thus becoming the first bhikkhu to hold a professorial chair in the Western world. He also once held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the then Vidyodaya University (currently known as the University of Sri Jayewardenepura). He has written extensively about Buddhism in English, French and Sinhala. He wrote the book What the Buddha Taught about Theravada Buddhism.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• What the Buddha Taught

• Venerable Walpola Rahula: A brief biographical sketch by Udaya Mallawarachchi. From the book Buddhist Studies in Honour of Walpola Rahula, 1980, ISBN 0-86092-030-5

• Amara Samara in Sinhala.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Walpola Rahula Thero: Sun 17 Taurus, Moon 11 Aries, Mercury 1 Taurus, Venus 13 Aries, Mars 14 Capricorn, Jupiter 8 Cancer, Saturn 24 Pisces, Uranus 12 Capricorn, Neptune 10 Cancer, Pluto 22 Gemini, Sun Trine Mars, Sun Trine Uranus, Venus Square Mars, Venus Square Uranus, Venus Square Neptune, Mars Conjunct Uranus, Mars Opposition Neptune, Jupiter Opposition Uranus, Jupiter Conjunct Neptune, Saturn Square Pluto, Uranus Opposition Neptune

Categories related to Walpola Rahula Thero: University of Paris alumni, 1997 deaths, May 9 births, University of Calcutta alumni, Theravada Buddhism writers, 1907 births, Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhists, Theravada Buddhist spiritual teachers, Sri Lankan Buddhist monks, Sri Lankan scholars of Buddhism, Academics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura