Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar (1901–1994)
About Nyanaponika Thera
Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera was a German–Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar who, after ordaining in Sri Lanka, later became the co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society and author of numerous seminal books and articles on Theravada Buddhism. He mentored and taught a whole generation of Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi.
Notable works:
The heart of Buddhist meditation (Satipaṭṭhāna)
