Teacher Credentials 

The teacher brings together nearly five decades of personal practice, almost four decades of teaching experience, traditional Buddhist training and an understanding of the responsibilities and challenges of lay life.

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Meditation Training
Trained under the late Anagārika Munindra of India from 1978 and the late Sayadaw U Pandita from 1980.

Mentors
Joseph Goldstein and Steve Armstrong.

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Professional Teacher Training
Graduate of the five-year Professional Teacher Training Programme at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), Massachusetts, USA.

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Ordination
Ordained by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Mahā Thera.

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Upasampadā
Received higher ordination in 2016 through the Kotte Kalyani Sri Samagri Dharma Mahā Sangha Sabha.

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Current Position
Vihāradhipathi of Samadhikusala Buddhist Centre.

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Practice & Teaching Experience
Approximately 48 years of practice experience and 38 years of teaching experience.

Before ordination, taught as a lay teacher for many years internationally, including in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, India, Thailand, Australia, Hawaii, California, the East Coast of the United States, and Sri Lanka.

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Teaching Philosophy
[Read about the teaching philosophy]

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Previously Known As
Dhammaruwan, also known for childhood Buddhist chanting and accounts associated with past-life experience.

Education
Dharmaraja College, Kandy.

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Lay & Professional Experience

Experience in senior management in administration both the public and private sectors, as well as personal experience of marriage and single parenting.