Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri
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Occupation | Professor |
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Known for | Novelist, poet and scholar |
Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri (known as Suwanda Sugunasiri) is a Canadian academic, educator, Buddhist monk, author, journalist and poet. He is a former education
Early childhood and education
Sugunasiri was born to Buddhist parents in
Although he failed to gain admission to
In 1964 he earned a Fulbright Smith Mundt scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Sugunasiri also holds a master's degree in
Later life
Sugunasiri is also the founder of Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies (Canada), and served as its president in the early 2000s.[2]
He was a columnist at the Toronto Star from 1993 to 1998. He is the president of the Buddhist Council of Canada. After January 1, 2019 he was ordained as a Theravadin Buddhist monastic, taking the name Ven. Bhikkhu Mihita.[3]
He has authored numerous books in Buddhism, South-Asian Canadian literature, and Canadian multiculturalism. He also wrote fiction and poetry.[citation needed]
References
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- "Slice of life: complex or complicated?". Dailynews. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "Musings of a ghost from the past : Random thoughts on Prof. Sucarita Gamlath". Sunday Observer. 12 January 2003. Archived from the original on 18 January 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "Arahant Mahinda - Redactor of the Buddhapujava in Sinhala Buddhist". youtube. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "NALANDA - CANADA'S FIRST BUDDHIST COLLEGE". Lankaweb. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "Triune Mind in Buddhism". Lankaweb. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.