Gyanashree Mahathero
Gyanashree Mahathero (Bengali: জ্ঞানশ্রী মহাথের, born 18 November 1925) is a Buddhist guru in Bangladesh who is the highest religious guru of the native Buddhists.[1] The Government of Bangladesh awarded him the Ekushey Padak in 2022 for his significant contribution to social service.[2][3]
Sangharaja Saddharmaditya Srimat Gyanashree Mahathir | |
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জ্ঞানশ্রী মহাথের | |
| Born | 18 November 1925 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak- 2022 |
BiographyEdit
Gyanashree Mahathir was born on 16 November 1925 in the village of Domkhali, North Gujra, Raozan, Chittagong District. He has been staying at Nandankanan Buddhist Monastery in the Chittagong Hill Tracts since 1958.[4]
He became a shramana in 1944 and a monk in 1949. He studied till the entrance. He took the initiative to spread the economic, social, religious and educational life of the Buddhist common people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. He established many religious and educational institutions in the hilly and plain areas. In 1974, he set up a monastery, where residential schools were set up to provide general education to poor, orphaned and helpless Buddhist children. He established several Buddhist educational centers at Joypurhat and Rangpur.[4]
AwardEdit
- Ekushey Padak- 2022[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "ড. জ্ঞানশ্রী মহাথেরোকে সংঘরাজ নির্বাচিত করায় ভারতীয় সংঘরাজ ভিক্ষু মহাসভার অভিবাদন বার্তা". NivvanaTV. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "Three rice scientists among 24 winners of Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ↑ Report, Star (2022-02-04). "24 names unveiled for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "প্রতিষ্ঠাতামন্ডলীর জীবনী". মোনঘর আবাসিক বিদ্যালয়. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ↑ jagonews24.com. "24 personalities to get Ekushey Padak". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.