Bhikkhu Analayo
Anālayo | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1962 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | German |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Amarapura Nikaya |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Pemasiri Thera |
| Based in | Sri Lanka |
| Ordination | 1995 |
Bhikkhu Analayo (Pali: Anālayo) is a German Bhikkhu (Buddhist monk), scholar and meditation teacher. He was born in 1962, and ‘went forth’ in 1995 in Sri Lanka.[1] He is well known for his comparative studies of texts belonging to different Buddhist traditions.
Monastic Life
Bhikkhu Analayo temporarily ordained in 1990 in Thailand, after a meditation retreat at Wat Suan Mokkh, the monastery established by Ajahn Buddhadasa. After two years as a monk, he disrobed and went back to Germany. In 1994 he went to Sri Lanka, where in 1995 he took Pabbajja again under Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero. He received his Upasampada in 2007 in the Sri Lankan Shwegyin Nikaya (belonging to the main Amarapura Nikaya), with Ven. Pemasiri Thera of Sumathipala Aranya as his Acariya. Bhikkhu Bodhi has been Ven. Analayo's main teacher.[2]
Scholarly career
Bhikkhu Analayo completed a Ph.D. thesis on the Satipatthana Sutta at the University of Peradeniya in 2000,[1] which was later published as Satipatthana, the Direct Path to Realization. During the course of that study, he had come to notice the interesting differences between the Pali and the Chinese versions of the Sutta.[2] This led to his undertaking a habilitation research at the University of Marburg, in which he compared the Majjhima Nikaya discourses with their Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan counterparts, which was completed in 2007. Ven. Analayo is a Privatdozent of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg, and works as a researcher at Dharma Drum Buddhist College, Taiwan.[1] He also contributes regularly to the Encyclopedia of Buddhism.[3]
Ven. Analayo's comparative studies have allowed him to be a supporter of Bhikkhuni ordination, which is a matter of controversy in the Theravada and Tibetan traditions. He was a presenter at the International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha,[4][5] and has published several research papers on issues related to ordination of women.[6]
Published Work
- Satipatthana, the Direct Path to Realization, Windhorse Publications, 2003, ISBN 978-1899579549
- From Craving to Liberation, Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pali Discourses, vol. 1, Buddhist Association of the United States, 2009
- From Grasping to Emptiness, Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pali Discourses, vol. 2, Buddhist Association of the United States, 2010
References
- ^ a b c "Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde: People". University of Hamburg. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b Bhikkhu Yogananda (15 October 2010). "Anālayo, The Meditative Scholar". Retrieved 15 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Bhikkhu Analayo, Publications by Bhikkhu Anālayo, University of Hamburg, retrieved 15 October 2010
{{citation}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Bhikkhu Analayo, Abstract: The Four Assemblies and the Foundation of the Order of Nuns, Foundation for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg, retrieved 15 October 2010
{{citation}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Bhikkhu Analayo (2010), "Women's Renunciation in Early Buddhism - The Four Assemblies and the Foundation of the Order of Nuns", Dignity & Discipline, The Evolving Role of Women in Buddhism, Wisdom Publications, pp. 65–97
{{citation}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Bhikkhu Analayo (2008), "Theories on the Foundation of the Nuns' Order – A Critical Evaluation" (PDF), Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka, 6: 105–142
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External links
- Published works of Bhikkhu Analayo
- Bhikkhu Analayo's profile at University of Hamburg
- Research projects involving Bhikkhu Anālayo at Dharma Drum Buddhist College
