Bhikkhu Analayo

Anālayo
Personal life
Born1962 (age 62–63)
NationalityGerman
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
SectAmarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya
Ordination1995
Senior posting
TeacherPemasiri Thera
Based inSri Lanka

Bhikkhu Anālayo is a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk), scholar, and meditation teacher. He was born in Germany in 1962, and went forth in 1995 in the Theravādin monastic tradition of Sri Lanka. He is best known for his comparative studies of Early Buddhist Texts as preserved by the various early Buddhist traditions.

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