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Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano (2014)

The life story of Anagarika Dharmapala. He was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer. He was one of the founding contributors of non-violent Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Buddhism. He was also a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct there for several centuries, and he was the first Buddhist in modern times to preach the Dharma in three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe. He was a major reformer and revivalist of Ceylonese Buddhism and a crucial figure in its Western transmission. Dharmapala is one of the most revered Buddhists in the 20th century.

Release: 2014-08-16
Runtime: 117 min
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Palitha Silva
Palitha Silva
Anagarika Dharmapala
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G.R.Perera
Manamperi
Sriyantha Mendis
Sriyantha Mendis
Wijewardana
Lucky Dias
Lucky Dias
Piyadasa Sirisena
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Hyacinth Wijeratne
Mallika Dharmagunawardhana
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Madhava Wijesinghe
Reporter
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Sandun Wijesiri
English Railway Cheif
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Ruwangi Rathnayake
Reporter
Kriz Chris Henri Harriz
Kriz Chris Henri Harriz
Government Agent
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Gayan Wickramathillaka
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Dayasiri Hettiarachchi
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Prasad Samarathung
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Sanjaya Amarasingh