The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (648 page)

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Dharmap
la
(Skt., ‘guardian of the
dharma
’).
1
Vajray
na
Buddhist deities, called on by Vajray
na to protect the dharma wherever it is under threat.
2
Yog
c
ra
Buddhist philosopher (
c.
7th cent. CE), who was abbot of the Mah
bodhi monastery at
Bodhgay
. Almost all his commentary writing has been lost, apart from Chinese trs.
Dharmapala, Anagarika
(1864–1933).
Sinhalese Buddhist reformer who laid foundations for the revival of Buddhism. He was born Don David Hewavitarne, but he renounced his European name in 1881 and took the name ‘Guardian of Truth’. In 1891, he founded the Maha Bodhi Society for the renaissance of Buddhism and for the rescue of Buddhist sites in India.
Dharmasagara
(Jain controversialist)
:
see
GACCHA
.

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