Dhammalok Mahasthavir

Dhammalok Mahasthavir (Nepali: धम्मालोक महास्थविर) (born Das Ratna Tuladhar) (16 January 1890 – 17 October 1966) was a Nepalese Buddhist monk who worked to revive Theravada Buddhism in Nepal in the 1930s and 1940s. For this act, he was expelled from the country by the tyrannical Rana regime.

This article is about a Nepalese Buddhist monk who worked to revive Theravada Buddhism. For the Irish-born migrant worker turned Buddhist monk, see U Dhammaloka.
Dhammalok Mahasthavir
Personal
Born
Das Ratna

(1890-01-16)16 January 1890
Asan Dhalasikwa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died17 October 1966(1966-10-17) (aged 76)
Ananda Kuti Vihar, Swayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityNepalese
SchoolTheravada
Other namesBhikkhu Dhammalok Mahathero, Dharmaloka
OccupationBuddhist monk
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Dhammalok was also a writer who contributed to the Nepal Bhasa renaissance. He worked to promote Theravada Buddhism and Nepal Bhasa braving government persecution.

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