Nandapal Mahathera
Most venerable Nandapal Mahathera; the preacher of Sadhamma at Country & abroad and The treasure of the Buddha, The Renowned Heap of the Knowledge and the chief disciple of the Great Ascetic Arahant SavakaBuddha Most Venerable Sadhanananda Mahathera (Bana Bhante).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
The Most Respected Venerable Nandapal Mahathera The Bouddha Ratna Awardee. Living a Spiritually Awakened Life. Most Venerable Nandapal Mahathera, a Bouddha Ratna Awardee is a renowned International Dhamma and Meditation Teacher, who continued the legacy of Bana Bhante Most Revered Venerable Sadhanananda Mahathera. Most Venerable Nandapal mahathera is like a shine pole star in the Dhamma horizon having contributed in abundance to the promotion and preservation of the Buddha Sasana. Most Venerable Nandapal Mahathera was born on May 10, 1952 in a remote village Balukhali under Rangamati, CHT. From early childhood, He was on a quest of wisdom and showed a remarkable spirituality. He was very inspired and motivated by Most Venerable Bana Bhante's dhamma discourses. When he was still young, He used to go and listen to Most Venerable Bana Bhante's dhamma discourses, which had a deep impact on his course of early life. With great spiritual determination at the age of 18 in the year 1970, He took novice ordination at Tintila Bana Vihara, Langadu, Rangamati. He studied and practised the dhamma for two years under His Eminence Most Venerable Bana Bhante. In 1972, with the blessings of His Teacher Most Venerable Bana Bhante, He went to Burma (now Myanmar) to study the Tipitaka. In the initial days, it was difficult for him to learn and study the Tipitaka since it was taught in Burmese language. With a determination to learn and study the Tipitaka, He started learning the Burmese language. He learned the Burmese language within 6 months and can speak Burmese language fluently. At the age of 20, He was given Higher Ordination (Upasampada) by Most Ven. U Yalinda Mahathera. After studying Tipitaka for 2 years, He returned to pay a visit and homage to His Teacher Most Venerable Bana Bhante. But looking at the condition of His Teacher, He felt pity and had a changed of heart. He at that moment made determination that He would not go for further studies anymore instead he look after His Teacher and attend on Him as there was none to take care of Him. So He stayed back to attend and look His Teacher. As the time rolled on, He had an urged to Practice Meditation. So He started searching for an ideal place for deep meditation. People of Bandukbhanga Union informed Bhante about an ideal place to meditate. The place was situated on the peak of a high hill range. The terrain was desolate, dangerous, remote, inaccessible and difficult to negotiate. It
was a natural habitat for wild animals. Ghost stories about the area were often on the lips of the common people living in its vicinity. As a result none dare to venture into this wild peak mountain. This wild peak mountain called Jamachug,the Mountain of Yama. In the past, it was called Bandukkanamon since from a distance it looks llike a trigger of a Musket. With the approval and blessing of His Eminence Bana Bhante in 1972, He along with two other monks went up the Jamachug Mountain. He made a firm resolution to meditated at least for 5 years. As the days pass into months, Months pass into years, it was long before he realized that it has passed 17 long years practicing Dhutanga and Insight Meditation (Vipassana). The then Hon. CHT (Chittagong Hill Tracts) affairs minister Mr. Kalpa Ranjan Chakma on behalf of the local peoples invited Most Venerable Nandapal Mahathera to teach the
Dhamma and Meditation. He gladly accepted the invitation and came to Dighinala Bana Vihara in 2000. Since then He has been continuously teaching both dhamma and meditation in Bangladesh and India. He established many Monasteries to train Monks in
Bangladesh and India with a view to serve the mankind both spiritually and morally.
References
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "কঠিন চীবরদান উৎসবে শান্তি ও মঙ্গল কামনা". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "12th Maha Kathina Civara Dana celebration at Diyun Bana Vihar concludes | Arunachal24". 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "Biography page of Ven. Nandapal Nandapal - BRNPB". www.brnpb.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ "oct16 24". www.arunachaltimes.in. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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