Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano

Overview

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.

Directed by Sanath Abeysekara

Top cast

Palitha Silva

Anagarika Dharmapala

Sriyantha Mendis

Wijewardana

G.R. Perera

Manamperi

Lucky Dias

Piyadasa Sirisena

Hyacinth Wijeratne

Mallika Dharmagunawardhana

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Madhava Wijesinghe

Reporter

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Sandun Wijesiri

English Railway Cheif

Ruwangi Rathnayake

Reporter

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

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