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About K. L. Dhammajoti
- Venerable Prof.
- KL Dhammajoti (born 29 May 1949) is a Buddhist monk from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ordained according to the Theravada tradition of Buddhism.
- He is one of the leading scholars on 'Sarvastivada Abhidharma' and is well known in the world of Buddhist scholarship for several contributions that include some of his masterpieces, viz.
- "Sarvastivada abhidharma", "The Chinese Version of the Dhammapada","Entrance into the Supreme Doctrine", and "Abhidhamma Doctrines and controversies on Perception".
- He is also the founding editor of an annual academic journal "Journal of Buddhist Studies" from the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka.Currently, he is serving as the director of Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong Ltd.On account of his scholarships on Buddhist philosophy in *general and Sarvastivada Abhidharma in particular he has won several awards, fellowships, professorships and honors from prestigious universities in the world.
- Of them the most recent is "The glorious Sun (Endowed) Professor" awarded to him by the University of Hong Kong.
- His teaching career started as a lecturer in the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka.
- He also serves as the rector in The International Buddhist College (IBC), Thailand.
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