K. N. Jayatilleke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

K. N. Jayatilleke

Sri Lankan author and philosopher

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1970

Profession: author, philosopher

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Kulatissa Nanda Jayatilleke (1 November 1920 – 23 July 1970) was an internationally recognised authority on Buddhist philosophy whose book Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge has been described as "an outstanding philosophical interpretation of the Buddha's teaching" in the Encyclopedia of Philosophy.