Acharya Buddharakkhita


Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita was born in 1922 in Imphal. In 1942, he took part in Quit India movement and later joined Indian defense services after his graduation. After the II World war, he took ordination as a monk in 1948, travelled all over India, studied in Sri Lanka and Burma and finally established Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore and on its behalf established charitable schools, hostels and hospitals. Author of some 150 books on Buddhism, he died on 23 September 2013.

Maha Bodhi Society


Maha Bodhi Society is a charitable Organization established in 1956 by Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita, a learned Buddhist monk, with the objective of reviving the teachings of the Buddha in the land of its origin. It aims to bring into practice the precious teachings of the Buddha - moral upliftment, mental purity and humanitarian services. Mahabodhi Foundaton, Hyderabad Mahabodhi Foundation, Hyderabad is the latest affiliate of Mahabodhi Society, Bangalore. It is an active, even thriving, organization with six resident monks and 27-trainee monks. The Vihara apart from providing spiritual guidance to the local Buddhists, is engaged in spreading the Buddhasasana. The Foundation has ambitious plans for developing the vihara as an exemplary monastery and to build a selfcontained retreat for meditation.

Mahabodhi Foundaton, Hyderabad


Mahabodhi Foundaton, Hyderabad Mahabodhi Foundation, Hyderabad is the latest affiliate of Mahabodhi Society, Bangalore. It is an active, even thriving, organization with six resident monks and 27-trainee monks. The Vihara apart from providing spiritual guidance to the local Buddhists, is engaged in spreading the Buddhasasana. The Foundation has ambitious plans for developing the vihara as an exemplary monastery and to build a selfcontained retreat for meditation.