Adikaram, E. W.
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Name (Latin)
Adikaram, E. W.
Other forms of name
Adikāram, Ī. Ḍabliv
Date of birth
1905-03-05
Date of death
1985-12-28
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1905
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Author's Early history of Buddhism ... 1946.
- Ahimsave ulpata, 1996:t.p. (Ī. Ḍabliv. Adikāram)
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Kalutara Koralalage Edward Winifred Brito Adikaram (5 March 1905 – 28 December 1985) was an educationalist, writer, social activist and a philosopher in Sri Lanka. In 1931 he obtained an M.A degree from London School of Oriental Studies and in 1933 a PhD on the thesis "Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon". After returning to Sri Lanka he started to teach in Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte and in 1934, he became the principal of the school. He was a prominent non-violent activist in Sri Lanka.
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