# Aniruddha Mahathera

_Nepalese Buddhist monk/Sangha Nayak of Nepal_

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> Aniruddha Mahathera was a Nepalese Buddhist monk and the Sangha Nayak (Patriarch) of Nepal from 1998 until his death in 2003. He was one of the most important figures in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal and the development of Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace in southern Nepal, into a center of international pilgrimage.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 December 1915 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Asan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265#P19))
- **Died:** 17 February 2003 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265#P27))
- **Occupation:** journalist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265#P106))

## Questions

**When was Aniruddha Mahathera born?**  
Aniruddha Mahathera was born on 15 December 1915 in Asan.

## Related

- [Asan, Kathmandu](https://diginpl.com/places/asan-kathmandu)

## Sources

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- [Wikidata item Q4765265](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4765265) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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