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	== Writings ==		== Writings ==

	Dharmapala was the founder and editor of ''The Maha Bodhi'', journal of the Maha-Bodhi Society for many years. He regularly submitted articles to the popular newspapers, ''The Buddhist'' and ''Sinhala Bauddhaya'', counseling people on how to lead pious, meritorious lives.<ref>Chanaka Bandarage, "Anagarika Dharmapala - Greatest Sri Lankan of the 19/20 Centuries," Lankaweb (August 26, 2014). Available on [http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2014/08/26/anagarika-dharmapala-greatest-sri-lankan-of-the-1920-centuries/ Lankaweb]</ref>		Dharmapala was the founder and editor of ''The Maha Bodhi'', journal of the Maha-Bodhi Society for many years. He regularly submitted articles to the popular newspapers, ''The Buddhist'' and ''Sinhala Bauddhaya'', counseling people on how to lead pious, meritorious lives.<ref>Chanaka Bandarage, "Anagarika Dharmapala - Greatest Sri Lankan of the 19/20 Centuries," Lankaweb (August 26, 2014). Available on [http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2014/08/26/anagarika-dharmapala-greatest-sri-lankan-of-the-1920-centuries/ Lankaweb]</ref> He also wrote for early Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Dharmapala&s=author 8 articles by Dharmapala]''' and '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Dharmapala&s=title 15 articles about him]'''.

	He also wrote for early Theosophical journals. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists several '''articles [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Dharmapala&header=field4 by or about Dharmapala]'''. He also wrote books and pamphlets. Many works are available in Sinhalese. Here are English-language publications in chronological sequence:		He wrote books and pamphlets. Many works are available in Sinhalese. Here are English-language publications in chronological sequence:
	* '''''The World's Debt to Buddha'''''. 1893. Lecture at the World's Parliament of Religions.		* '''''The World's Debt to Buddha'''''. 1893. Lecture at the World's Parliament of Religions.
	* '''''The Kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism'''''. With Henry S. Olcott. Calcutta: The Maha-Bodhi Society, 1893.		* '''''The Kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism'''''. With Henry S. Olcott. Calcutta: The Maha-Bodhi Society, 1893.

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	While at the Parliament, Dharmapala encountered people who became important in his life: [[D. T. Suzuki]], the brilliant Japanese scholar who was married to Theosophist Beatrice Lane Suzuki; and [[Paul Carus\|Dr. Paul Carus]] of [[Open Court Publishing Company]]. He became very friendly with [[Vivekananda\|Swami Vivekananda]], and had great praise for the Hindu monk's impact on the Parliament.<ref>Rajagopal Chattopadhyaya, ''Swami Vivekananda in India: A Corrective Biography'' (Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1999), 165-168.</ref>		While at the Parliament, Dharmapala encountered people who became important in his life: [[D. T. Suzuki]], the brilliant Japanese scholar who was married to Theosophist Beatrice Lane Suzuki; and [[Paul Carus\|Dr. Paul Carus]] of [[Open Court Publishing Company]]. He became very friendly with [[Vivekananda\|Swami Vivekananda]], and had great praise for the Hindu monk's impact on the Parliament.<ref>Rajagopal Chattopadhyaya, ''Swami Vivekananda in India: A Corrective Biography'' (Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1999), 165-168.</ref>

			[[File:Anagarika Dharmapala, colorized.jpg\|right\|200px\|thumb\|Dharmapala]]
	=== 1896-1897 visit to America ===		=== 1896-1897 visit to America ===

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	Once in [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar]], he was willing to devote his life to the Theosophical cause. However, Mme. Blavatsky advised him not to take up the study of [[occultism]] but to learn [[Pāli]] instead and work for the welfare of humanity.<ref>C. V. Agarwal, ''The Buddhist and Theosophical Movements'' (Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India, 2001), 35-36.</ref>		Once in [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar]], he was willing to devote his life to the Theosophical cause. However, Mme. Blavatsky advised him not to take up the study of [[occultism]] but to learn [[Pāli]] instead and work for the welfare of humanity.<ref>C. V. Agarwal, ''The Buddhist and Theosophical Movements'' (Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India, 2001), 35-36.</ref>

	[[File:HSO and AD with Japanese Buddhists.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Col. Olcott and Dharmapala with Japanese Buddhists. AD is a lower right.]]		[[File:HSO and AD with Japanese Buddhists.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Col. Olcott and Dharmapala with Japanese Buddhists. AD is at lower right.]]
	In 1886 he accompanied Col. Olcott and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] on a tour throughout Ceylon where he "worked hard for the welfare of the Theosophical Society and Buddhism." Dharmapala, his parents and uncle all worked alongside Col. Olcott for the Buddhist revival, including the introduction of the [[Buddhist flag]] as a unifying symbol, and supporting Buddhist schools. In 1889, he traveled with Olcott to Japan in an effort to create an ecumenical "International Buddhist League". Their journey through Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, and Shanghai was hard on Dharmapala's health, and when they encountered the winter cold of Japan, the young man had to be hospitalized due to severe rheumatism.<ref>Michael Gomes, "Anagarika Dharmapala" ''Keeping the Link Unbroken'' (Theosophical Research Monographs, 2004), 85.</ref> After returning to South Asia, Dharmapala and Olcott worked to establish the [[Maha Bodhi Society of India\|Maha Bodhi Society]] in 1891.<ref>Maha Bodhi Society, ''Centenary Souvenir''.</ref>		In 1886 he accompanied Col. Olcott and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] on a tour throughout Ceylon where he "worked hard for the welfare of the Theosophical Society and Buddhism." Dharmapala, his parents and uncle all worked alongside Col. Olcott for the Buddhist revival, including the introduction of the [[Buddhist flag]] as a unifying symbol, and supporting Buddhist schools. In 1889, he traveled with Olcott to Japan in an effort to create an ecumenical "International Buddhist League". Their journey through Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, and Shanghai was hard on Dharmapala's health, and when they encountered the winter cold of Japan, the young man had to be hospitalized due to severe rheumatism.<ref>Michael Gomes, "Anagarika Dharmapala" ''Keeping the Link Unbroken'' (Theosophical Research Monographs, 2004), 85.</ref> After returning to South Asia, Dharmapala and Olcott worked to establish the [[Maha Bodhi Society of India\|Maha Bodhi Society]] in 1891.<ref>Maha Bodhi Society, ''Centenary Souvenir''.</ref>

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	* '''''The World's Debt to Buddha'''''. 1893. Lecture at the World's Parliament of Religions.		* '''''The World's Debt to Buddha'''''. 1893. Lecture at the World's Parliament of Religions.
	* '''''The Kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism'''''. With Henry S. Olcott. Calcutta: The Maha-Bodhi Society, 1893.		* '''''The Kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism'''''. With Henry S. Olcott. Calcutta: The Maha-Bodhi Society, 1893.
			* [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich '''''The Budh Gaya Temple Case''''']. Calcutta: W. Newmand & Co., 1895.
	* '''''History of an Ancient Civilization: Ceylon under British Rule'''''. Los Angeles, 1902. 6 pages.		* '''''History of an Ancient Civilization: Ceylon under British Rule'''''. Los Angeles, 1902. 6 pages.
	* '''''The Life and Teachings of Buddha'''''. Madras : G.A. Natesan & Co., 1912.		* '''''The Life and Teachings of Buddha'''''. Madras : G.A. Natesan & Co., 1912.
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	Collections of his writings and lectures:		Collections of his writings and lectures:
	* '''''Basic Buddhism'''''. [Kandy or Colombo?]: All-Ceylon Buddhist Students' Union, 1945. 31 pages.		* [https://archive.org/details/basicbuddhism0000unse/page/n1/mode/2up '''''Basic Buddhism''''']. [Kandy or Colombo?]: All-Ceylon Buddhist Students' Union, 1945. 31 pages.
	* '''''Great sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala'''''. Compiled by Bhikshu Sangharakshita and Buddhadasa P. Kirthisinghe. Kandy, Ceylon: Buddhist Publication Society, 1964. "This booklet is published as a tribute to the Birth Centenary of the late Venerable Anagarika Dharmapala ... The sayings reproduced here have been collected by Bhikshu Sangharakshita from the Vols. XVI, XIX, XXI, XXIII, XXV, and XXVII of the Maha Bodhi journal ... They were first published separately in 1957 by the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Calcutta ..."		* '''''Great sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala'''''. Compiled by Bhikshu Sangharakshita and Buddhadasa P. Kirthisinghe. Kandy, Ceylon: Buddhist Publication Society, 1964. "This booklet is published as a tribute to the Birth Centenary of the late Venerable Anagarika Dharmapala ... The sayings reproduced here have been collected by Bhikshu Sangharakshita from the Vols. XVI, XIX, XXI, XXIII, XXV, and XXVII of the Maha Bodhi journal ... They were first published separately in 1957 by the Maha Bodhi Society of India, Calcutta ..."
	* '''''Return to Righteousness, a Collection of Speeches, Essays, and Letters of the Anagarika Dharmapala'''''. Edited by Ananda W. P. Guruge. Colombo: Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee, Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Ceylon, 1965. 875 pages. This is a collection of most of Dharmapala's writings.		* '''''Return to Righteousness, a Collection of Speeches, Essays, and Letters of the Anagarika Dharmapala'''''. Edited by Ananda W. P. Guruge. Colombo: Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee, Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Ceylon, 1965. 875 pages. This is a collection of most of Dharmapala's writings.

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	* '''''The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama, Buddha or, The Ethics of Self Discipline'''''. Calcutta : Maha Bodhi Society, 1917. 232 pages. Available at [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015026290943;view=1up;seq=5/ Hathitrust].		* '''''The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Gautama, Buddha or, The Ethics of Self Discipline'''''. Calcutta : Maha Bodhi Society, 1917. 232 pages. Available at [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015026290943;view=1up;seq=5/ Hathitrust].
	* '''''Buddhism in Its Relationship with Hinduism'''''. Calcutta : Anagarika Brahmachari Dharmapala, Maha Bodhi Society, 1918.		* '''''Buddhism in Its Relationship with Hinduism'''''. Calcutta : Anagarika Brahmachari Dharmapala, Maha Bodhi Society, 1918.
	* '''''The Psychology of Progress, or, The Thirty Seven Principles of Bodhi'''''. Calcutta: Maha Bodhi Society, 1921. 31 pages.		* [https://archive.org/details/psychologyofprog0000dhar/page/n1/mode/2up '''''The Psychology of Progress, or, The Thirty Seven Principles of Bodhi''''']. Calcutta: Maha Bodhi Society, 1921. 31 pages.
	* '''''Message of the Buddha'''''. 1925.		* '''''Message of the Buddha'''''. 1925.
	* '''''Evolution from the Standpoint of Buddhism'''''. 1926.		* '''''Evolution from the Standpoint of Buddhism'''''. 1926.

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	* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Great Buddhists of the 20th Century''. Manchester, U.K.: Clear Vision, 1995. Videocassette.		* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Great Buddhists of the 20th Century''. Manchester, U.K.: Clear Vision, 1995. Videocassette.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsX71_A2Fcs The Story of Anagarikia Dharmapala] in YouTube. Posted April 20, 2023.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsX71_A2Fcs The Story of Anagarikia Dharmapala] in YouTube. Posted April 20, 2023.
	* ]https://sugeeshblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-legacy-of-anagarika-dharmapala-and-its-contribution-to-the-spread-of-buddhism/ The Contemporary relevance of the legacy of Anagarika Dharmapala and its contribution to the spread of Buddhism] by Sugeeshwara Gunaratna. Keynote address delivered on September 24, 2016 in London.		* [https://sugeeshblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-legacy-of-anagarika-dharmapala-and-its-contribution-to-the-spread-of-buddhism/ The Contemporary relevance of the legacy of Anagarika Dharmapala and its contribution to the spread of Buddhism] by Sugeeshwara Gunaratna. Keynote address delivered on September 24, 2016 in London.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thQp_yYj-i0 Anagarika Dharmapala] by Dr. Amal Gunasena. Presented at the London Buddhist Vihara on September 17, 2011.

			== Websites ==
			* [https://www.facebook.com/adharmapala/ Anagarika Dharmapala Facebook page]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	Biographies are available in many languages, including Sinhalese, Marathi, Burmese, and Japanese. These are some English-language resources:		Biographies are available in many languages, including Sinhalese, Marathi, Burmese, and Japanese. These are some English-language resources.

	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/dharmapala-anagarika Dharmapala, Anagarika] in Theosophy ~~WRld~~.		== Articles ==
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/dharmapala-anagarika Dharmapala, Anagarika] in Theosophy World.
			* Guruge, Ananda, ed. ''Return to Righteousness''. The Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Ceylon, 1965. A collection of speeches, essays, and letters. See especially "Reminiscences of My Early Life," Chapter 87, pages 697-705. Originally published in ''The Maha Bodhi Journal'' 41 (May-June, 1933).

			== Books ==
	* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].		* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].
	* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.		* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.
	* Guruge, Ananda, ed. ''Return to Righteousness''. The Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Ceylon, 1965. A collection of speeches, essays, and letters. See especially "Reminiscences of My Early Life," Chapter 87, pages 697-705. Originally published in ''The Maha Bodhi Journal'' 41 (May-June, 1933).
	* International Buddhist University. ''In Memory of the Ven'ble Anagarika Dharmapala''. Calcutta: Dharmapala Memorial Committee, 1933.		* International Buddhist University. ''In Memory of the Ven'ble Anagarika Dharmapala''. Calcutta: Dharmapala Memorial Committee, 1933.
	* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.		* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.
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	* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: a Biographical Sketch and Other Maha Bodhi writings''. Ledbury, Herefordshire: Ibis Publications, 2013. 181 pages. Available at [http://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/an%C4%81g%C4%81rika-dharmap%C4%81la/index.html Wisdom Library] and [http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh070-p.html/ Buddhist Publication Society]. First published in 1951 in ''Maha Bodhi'' Diamond Jubilee Souvenir. An excellent summary of Dharmapala's life, but lacking footnotes.		* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: a Biographical Sketch and Other Maha Bodhi writings''. Ledbury, Herefordshire: Ibis Publications, 2013. 181 pages. Available at [http://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/an%C4%81g%C4%81rika-dharmap%C4%81la/index.html Wisdom Library] and [http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh070-p.html/ Buddhist Publication Society]. First published in 1951 in ''Maha Bodhi'' Diamond Jubilee Souvenir. An excellent summary of Dharmapala's life, but lacking footnotes.
	* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Flame in Darkness: the Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala''. Pune : Triratna Grantha Mala for Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayaka Gana, 1980.		* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Flame in Darkness: the Life and Sayings of Anagarika Dharmapala''. Pune : Triratna Grantha Mala for Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayaka Gana, 1980.
	* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Great Buddhists of the 20th Century''. Manchester, U.K.: Clear Vision, 1995. Videocassette.
	* Seneviratne, Lakshman. ''The Anagarika Dharmapala: a Synopsis of His Eventful Life''. Calcutta: Maha Bodhi Society, 1933. 9 pages.		* Seneviratne, Lakshman. ''The Anagarika Dharmapala: a Synopsis of His Eventful Life''. Calcutta: Maha Bodhi Society, 1933. 9 pages.
	* Trevithick, Alan. ''The Revival of Buddhist Pilgrimage at Bodh Gaya (1811-1949): Anagarika Dharmapala and the Mahabodhi Temple''. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2006.		* Trevithick, Alan. ''The Revival of Buddhist Pilgrimage at Bodh Gaya (1811-1949): Anagarika Dharmapala and the Mahabodhi Temple''. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2006.

			== Video ==
			* Sangharakshita, Bhikshu. ''Great Buddhists of the 20th Century''. Manchester, U.K.: Clear Vision, 1995. Videocassette.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsX71_A2Fcs The Story of Anagarikia Dharmapala] in YouTube. Posted April 20, 2023.
			* ]https://sugeeshblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/24/the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-legacy-of-anagarika-dharmapala-and-its-contribution-to-the-spread-of-buddhism/ The Contemporary relevance of the legacy of Anagarika Dharmapala and its contribution to the spread of Buddhism] by Sugeeshwara Gunaratna. Keynote address delivered on September 24, 2016 in London.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	Biographies are available in many languages, including Sinhalese, Marathi, Burmese, and Japanese. These are some English-language resources:		Biographies are available in many languages, including Sinhalese, Marathi, Burmese, and Japanese. These are some English-language resources:

	* ~~"Anagarika Dharmapala" at~~ [~~http~~://theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=~~Dharmapala,~~_Anagarika# Theosopedia~~].		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/dharmapala-anagarika Dharmapala, Anagarika] in Theosophy WRld.
	* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].		* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].
	* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.		* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.

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	* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].		* ''The Budh-Gaya Temple Case H. Dharmapala versus Jaipal Gir and Others''. (Prosecution under sections 295, 296, 297, 143 & 506 of the Indian penal code). AD was the plaintiff in this case against Jaipal Gir in 1895. Available at [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/27204426.html/ Hathitrust] and [https://archive.org/details/budhgayatempleca00dharrich/ Internet Archive].
	* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.		* Chatterji, Suniti Kumar. ''Maha Bodhi Society of India Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1891-1951''. Calcutta: The Maha Bodhi Society, 1951.
			* Guruge, Ananda, ed. ''Return to Righteousness''. The Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Ceylon, 1965. A collection of speeches, essays, and letters. See especially "Reminiscences of My Early Life," Chapter 87, pages 697-705. Originally published in ''The Maha Bodhi Journal'' 41 (May-June, 1933).
	* International Buddhist University. ''In Memory of the Ven'ble Anagarika Dharmapala''. Calcutta: Dharmapala Memorial Committee, 1933.		* International Buddhist University. ''In Memory of the Ven'ble Anagarika Dharmapala''. Calcutta: Dharmapala Memorial Committee, 1933.
	* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.		* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.

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	* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.		* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha, Thero. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: A Glorious Life Dedicated to the Cause of Buddhism''. 36 pages. A short biography.
	* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: the Lion of Lanka, Second Asoka in India: Saga of a Great National Hero, Social Reformer, and Buddhist Revivalist in the Modern Era''. Varanasi: Kahawatte Siri Sumedha Thero, 2006. 511 pages.		* Kahawatte Siri Sumedha. ''Anagarika Dharmapala: the Lion of Lanka, Second Asoka in India: Saga of a Great National Hero, Social Reformer, and Buddhist Revivalist in the Modern Era''. Varanasi: Kahawatte Siri Sumedha Thero, 2006. 511 pages.
			* Kemper, Stephen. ''Rescued from the Nation: Anagarika Dharmapala and the Buddhist World''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015.
	* Prasoon, Shrikant. ''Anagarika Dharmapala in Spiritual Quadruplets''. Varanasi: Pilgrims Pub., 2007. Poetry dedicated to Dharmapala.		* Prasoon, Shrikant. ''Anagarika Dharmapala in Spiritual Quadruplets''. Varanasi: Pilgrims Pub., 2007. Poetry dedicated to Dharmapala.
	* Kamburugoda, Soratha. ''Anagarika: Dharmapala's Buddhist Modernism in Sri Lanka''. Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, June, 2003.		* Kamburugoda, Soratha. ''Anagarika: Dharmapala's Buddhist Modernism in Sri Lanka''. Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, June, 2003.

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	Once in [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar]], he was willing to devote his life to the Theosophical cause. However, Mme. Blavatsky advised him not to take up the study of [[occultism]] but to learn [[Pāli]] instead and work for the welfare of humanity.<ref>C. V. Agarwal, ''The Buddhist and Theosophical Movements'' (Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India, 2001), 35-36.</ref>		Once in [[Adyar (campus)\|Adyar]], he was willing to devote his life to the Theosophical cause. However, Mme. Blavatsky advised him not to take up the study of [[occultism]] but to learn [[Pāli]] instead and work for the welfare of humanity.<ref>C. V. Agarwal, ''The Buddhist and Theosophical Movements'' (Sarnath, Varanasi: Maha Bodhi Society of India, 2001), 35-36.</ref>

	[[File:HSO and AD with Japanese Buddhists.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Col. Olcott and Dharmapala with Japanese Buddhists. AD is a lower right.]]		[[File:HSO and AD with Japanese Buddhists.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Col. Olcott and Dharmapala with Japanese Buddhists. AD is at lower right.]]
	In 1886 he accompanied Col. Olcott and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] on a tour throughout Ceylon where he "worked hard for the welfare of the Theosophical Society and Buddhism." Dharmapala, his parents and uncle all worked alongside Col. Olcott for the Buddhist revival, including the introduction of the [[Buddhist flag]] as a unifying symbol, and supporting Buddhist schools. In 1889, he traveled with Olcott to Japan in an effort to create an ecumenical "International Buddhist League". Their journey through Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, and Shanghai was hard on Dharmapala's health, and when they encountered the winter cold of Japan, the young man had to be hospitalized due to severe rheumatism.<ref>Michael Gomes, "Anagarika Dharmapala" ''Keeping the Link Unbroken'' (Theosophical Research Monographs, 2004), 85.</ref> After returning to South Asia, Dharmapala and Olcott worked to establish the [[Maha Bodhi Society of India\|Maha Bodhi Society]] in 1891.<ref>Maha Bodhi Society, ''Centenary Souvenir''.</ref>		In 1886 he accompanied Col. Olcott and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater\|C. W. Leadbeater]] on a tour throughout Ceylon where he "worked hard for the welfare of the Theosophical Society and Buddhism." Dharmapala, his parents and uncle all worked alongside Col. Olcott for the Buddhist revival, including the introduction of the [[Buddhist flag]] as a unifying symbol, and supporting Buddhist schools. In 1889, he traveled with Olcott to Japan in an effort to create an ecumenical "International Buddhist League". Their journey through Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong, and Shanghai was hard on Dharmapala's health, and when they encountered the winter cold of Japan, the young man had to be hospitalized due to severe rheumatism.<ref>Michael Gomes, "Anagarika Dharmapala" ''Keeping the Link Unbroken'' (Theosophical Research Monographs, 2004), 85.</ref> After returning to South Asia, Dharmapala and Olcott worked to establish the [[Maha Bodhi Society of India\|Maha Bodhi Society]] in 1891.<ref>Maha Bodhi Society, ''Centenary Souvenir''.</ref>