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Also known as Jeffrey Block

American Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar (born 1944)

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Born
1944
Works
42

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  • Abidamma killajabi
  • In the Buddha's Words
  • The numerical discourses of the Buddha
  • Nyanaponika
  • The connected discourses of the Buddha

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Bhikkhu Bodhi (b. 1944, NYC), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Buddhist monk, ordained in Sri Lanka and currently teaching in the New York/New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. In 1972, he obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School. In 1967, while still a graduate student, Bodhi was ordained as a novice monk in the Vietnamese M

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jeffrey
Family name
Block
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Occupation
śrāmaṇera
Educated at
Brooklyn College
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Buddhism
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religious name
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date of birth
1944-12-10
ethnic group
Jewish people
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