Ñāṇatiloka
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Ven. Nyanatiloka (Ñāṇatiloka) Mahathera (19 February 1878, Wiesbaden, Germany – 28 May 1957, Colombo, Ceylon), born as Anton Walther Florus Gueth, was one of the earliest Westerners in modern times to become a Bhikkhu, a fully ordained Buddhist monk.
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- Religious biography.name
- Nyanatiloka Mahathera
- Religious biography.image
- Nyanatiloka Maha Thera.jpg
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- Nyanatiloka Mahathera
- Religious biography.birth_name
- Anton Walther Florus Gueth
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Religious biography.death_place
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Religious biography.nationality
- German
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhist
- Religious biography.school
- Theravada
- Religious biography.lineage
- Amarapura Nikaya
- Religious biography.title
- Mahathera (Great Elder)
- Religious biography.location
- Island Hermitage
- Religious biography.occupation
- monk; teacher; translator; scholar
- Religious biography.students
- Nyanaponika Thera, Silacara, Lama Anagarika Govinda, Paul Debes, Nyanamoli, Nyanavira, Nyanavimala
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Early years as a Buddhist monk
- Plans for a Theravada Buddhist monastery in Europe
- Italy, Tunisia, Lausanne
- Founding of the Island Hermitage
- Sikkim
- World War I
- Japan
- Return to Sri Lanka and Island Hermitage
- World War II
- Last Years, 1946–1957
- Death
- Biography
- Work
- See also
- Notes
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Ven. Nyanatiloka (Ñāṇatiloka) Mahathera (19 February 1878, Wiesbaden, Germany – 28 May 1957, Colombo, Ceylon), born as Anton Walther Florus Gueth, was one of the earliest Westerners in modern times to become a Bhikkhu, a fully ordained Buddhist monk.
==Early life and education== Nyanatiloka was born on 19 February 1878 in Wiesbaden, Germany, as Anton Walther Florus Gueth. His father was Anton Gueth, a professor and principal of the municipal Gymnasium of Wiesbaden, as well as a private councillor. His mother's name was Paula Auffahrt. She had studied piano and singing at the Royal Court Theatre in Kassel.
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