Dharmapala (disambiguation)
Dharmapala is a Sanskrit name which means "protector of the Dharma". The Pāli equivalent is Dhammapala. The name is often used by Buddhists to refer to a variety of persons and concepts, including:
Buddhism
- Anagarika Dharmapala (1864–1933), a 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist activist who founded Maha Bodhi Society
- Dharmapala, a type of supernatural being in Vajrayana Buddhism
- Dhammapala, name of a number of great Theravada Buddhist commentators
- Dharmapala of Nalanda (530–561), one of the great scholars of the Consciousness-only school
Rulers
- Dharmapala (emperor) (ruled 8th century), one of the most powerful rulers of the Pala Empire
- Dharma Pala (1035–1060)
- Dharmapala Kamboja (11th century), a Kamboja ruler of Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal
- Dharmapala of Kotte (1541–1597), a Sri Lankan ruler of Kingdom of Kotte, who converted to Christianity
- Dharmapala, an ancient Kamboja ruler of Kamboja Kingdom, according to Sthala Purana
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