Ananda College

Ananda College Crest on letter by principal Fritz Kunz on March 7, 1915. Image from TSA Archives.

Ananda College is a Buddhist school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded by Henry Steel Olcott in an effort to restore Buddhist education to South Asia.

Recent developments

Evans-Wentz lecture at Ananda College

Lecturers and visitors

Notable Buddhists and Theosophists have visited the college over the years, and some have delivered significant lectures. One example is Dr. W. Y. Evans-Wentz, whose lecture (about 1921) was published by the [Maha Bodhi Society]] in Colombo.