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[[File:Ananda College crest 1915.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Ananda College Crest on letter by principal Fritz Kunz on March 7, 1915. Image from TSA Archives.]] | [[File:Ananda College crest 1915.jpg|right|180px|thumb|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. | '''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. | ||
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[[File:Evans-Wentz book.jpg|right|200px|thumb|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 [[Walter Evans-Wentz|Dr. W. Y. Evans-Wentz]], whose lecture (about 1921) was published by the [Maha Bodhi Society]] in Colombo. | |||
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Revision as of 13:11, 17 September 2015
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.
Origins and early history
Recent developments
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.