Pure Inspiration

About the Contributors – 139
Ven. Ñāṇadīpa Thera
Ven. Ñāṇadīpa is a monk of French-Danish extraction. He arrived in
Sri Lanka in 1968 and took robes at Island Hermitage the following
year. From the beginning, he has had a preference for austere living
and has always stayed in remote forest areas. His deep knowledge of
Pāli and the original teaching is renowned. He has been the inspiration
for generations of sincere practitioners to follow in his footsteps.
Chittapala
Chittapala was born in Sydney, Australia in 1951 and studied
humanities and social work at Sydney University. Whilst travelling in
Thailand in 1975, he heard Buddha Dhamma for the first time, and in
early 1977 ordained at Wat Bowon, Bangkok. In late 1978 he
relocated to Sri Lanka, initially dwelling at Island Hermitage and later
at Meetirigala Nissarana Vanaya. In 1983, he began living a solitary
monk’s life in Sinha Raja Forest, south of Ratnapura. Then in 1986, he
came down with a debilitating viral illness which was a condition for
him to return to Australia and eventually disrobe in 1994. For many
years Chittapala has been living a quiet contemplative life on
Magnetic Island, North Queensland.
Amal Randhir Karunaratna
Amal was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka in 1957. In 1972 his family moved
to New Zealand, where he completed high school and the family
moved to Adelaide, Australia three years later. He completed a B.Sc
(Hon) at Flinders University, a MBA from the University of Adelaide,
a M.Com at Bond University in the Gold Coast and a Ph.D. from
Sydney University. He was Associate Professor (Adj.) at the School of
Business, University of Adelaide, and CEO of Breakthrough Business
Intelligence and Chairman of Sinhaputhra Finance and Honorary