Samādhikusalà Thero
Samādhikusalà Thero is a higher ordained Buddhist monastic (Bhikkhu) in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. He is a well-known meditation teacher and famous for his recollection of past lives and spontaneous recitation of ancient Buddhist scripts in his early childhood.
In his quest for liberation, the then layman Dhammaruwan was permanently ordained as a Buddhist monk on April 10th, 2016, by his preceptor and long-term teacher, Bhante Gunaratana. The ceremony took place in the Bhavana Society’s Forest Monastery in West Virginia, USA, before a large gathering of monks, lay devotees, students, and friends. Before ordaining as a monk, he taught meditation for many years as a lay teacher. He had previously led a normal married life before raising two children as a single parent.
He trained under many meditation masters and Dhamma teachers and has a very strong base of traditional orthodox Buddhist practice. He has
also trained in non-Buddhist mindfulness and adaptations of Dhamma practices in modern Western traditions (2002-2006 USA).
These experiences have made him a teacher who delivers complex teaching in an applicable and palatable way that relates to contemporary lifestyles and challenges. His unique and personable style of teaching focuses on individual potential to empower meditators to progress in the path.
Rather than teaching the theory of meditation through lectures and public forums alone, Bhanté’s teaching focuses on the “Nirodha Retreat” allowing yogis to benefit from training in meditation lifestyle
practice in a silent and secluded environment.
Today, Samādhikusalà Thero teaches and trains an exclusive group of meditation students at Samadhikusala Meditation Centre in Colombo. He is the Abbot of the Vihāra and Meditation Centre and is also in the process of training of future teachers and completing the Retreat Centre.