Godwin Samararatne [SEP] date of death
Godwin Samararatne
Acharya Godwin Samararatne (6 September 1932 – 22 March 2000) was one of the best known lay meditation teachers in Sri Lanka in recent times. During his teaching career he was based at his Meditation Centre at Nilambe in the central hill country near Kandy. After his death in March 2000 letters and tributes poured in as many people around the world attested to the impact that Godwin and his teaching had made on their lives.
Life and teaching.
Godwin Samararatne was born on 6 September 1932 in Kandy
. Buddhist Cultural Centre, Colombo 2006.
- Godwin Samararatne: "Seeing Emptiness". In: Sumana Ratanayaka (ed.): Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Kirindigalle Dhammaratana. Vidumina Pirivena, Pujapitiya (Sri Lanka), 2007, S. 191-198.
- Godwin Samararatne: Life is our Best Teacher (Chinese translation of Godwin's 1997 Hong Kong talks) (date and place of publication unknown).
- Godwin Samararatne: "Watching thoughts and emotions." In: Rod Bucknell and Chris