Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya

Nepalese monk

Date of Birth: 21-May-1901

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1979

Profession: monk

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya (Devanagari: ????? ??? ??????????) (born Nani Kaji Shrestha) (21 May 1901 – 1979) was one of the most influential figures in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal in the 1920s.
In 1926, he was jailed and then exiled by the tyrannical Rana regime for converting to Buddhism from Hinduism.Mahapragya (alternative names: Bhikshu Mahapragya, Palden Sherab, M.
P.
Pradhan, Prem Bahadur Shrestha) was also a writer and is known for his Buddhist books, poetry and hymns in Nepal Bhasa and Hindi.