A. T. Ariyaratne

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A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.

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instanceOf Buddhist leader
founder
human
social reformer
advocates grassroots participation in development
nonviolent social change
self-reliant village communities
areaOfInfluence South Asian development discourse
Sri Lankan villages
basedIn Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Sinhalese NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork applied Buddhism
community development
peacebuilding
social reform
founderOf Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement NERFINISHED
hasActivity conducting peace and reconciliation programs
organizing village-level self-help projects
promoting inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony in Sri Lanka
hasGoal building a no-poverty, no-affluence society
eradication of poverty in rural Sri Lanka
peaceful coexistence among Sri Lanka’s communities
hasPhilosophy Sarvodaya (awakening of all) NERFINISHED
influenced community development practice in Sri Lanka
faith-based development movements
influencedBy Buddhist ethics
Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED
knownFor applying Buddhist principles to grassroots development
mobilizing voluntary community labor (shramadana)
promoting nonviolence and peace in Sri Lanka
language English
Sinhala
movement Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement NERFINISHED
movementInspiredBy Buddhist principles
Gandhian Sarvodaya ideals
name A. T. Ariyaratne NERFINISHED
notableFor Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
positionHeld leader of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
religion Buddhism
typeOfLeader grassroots leader
spiritual leader

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socially engaged Buddhism hasKeyFigure A. T. Ariyaratne