Interview with Bhante Pemaratana discussing Buddhism.

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Since 2008 Bhante Pemaratana (Ven. Soorakkulame Pemaratana) has served the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center as a monk and is presently the chief abbot. At age 10 he became a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. His training was under the most Venerable Attangane Sasanaratana Maha Thero at Sripathi Pirivena Monastery in Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka.

Bhante Pemaratana holds a bachelor’s degree with first class honors in Buddhist Studies from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and a master’s degree in philosophy from the National University of Singapore. Additionally, he received his Ph. D. in Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

Bhante Pemaratana has lectured at universities including University of Peradeniya and the Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore. He offers workshops on meditation at the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center and Yoga Studios in the greater Pittsburgh area and provides spiritual counseling to help people to deal with challenging issues of life.