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The Buddhist Publication Society was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 1958. Its three founders were A.S. Karunaratna and Richard Abeyasekera, two Sri Lankan lay Buddhists, and Nyanaponika Thera, a European-born Buddhist monk.
The Nyanaponika Dhamma Dana Project, launched in 1993, sends 50 to 150 free copies of each new BPS publication to libraries, monasteries, and Buddhist centers worldwide. It was named in honor of Nyanaponika Thera, the Society's founding president.
The BPS supplies Buddhist literature to over 3,000 subscriber members in 80 countries. Its titles have been translated into languages including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hindi, and Chinese.
Bhikkhu Nanamoli's The Life of the Buddha is the BPS's most popular title. The Society also publishes widely read translations such as Achariya Buddharakkhita's The Dhammapada.
The Buddhist Publication Society publishes from the perspective of Theravada Buddhism, drawing heavily from the Pali Canon. Its booklets and books cover Theravada teachings, meditation, Buddhist history, and translations of Pali texts.
Nyanaponika Thera served as the first president from 1958 to 1988, followed by Bhikkhu Bodhi from 1988 to 2010. P.D. Premasiri has held the presidency since 2011.