Dharmapala (disambiguation)

Dharmapala is a Sanskrit name which means "protector of the Dharma". The Pāli equivalent is Dhammapala. The name is often used by Buddhists to refer to a variety of persons and concepts, including:

Buddhism

 * Anagarika Dharmapala (1864–1933), a 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist activist who founded Maha Bodhi Society
 * Dharmapala, a type of supernatural being in Vajrayana Buddhism
 * Dhammapala, name of a number of great Theravada Buddhist commentators
 * Dharmapala of Nalanda (530–561), one of the great scholars of the Yogācāra school

Rulers

 * Dharmapala (emperor) (ruled 8th century), one of the most powerful rulers of the Pala Empire of Bengal
 * Dharma Pala (1035–1060), king of Kamarupa in northeastern India
 * Dharmapala Kamboja (11th century), a Kamboja ruler of Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal
 * Dharmapala of Kotte (1541–1597), a Sri Lankan ruler of Kingdom of Kotte, who converted to Christianity
 * Dharmapala of Nalanda (530–561), 6th-century Indian Buddhist scholar of Yogachara at Nalanda
 * Dharmapala, an ancient Kamboja ruler of Kamboja Kingdom, according to Sthala Purana

Others

 * A. W. Dharmapala, a pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon
 * Dharampal (1922–2006), Indian historian of colonial India
 * Dharampal Gulati or Mahashay Dharampal Gulati (1923–2020), Indian businessman, founder of the spice company MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti)
 * Dharampal Lakra, Indian politician from the Aam Aadmi Party, member of the 7th Delhi Legislative Assembly
 * Dharampal Saini, Indian educationist and activist for tribal rights
 * Dharampal Singh, Indian politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh, member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of India
 * Dharampal Singh (murderer), Indian murderer serving life imprisonment
 * Dharampal Singh Gudha, Indian marathon runner