Bhikkhu Pāsādika

Bhikkhu Pāsādika (secular name: Eckhard Bangert), born August 17, 1939, at Bad Arolsen in Hesse, is a German indologist and a Buddhist monk. His Dharma or religious name Pāsādika is a Pali word meaning "amiable".

He entered the Buddhist order of the Theravāda tradition (Old School) in Thailand in 1960. He has been a member of the Buddhist Research Institute Linh-Son at Joinville-le-Pont (Paris) since 1978.

In October 2016, he became President of the Linh Son Buddhist Academy in Vitry-sur-Seine, France.

In september 2022, he became Rector of The Frankfurt Buddhist Academy in Germany, and directs with President Tampalawela Dhammaratana the cultural and religious activities of this academy. Provided by Wikipedia