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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

See also

• Dharma (disambiguation)
• Pala (disambiguation)
• Dharampal Satyapal Group, an Indian conglomerate

• Disambiguation pages
• Human name disambiguation pages
• Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists