Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhante Vimalaramsi

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Delete: lack of notability is indicated by lack of sources, as participants suggest. Drmies (talk) 02:02, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bhante Vimalaramsi[edit]

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All the cited sources are self-published, so it's hard to establish notability according to them. Kurepalaku (talk) 11:52, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I visited this page once, when I read that Bhante Vimalaramsi is rather unorthodox in his understanding of the sutras. I'd like to keep the article, so I'll try to find sources. Joshua Jonathan (talk) 12:03, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've found one external source, and added references tot the article. I think it's worth keeping, because of Vimalaramsi's critique of the Burmese Vipassana-method, and his return to the "sources", c.q. the suttas. Joshua Jonathan (talk) 08:44, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:17, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 14:56, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 00:11, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. How about keeping the article and closing this AfD? Joshua Jonathan (talk) 07:39, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bhante Vimalaramsi is not being mentioned in any newspaper, but his interpretation of meditation-teachings have attracted a wide interest (and critique) [1] WP:ANYBIO: "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field." His translation/interpretation of the Anapanasatti Sutra is widely copied [2] For the traditional accounts: there is a short bio in "Quli, Natalie (2008), "Multiple Buddhist Modernisms: Jhāna in Convert Theravāda" (PDF), Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist", in which several western Theravada teachers are being compared. Joshua Jonathan (talk) 05:15, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No significant coverage in reliable sources, not notable. -- Wikipedical (talk) 07:53, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete. I'm seeing many claims of notability, but nothing substantive supported by reliable sources. --Kinu ^t/_c 01:58, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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