He later became a Professor Emeritus at the same university. Rahula also held positions at several other American Universities. He was a visiting lecturer at Swarthmore College and Regents Lecturer at UCLA. He became Vice-Chancellor of Vidyoda University (now Sri Jayawardhanapura University) in 1964. He was later instrumental in encouraging the formation of the first Theravada temple in the United States, the Washington Buddhist Vihara, located in Washington, D.C. Titles Rahula Thero was awarded several titles during his lifetime. The highest honorary title, Tripitakavagisvaracarya (Supreme Master of Buddhist Scriptures), was given him by Sri Kalyapi Samagri Sangha-sabha (the Chapter of the Sangha in Sri Lanka) in 1965, with the qualification Sri (Gracious), a title held by only two or three scholars in Sri Lanka. He was also awarded the title "Aggamaha Panditha" from Burma. Publications Rahula Thero wrote extensively about Theravada Buddhism. Apart from his world-renowned book What the Buddha Taught, he published an enormous number of papers on Buddhism. Notable books written by him include, History of Buddhism in Ceylon, Heritage of the Bhikkhu, Zen and the Taming of the Bull and Le Compendium de la Super Doctrine (French). Bibliography What The Buddha Taught (1959, ) History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura period, 3rd Century BC – 10th Century AD (1966) Humour in Pali Literature and Other Essays (1997, ) The Heritage of the Bhikkhu: A Short History of the Bhikkhu in Educational, Cultural, Social, and Political Life (1974, ) Heritage of Bhikkhu (1974, ) Zen and the Taming of the Bull: Towards the Definition of Buddhist Thought: Essays (1978, ) The Heritage of the Bhikkhu: The Buddhist Tradition of Service (2003, ) See also "Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna" (1967/1981), developed by Ven. Rahula References Sources External links What the Buddha Taught Venerable Walpola Rahula: A brief biographical sketch by Udaya Mallawarachchi. From the book Buddhist Studies in Honour of Walpola Rahula, 1980, Amara Samara in Sinhala. 1907 births 1997 deaths University of Paris alumni Sri Lankan scholars of Buddhism Theravada Buddhism writers Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhists Theravada Buddhist spiritual teachers University of Calcutta alumni Academic staff of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura 20th-century Buddhist monks Sri Lankan recipients of Agga Maha Pandita