The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence Cox and Brian Bocking.
2020
BQ950.H3653 T87 2020
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Title
The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence Cox and Brian Bocking.
ISBN
9780190073114 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
BQ950.H3653 T87 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.3092
Summary
The Irish Buddhist tells the story of a poor Irishman who worked his way across America as a migrant worker, became one of the very first Western Buddhist monks, and traveled the length and breadth of Asia, from Burma and present-day Thailand to China and Japan, and from India and Sri Lanka to Singapore and Australia. Defying racial boundaries, he scandalised the colonial establishment of the 1900s. As a Buddhist monk, he energetically challenged the values and power of the British empire. U Dhammaloka was a radical celebrity who rallied Buddhists across Asia, set up schools, and argued down Christian missionaries-often using Western atheist arguments. He was tried for sedition, tracked by police and intelligence services, and "died" at least twice. His early years and final days are shrouded in mystery, despite his adept use of mass media.
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The Irish Buddhist tells the story of a poor Irishman who worked his way across America as a migrant worker, became one of the very first Western Buddhist monks, and traveled the length and breadth of Asia, from Burma and present-day Thailand to China and Japan, and from India and Sri Lanka to Singapore and Australia. Defying racial boundaries, he scandalised the colonial establishment of the 1900s. As a Buddhist monk, he energetically challenged the values and power of the British empire. U Dhammaloka was a radical celebrity who rallied Buddhists across Asia, set up schools, and argued down Christian missionaries-often using Western atheist arguments. He was tried for sedition, tracked by police and intelligence services, and "died" at least twice. His early years and final days are shrouded in mystery, despite his adept use of mass media.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 23, 2020).
Added Author
Cox, Laurence, author.
Bocking, Brian, 1951- author.
Bocking, Brian, 1951- author.
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190073084
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