Bocking, Brian

2012

October

South and Southeast Asia Culture and Religion

U Dhammaloka The Irish Pongyi (1856-1914) in India, Nepal and Tibet

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Dhammaloka Western Buddhist Buddhist Revival monk India Nepal Tibet Buddhism Theravada Irish atheism temperance

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The paper focuses on the 'forgotten' pioneer Irish Buddhist monk U Dhammaloka. It examines the narratives of Dhammaloka’s Indian Himalayan adventures and explores the religious and socio-political context of Dhammaloka’s claims to regal patronage in Lhasa and Nepal.

New Delhi, India

0974-5629