BUDDHIST MONK.
TO CONVERT ENGLAND. NO MONEY: LITTLE LUGGAGE. Wearing the long orange-coloured robe of his order, a Buddhist monk arrived at Victoria Station, London, recently, with the object of converting England. ,114. The monk. who has travelled to manv 'P-arte of the world, is tall and spare, clean-shaven.. and with a head of curly iron-grey hair. . He is known as the \ cnerable the Auao-arika Dbarmapala, D 1 rector-Gen-eral°Buddhist Mission of India and general .secretary of the Mahabodlii boClG “Already wo have a faithful band of English Buddhists in London, and with their help we ia.ro going-to take a house in the West End. and use it as our head-quarters,” he said. The Venerable the Angarika Dliarma pala lives very simply, travels without money -anid lias no personal possessions beyond a small attache case, containing a. few toilet articles and three beautifully bound books of devotion..
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 December 1925, Page 8
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146BUDDHIST MONK. Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 December 1925, Page 8
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