The Irish Buddhist

The Forgotten Monk Who Faced Down The British Empire

By Alicia Turner

The story of an itinerant, Irish laborer who ordains as a Buddhist monk in 1901 in British Burma and who campaigns tirelessly against colonialism.

Published in 2020 by The New Books Network.

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Bibtex Info

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    author={Alicia Turner},
    publisher={The New Books Network},
    url={https://newbooksnetwork.com/alicia-turner-the-irish-buddhist-the-forgotten-monk-who-faced-down-the-british-empire-oxford-up-2020/},
    year=2020,
    keywords={west, colonialism, burma, class, sea, globalization, irish, theravada-history, farang, places, engaged},
    title={{T}he {I}rish {B}uddhist: {T}he {F}orgotten {M}onk {W}ho {F}aced {D}own {T}he {B}ritish {E}mpire}
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