The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence...
The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence...
The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence Cox, and Brian Bocking.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/5882
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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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, h...
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The Irish Buddhist : the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire / Alicia Turner, Laurence Cox, and Brian Bocking.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Text in English.
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G 2020/5882
Record Identifier
74VKaqPbw00X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaqPbw00X
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ISBN
9780190073084 hardcover
019007308X hardcover
DDC
294.3092 B
MMS ID
991024324719802626
