1. Discussions and Critical Notes 2. Author Affiliations: Department of Sociology National University of Ireland, Maynooth
摘要
The first European members of the bhikkhu sangha have normally been identified as Gordon Douglas / Asoka (1899), Allan Bennett / Ananda Metteyya (1901), and Anton Gueth / Nyanatiloka (1903 / 4). However, this note suggests that the first westerner to be ordained, in Burma in the mid-1890s, was working-class Dubliner Lawrence O'Rourke / Dhammaloka. The note summarises the evidence for his remarkable life and his free-thinking views.
目次
Contextualizing Dhammaloka's story 136 Dhammaloka's earlier career 138 Tom Paine in Burmese 140 Conclusion 142
