Sīlācāra
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Sīlācāra Bhikkhu (22 October 1871 – 27 January 1951), born and died as John Frederick S. McKechnie.[1] He became a Buddhist monk in 1906 and was one of the earliest westerners in modern times to do so.
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Sīlācāra Bhikkhu | |
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Title | Bhikkhu |
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Born | John Frederick S. McKechnie (1871-10-22)22 October 1871 Hull, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 27 January 1951(1951-01-27) (aged 79) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
Religion | Theravada |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | monk; translator; writer |
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Based in | Burma |
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