Charles Henry Allan Bennett
Buddhist monk and occultist (1872–1923) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Henry Allan Bennett (8 December 1872 – 9 March 1923) was an English Buddhist and former member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He was an early friend and influential teacher of occultist Aleister Crowley.[3][4][5]
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Born | (1872-12-08)8 December 1872 London, United Kingdom |
Died | 9 March 1923(1923-03-09) (aged 50) |
Resting place | Unmarked grave buried in Morden Cemetery, South London, England |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Theravada |
Notable work(s) | The Religion of Burma and Other Papers,[1] & The Wisdom of the Aryas.[2] |
Monastic name | Ananda Metteyya (also early version: Ananda Maitreya) |
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Bennett received the name Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya at his ordination as a Buddhist monk and spent years studying and practising Buddhism in the East. He was the second Englishman to be ordained as a Buddhist monk (Bhikkhu) of the Theravāda tradition[6] and was instrumental in introducing Buddhism in England. He established the first Buddhist Mission in the United Kingdom and sought to spread the light of Dhamma to the West. Co-founder of international Buddhist organisations and publications, he was an influential Buddhist advocate of the early 20th century.