Buddhism in Germany
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Buddhism in Germany looks back to a history of over 150 years. Arthur Schopenhauer was one of the earliest Germans who were influenced by Buddhism. Schopenhauer got his knowledge of Buddhism from auth
First born German monk Nyanatiloka Maha Thera.
Japanese Gardens Buddha
Anagarika Govinda
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Anagarika Govinda was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor of Tibetan Buddhism, Abhidharma, and Buddhist meditation as well as other aspects of Buddhism. He was also
Buddhism in Germany
…was founded by Asoka Weeraratna in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1952. In 1952 a German Branch of the Buddhist Order Arya Maitreya Mandala was founded by Lama Anagarika Govinda. The "Buddhist Seminar" in Hamburg was founded in 1949. As part of the seminar, Paul Debes (1906–2004) gave lectures in Hamburg and northern Germany…
Govinda, c. 1940–45
Lama Govinda and Li Gotami after their wedding in 1947.
Li Gotami, Anagariki Govinda, Nyanaponika Thera, late 1960s or early 1970s
Lama Govinda Stupa