Anagarika Govinda

Lama
Anagarika Govinda
Govinda, c. 1940-45
Born
Ernst Lothar Hoffmann

(1898-05-17)17 May 1898
Waldheim, Saxony, German Empire
Died14 January 1985(1985-01-14) (aged 86)
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Other namesLama Govinda
Citizenship
  • German (1898-1938)
  • British (1938-47)
  • Indian
Spouse
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(m. 1947)​

Anagarika Govinda (born Ernst Lothar Hoffmann, 17 May 1898 – 14 January 1985) 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 a painter and poet.[1]

  1. ^ "Lama Anagarika Govinda Papers," in "Collection on Lama Govinda." New York, New York: C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University Libraries, retrieved online June 24, 2018.