Lost Irish Buddhist

Who was he really, this hobo, world traveller and finally famous Buddhist in the Orient who blazed a trail but died, it seems, ignored by history? The enigmatic, free thinking Dubliner who used different aliases, we now know to have been Dhammaloka, "the Irish Buddhist" who converted to his adopted religion around 1900. He became widely known throughout Asia and in the process, managed to fall foul of the colonial establishment as well as Christian missionaries.
Uncovering Dhammaloka's unique story has taken some inspired detective work on the part of UCC's Professor Brian Bocking, as well as other colleagues, and their efforts have not been in vain. The lost Irish Buddhist emerges after all these years as one of the earliest Western Buddhist monks, pre-dating many others who have claimed the title. Professor Bocking takes us through an amazing odyssey.