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Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. Honour Thy Fathers
A Tribute to the Venerable Kapilavaððho Honour
Thy
Fathers A Tribute to the Venerable Kapilavaððho… . And brief History of the Development of Theravæda Buddhism in the UK Venerable Kapilavaððho …
The first European to be ordained in Thailand …
He stands out as a man who started and developed the founding of the first English Theravæda Sangha in the Western world … Introduction This book is intended primarily as a tribute to the late Venerable Kapila- vaððho Bhikkhu (William August Purfurst, known later as Richard Randall) for whom the English Sangha Trust was formed. He stands out as a man who started and developed the founding of the first English Theravæda Sangha in the Western world. For the sake of context it includes a very brief history of the development of Theravæda Buddhism in the UK. Only the major steps of this development have been recorded here, though many other groups have contributed to the spreading of Buddhism in the UK.
This book has been compiled by the editor as a way of saying thank you to the Venerable Kapilavaððho and to all past Buddhists who, through their interest and hard work, have provided for him, and countless others, the opportunity to benefit from the Buddha’s teaching. Hence the title “Honour Thy Fathers”.
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