Anagarika Govinda
Anagarika Govinda was a German and Swedish writer, painter, scholar, cleric, artist and monk (1898–1985). He was born in Waldheim and died in Mill Valley.
Anagarika Govinda

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- Born
- 1898
- Died
- 1985
- Nationality
- Germany · Sweden
- Occupation
- writer · painter · scholar · cleric · artist · monk
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Anagarika Govinda was a German and Swedish writer, painter, scholar, cleric, artist and monk (1898–1985). He was born in Waldheim and died in Mill Valley.
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Biography
Anagarika Govinda was born in 1898.

Grabstein Lama Anagarika Govinda in Waldheim (Sachsen)
Francois Maher Presley Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur

Bronzerelief Lama Anagarika Govinda auf seinem Grabstein auf dem Friedhof in Waldheim (Sachsen)
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1898
Anagarika Govinda born at Waldheim.
1985
Anagarika Govinda died at Mill Valley.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 119129388, Anagarika Govinda, Lama.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500784345, Anagarika Govinda.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q67297: Anagarika Govinda
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- “Anagarika Govinda”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 119129388, Anagarika Govinda, Lama.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500784345, Anagarika Govinda.The Getty Research Institute
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