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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

Li Gotami, Lama Govinda, Nyanaponika Thera. Probably taken in Germany or Switzerland. Late 1960s or early 1970s. Photographer unknown. From Forest Hermitage Archives.

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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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