Anagarika Govinda

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.

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
Li Gotami Govinda
(m. 1947)
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