The Forgotten Monk

Recorded on January 13, 2021, this episode focuses on the life of U Dhammaloka, a fascinating figure in Myanmar history. Born on the Emerald Isle and ordained in the Golden Land, U Dhammaloka's story and contribution to Burmese and imperial politics and global Buddhism is the subject of a new book by Dr Alicia Turner, Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at York University, named The Irish Buddhist: The Forgotten Monk Who Faced Down the British Empire, co-authored with Laurence Cox and Brian Bocking.