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Books by Bikshu Sangharakshita
Sangharakshita was born Dennis Lingwood in South London in 1925. Largely self-education, he developed an interest in the cultures and philosophies of Asia early on and realized that he was a Buddhist at the age of sixteen. After 20 years in India, following he returned to England and established the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (1967) and the Western Buddhist Order (1968). A prolific author, his titles include The Bodhisattva Ideal, A Survey of Buddhism, The Three Jewels and a series of memoirs.