"Born D.P.E. Lingwood. Founder of the 'Friends of the Western Buddhist Order'; writer and poet. Born 1925， Stockwell， London. Joined Buddhist Society at 18. 1943: joined Royal Signal Corps; served in India， Ceylon and Singapore during WWII. Left the service in India. 1950: bhikkhu ordination. Founded Young Men's Buddhist Association and established Triyana Vardhana Vihara （'Monastery of the Three Vehicles'）. Sat on the education board of Maha Bodhi Journal and founded the journal Stepping Stones. 1950s: exodus of lamas from Tibet; received teachings from Dhardo Rinpoche， et al; also studied Ch'an.1957: became active in the Bombay area， working among 'Untouchables'; advised Dr. Ambedkar and 'personally officiated at the conversion of 200，000 people'. 1964: returned to UK， to Hampstead Buddhist Vihara."