THE YORKSHIRE TELEGRAPH AND STAR

York, Yorkshire, England

23 April 1908

BUDDHIST MISSIONARY ARRIVES.

Bkikkhu Ananda Metteyya, the first Buddhist monk to visit England, arrived at the Albert Dock from Rangoon on board the steamship Ava yesterday. He was met by some friends who accompanied him to Barnes, where he will stay while in this country. The object of his visit is to assist in spreading a knowledge of Buddhism in the British Isles.

Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya is by birth a Scotsman. At one time he was well known in scientific circles as Mr. Allan Bennett MacGregor. He is the only English Buddhist monk; but he has three Europeans studying under him in Rangoon. He will deliver his first lecture in London on May 8.