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Charles Henry Allan Bennett (1872-1923), was member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He was a friend and associate of Aleister Crowley.

Bennett received the name Bikkhu Ananda Metteyya at his ordination as a Buddhist monk and spent years studying and practicing Buddhism in the East. He was the first Englishman to be ordained as a Buddhist monk (Bhikkhu) of the Theravada tradition and was instrumental in introducing Buddhism in England. He established the first Buddhist Mission in the United Kingdom.

References

• Free Encyclopedia of Thelema. Charles Henry Allan Bennett. Retrieved March 5, 2005.

External Links

• Fernando, Tilak S. World Buddhist Foundation in London Celebrates the United Kingdom Buddhist Day.