Sīlācāra
Sīlācāra Bhikkhu | |
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Silacara, Rangoon, 1907 | |
| Title | Bhikkhu |
| Personal life | |
| Born | John Frederick S. McKechnie 22 October 1871 Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 27 January 1951 (aged 79) Chichester, West Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | monk; translator; writer |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Theravada |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Burma |
Sīlācāra Bhikkhu (22 October 1871 – 27 January 1951), born and died as John Frederick S. McKechnie. He became a Buddhist monk in 1906 and was one of the earliest westerners in modern times to do so.