Estonian Buddhism monk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl August Tõnisson (Latvian: Kārlis Tennisons;
20 August (Jc 8 August) 1883 – 5 May 1962)
also known as Brother Vahindra (Estonian: Vend Vahindra) and Barefoot Tõnisson (Estonian: Paljasjalgne Tõnisson), was an Estonian writer and religious figure.
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The first Estonian convert to Buddhism, he was generally seen as eccentric but had a significant impact on Estonian views of Buddhism.[2] In 1930 he left Europe for Thailand, later settling in Burma, dying in Rangoon, aged 78.[2]