EntityQ434517· pop 6· linked from 222 articlesÑāṇavīraSign in to saveBritish Buddhist monk and author (1920–1965)Person · Open LibraryBorn1920-01-05Died1965-07-05Works1Top worksClearing the pathvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn5 January 1920Died5 July 1965via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameEdwardGendermaleCitizenshipUnited KingdomPlace of birthAldershotPlace of deathDominion of CeylonOccupationmonkEducated atWellington CollegeEmployerRoyal ArtilleryLanguages spokenFrenchConnectionsBuddhist monkEntityKorean BuddhismEntityCategories1920 births1965 deaths1965 suicides20th-century Buddhist monksAlumni of Magdalene College, CambridgeBritish Army personnel of World War IIBritish Buddhist spiritual teachersBritish scholars of BuddhismBuddhist existentialistsConverts to BuddhismEnglish hermitsEnglish Theravada Buddhist monks