Blofeld, John
1913-1987 74 years
British scholar, writer, Buddhist, traveler, etc.
born London
studied at Cambridge, but dropped out
wrote books on Eastern religious subjects,
Buddhism.
The Teachings of Huang Po, and The Teachings of
Hui Hai are 2 books on Chinese Zen masters that
Osho includes in his Books I Have Loved.
spoke Mandarin Chinese, lived in Beijing in 1930's.
married a Chinese woman, Meifang, and lived in
Thailand
taught English in Thailand, traveled to Canada and
US to lecture, '78-80.
died in Bangkok, Thailand
oshobob The Living Workshop
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