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[The Mystery of Life], Abbot Chao Kung (Trebitsch Lincoln),…
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14-Jun-2020
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[The Mystery of Life], Abbot Chao Kung (Trebitsch Lincoln), c1932, Process screen with letterpress, 61 x 46 cm. Linen-backed. The text of the poster includes '[Kung] will give three public lectures on 'The three mysteries solved according to the teachings of the Buddha.' British Masonic Hall, 1623 Avenue Rd [Shanghai].' The subjects of his lectures would be 'The mystery of the World', 'The Mystery of Life' and 'The Mystery of the Self'. Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Hungarian: Ignac, German: Ignaz, 1879 - 1943), born Abraham Schwarz, (Aka Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch, Aka Moses Pinkeles), was a Hungarian adventurer and convicted con artist. Born into an orthodox Jewish family, he spent parts of his life as a Protestant missionary, Anglican priest, British Member of Parliament for Darlington, German right-wing politician and spy, Nazi collaborator and Buddhist abbot in China.
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