- drive ▁vehicles ▁Category : H atch back s ▁Al to <0x0A> </s> ▁Kh ant ip alo , ▁or ▁Ph ra ▁Kh ant ip alo , ▁( born ▁Laur ence ▁M ills ) ▁is ▁a ▁Western ▁Buddh ist ▁teacher ▁and ▁former ▁Ther av ada ▁mon k . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Laur ence ▁M ills ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Th et ford ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Nor folk . ▁After ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁h ort icult ural ist ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁K ew ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁London . ▁During ▁his ▁national ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁he ▁read ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁Buddh ism ▁which ▁inspired ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁interest ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁studies . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁South - E ast ▁Asia , ▁eventually ▁ord aining ▁as ▁a ▁mon k ▁in ▁the ▁Th ai ▁D ham may utt ika ▁Nik aya . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁extremely ▁accomplished ▁P ali ▁scholar ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁influ ential ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁Buddh ism . ▁ ▁After ▁thirty ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁Ther av ada ▁mon k , ▁including ▁extended ▁periods ▁as ▁a ▁forest ▁herm it , ▁he ▁dis ro bed ▁to ▁purs ue ▁further ▁research ▁into ▁Mah ay ana ▁Buddh ism , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁D z og chen ▁tradition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁he ▁established ▁Wat ▁Bud d ha ▁D h amma ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁and ▁in