On 28 May 2005, he received the Christmas Humphreys Award from the Buddhist Society in the United Kingdom.
ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə kɹˈɪsməs hˈʌmfɹiz ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðə bˈuːdɪst səsˈaɪəɾi ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.