# Karl Tõnisson

> Karl August Tõnisson 
also known as Brother Vahindra and Barefoot Tõnisson, was an Estonian writer and religious figure.
 
The first Estonian convert to Buddhism, he was generally seen as eccentric but had a significant impact on Estonian views of Buddhism. In 1930 he left Europe for Thailand, later settling in Burma, dying in Rangoon, aged 78.

*Estonian Buddhism monk (1883-1962)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/karl-tonisson

## Identity
- **Born:** 1883-08-20
- **Died:** 1962-05-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Broder Vahindra](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broder_Vahindra)
- [Karl Tõnisson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_T%C3%B5nisson)
- [Karl Tõnisson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_T%C3%B5nisson)
- [Vend Vahindra](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vend_Vahindra)
- [Karl Tõnisson](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_T%C3%B5nisson)
- [Brolis Vahindra](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brolis_Vahindra)
- [Kārlis Tenisons (budists)](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rlis_Tenisons_(budists))
- [Karl Tõnisson](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_T%C3%B5nisson)
- [Тыниссон, Карл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q550699)

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