Venerable Abhinyana (1946 - 2008) was born in England to a Protestant family. In 1970, during summer holidays in India, he made his first contact with Buddhism and found out this religion was what he needed to follow and practice. Finally, in 1972, he left his home and became Buddhist monk in the Thai Theravada Tradition in Malaysia. Venerable Abhinyana was a strict vegetarian and has said: He died from cancer of the esophagus in 2008. He wrote several books and his last book Parting Shots, was published as an online free book just before his passing.