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Ajaan Funn Acaro
Ajahn ( th, อาจารย์, , ) is a Thai-language term that translates as "professor" or "teacher". It is derived from the Pali word '' ācariya'' and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese ''sensei''. It is used as a title of address for high school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten ''vassa'' – in other words those who have maintained their monastic precepts unbroken for a period of ten years. The term Luang Por, "Venerable father", signifies an Ajahn of acknowledged seniority in Thai Buddhism. Buddhism According to the ''Vinaya,'' any properly ordained monk can become an ' after ten ''vassa'' in the robes, thus a Thai monk becomes ''ajahn.'' A senior monk may bear the honorific title ''phra ajahn'' ( th, พระอาจารย์,"venerable monk"), or in more informal situations, ''than ajahn'' ( th, ท่านอาจารย์,"venerable monk"). Some famous ''ajahns'' are: * Ajahn Amaro * Ajahn Maha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajahn Chah (3090908538)
Chah Subhaddo ( th, ชา สุภัทโท, known in English as Ajahn Chah, occasionally with honorific titles ''Luang Por'' and ''Phra'') also known by his honorific name "Phra Bodhiñāṇathera" ( th, พระโพธิญาณเถร, Chao Khun Bodhinyana Thera; 17 June 1918 – 16 January 1992) was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was an influential teacher of the ''Buddhadhamma'' and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Respected and loved in his own country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Beginning in 1979 with the founding of ''Cittaviveka'' (commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery) in the United Kingdom, the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah has spread throughout Europe, the United States and the British Commonwealth. The dhamma talks of Ajahn Chah have been recorded, transcribed and translated into several languages. More than one million people, including the Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajahn Mun
(หลวงปู่มั่น)Ajahn Mun ( th, อาจารย์มั่น) , dharma_names = Bhuridatto , birth_date = , birth_place = Ban Khambong, Khong Chiam, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand , death_date = , death_place = Wat Pa Sutthawat, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand , nationality = Thai , religion = Buddhism , school = Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya , lineage = Thai Forest Tradition , title = , location = , education = , occupation = Meditation master , teacher = Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo , reincarnation of = , predecessor = Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo , successor = , students = , spouse = , partner = , children = , website Full Bio Mun Bhuridatta ( th, มั่น ภูริทตฺโต, ; lo, ຫຼວງປູ່ມັ່ນ ພູຣິທັຕໂຕ; 1870–1949) was a Thai bhikkhu from Isan region who is credited, along with his mentor, Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo, with establishing the Thai Forest Tradition or "Kammaṭṭhāna tradition" t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhante
Bhante (Pali; my, ဘန္တေ, ; Sanskrit: ''bhavantaḥ''), sometimes also called Bhadanta, is a respectful title used to address Buddhist monks and superiors in the Theravada tradition. The term religiously means "Venerable Sir." Etymology ''Bhante'' is a gender-neutral term, and may be used to address both monks and nuns. It is the vocative form of the word ''bhadanta'', which confers recognition of greatness and respect. In English, the term is often translated as ''Venerable''. The Nepali terms ''bare'' and ''bande'' have the same derivation and are used to address Buddhist clergy. Bhante can also be used as an honorific or a form of address to specific Buddhist monks, similar to Ajahn, Phra or Luang Por in Thailand or Ashin in Burma (now Myanmar), Rinpoche in Tibet. Some famous monks who are addressed with ''bhante'' include: * Bhante K. Sri Dhammananda * Bhante Dharmawara * Bhante Henepola Gunaratana ("Bhante G.") * Bhante Dhammalok Mahasthavir * Bhante Kumar K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achar (Buddhism)
An achar ( km, អាចារ្យ, ) or achar wat ( km, អាចារ្យវត្ត, link=no, ) is a lay Buddhist ''upāsaka'' who becomes a ritual specialist and takes on the role of master of ceremonies in various religious rites in Cambodia. Etymology The term ''achar'' comes from ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''acariya''): in Indian religions and society, the ''acharya'' is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. Prominent ''acharya'' figures in India include Madhvacharya or Vallabhacharya. The equivalent in Thai, ''ajahn'', which comes from the same root, is used as an honorific title of address for high-school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten ''vassa'' years in the ''vihāra'' monastery considered as "Venerable" (''phra ajahn'' ( th, พระอาจารย์,"venerable monk"). The latter is similar in meaning to the Japanese ''sensei''. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thero
''Thero'' (commonly appearing in the masculine and feminine forms ''thera'' and ''therī'' respectively) is an honorific term in Pali for senior bhikkhus and bhikkhunis (Buddhist monks and nuns) in the Buddhist monastic order. The word literally means "elder". These terms, appearing at the end of a monastic's given name, are used to distinguish those who have at least 10 years since their '' upasampada'' (higher ordination). The name of an important collection of very early Buddhist poetry is called the '' Therigatha'', "verses of the ''therīs''". The terms ''mahāthera'' and ''mahātherī'' (the prefix ''mahā'' meaning 'great' in both Sanskrit and Pali) are used to refer to very distinguished elderly and venerable monks and nuns considered to have reached a higher level of spiritual development. Usage of these terms varies according to the Buddhist tradition and culture. In Sri Lanka, these terms are widely used. Some prominent theras and therīs: * Ananda Thera * Rerukan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theravada
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed Theravādins, have preserved their version of Gautama Buddha's teaching or ''Dharma (Buddhism), Buddha Dhamma'' in the Pāli Canon for over two millennia. The Pāli Canon is the most complete Buddhist canon surviving in a Indo-Aryan languages, classical Indian language, Pali, Pāli, which serves as the school's sacred language and ''lingua franca''.Crosby, Kate (2013), ''Theravada Buddhism: Continuity, Diversity, and Identity'', p. 2. In contrast to ''Mahāyāna'' and ''Vajrayāna'', Theravāda tends to be conservative in matters of doctrine (''pariyatti'') and monastic discipline (''vinaya''). One element of this conservatism is the fact that Theravāda rejects the authenticity of the Mahayana sutras (which appeared c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajahn Thate
Phra Ajahn Thate Desaransi (1902–1994), also known as Ajahn Tate, Luangpu Thet Thetrangsi, Phra Desarangsee, or by his monastic title Phra Rajanirodharangsee, was a famous meditation master and Buddhist monk from northern Thailand. He was a disciple of Ajahn Mun and thus a first generation student of the Thai Forest Tradition and one of the founding teachers of the lineage. Following the death of Ajahn Mun in 1949, he was considered to be the ''Ajahn Yai,'' or the head of the Thai Forest Tradition lineage until his death in 1994. Background Ajahn Thate was born into the family of Ree-o rahng on 26 April 1902 (in the Buddhist calendar the fourth day of the waning moon in the year of the tiger). His birthplace was the village of Nah Seedah, in the subdistrict of Glahng Yai, Bahn Peur District, Udorn-thani Province. His father's first name was Usah, and his mother's Krang. They were rice-farmers and both had grown up as fatherless orphans. Thate was one of ten children.Ajahn T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajaan Suwat Suvaco
Ajaan Suwat Suvaco (27 August 19195 April 2002), born in Thailand, was a Buddhist monk who founded four monasteries in the western United States. Ordained at the age of twenty, he became a student of Ajaan Funn Acaro two or three years later. He also studied briefly with Ajaan Mun. Following Ajaan Funn's death in 1977, Ajaan Suwat stayed on at the monastery to supervise his teacher's royal funeral and the construction of a monument and museum in Ajaan Funn's honor. In the 1980s Ajaan Suwat came to the United States, where he established his four monasteries: one near Seattle, Washington; two near Los Angeles; and one in the hills of San Diego County (Metta Forest Monastery). He returned to Thailand in 1996, and died in Buriram on 5 April 2002, after a long illness. ( |
Ajahn Sumedho
Luang Por Sumedho or Ajahn Sumedho ( th, อาจารย์สุเมโธ) (born Robert Karr Jackman, July 27, 1934) is one of the senior Western representatives of the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK, from its consecration in 1984 until his retirement in 2010. ''Luang Por'' means ''Venerable Father'' (หลวงพ่อ), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ''ajahn'' means ''teacher''. A bhikkhu since 1967, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West. Biography Ajahn Sumedho was born Robert Karr Jackman in Seattle, Washington, in 1934. During the Korean War he served for four years from the age of 18 as a United States navy medic. He then did a BA in Far Eastern studies and graduated in 1963 with an MA in South Asian studies at the University of California, Berkeley. After a year as a Red Cross social worker, Jackman served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto (Bhikkhu Sucitto, born 4 November 1949) is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk (''Ajahn'' is the Thai rendition of ''ācārya'', the Sanskrit word for 'spiritual teacher'). He was, between 1992 and 2014, the abbot of ''Cittaviveka'', Chithurst Buddhist Monastery. Sucitto was born in London and ordained in Thailand in March 1976. He returned to Britain in 1978 and took up training under Ajahn Sumedho at the Hampstead Buddhist Vihara. In 1979 he was one of the small group of monks, led by Ajahn Sumedho, who established ''Cittaviveka'', Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, in West Sussex. In 1981 he was sent up to Northumberland to set up a small monastery in Harnham, which subsequently became Aruna Ratanagiri. In 1984 he accompanied Ajahn Sumedho in establishing Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire. In 1992 he was appointed abbot of Cittaviveka. On 26 October 2014, he resigned the post, but intends to continue teaching as before. Ajahn Sucitto's main work ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achan Sobin S
Achan may refer to: * Achan (title), a title traditionally adopted by some feudal landlords in southern India * Achan (biblical figure) Achan (; he, עכן), the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is a figure who appears in the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai. His name is gi ..., a person in the Book of Joshua * ''Achan'' (1952 film), a 1952 Malayalam film starring Prem Nazir and B. S. Saroja * ''Achan'' (2011 film), a 2011 Malayalam film starring Thilakan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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