Phra Chanda Thawaro ( th, (จันทา ถาวโร)), commonly known as Ajahn Chanda,The word "Ajahn" ( th, อาจารย์; ) means "teacher". or Laung Pu Chanda Thawaro in Thai, ( th, พระอาจารย์จันทา,หลวงปู่จันทา ถาวโร), born as Chanda Chainit ( th, จันทา ไชยนิตย์) (February 10, 1922 – February 21, 2012), was a Thai Buddhist monk. Chanda is one of the best known Thai Buddhist monks of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was widely regarded as an Arahant — a living Buddhist saint. He was a disciple of the esteemed forest master

Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta (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 Sutth ...

, and was himself considered a master in the

Thai Forest Tradition The Kammaṭṭhāna Forest Tradition of Thailand (from pi, kammaṭṭhāna meaning Kammaṭṭhāna, "place of work"), commonly known in the West as the Thai Forest Tradition, is a Parampara, lineage of Theravada Buddhist monasticism. The ...

Lore Of Luang Pu Chanda Thawaro

* ''Nomad of Dhamma''

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