Venerable ajahn mun biography
Venerable ajahn mun biography
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Ajahn Mun
Thai Buddhist monk
Ajahn Mun | |
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Born | Mun Kaenkaew (1870-01-20)January 20, 1870 Ban Khambong, Khong Chiam (now Si Mueang Mai), Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
Died | November 11, 1949(1949-11-11) (aged 79) Wat Pa Sutthawat, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand |
Nationality | Thai |
Other names | Thai: Luang Pu Mun (หลวงปู่มั่น) Ajahn Mun (Thai: อาจารย์มั่น) |
Occupation | Meditation master |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Dharma names | Bhuridatto |
Teacher | Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo |
Predecessor | Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo |
Website | Full Bio |
Mun Bhuridatta (Thai: มั่น ภูริทตฺโต, RTGS: Man Phurithatto; Lao: 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" that subsequently spread throughout Thailand and to