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'''Ajahn Chah Subhatto (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera)''' (Thai:ชา สุภัทโท , alternatively spelled '''Achaan Chah''', occasionally with honorific titles ''[[Luang Por]]'' and ''Phra'') ([[17 June]] [[1918]], [[Thailand]] &ndash; [[16 January]] [[1992]]) was a renowned [[meditation]] master of the [[twentieth century]], and was of [[Isan|Lao]] ethnicity.<ref>[http://santacruzbud.tripod.com/ajahnchah.html Ajahn Chah]</ref> Known for his informal and direct style, he was a major influence on [[Theravada Buddhism]] around the world.
'''Ajahn Chah Subhatto (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera)''' (Thai:ชา สุภัทโท , alternatively spelled '''Achaan Chah''', occasionally with honorific titles ''[[Luang Por]]'' and ''Phra'') ([[17 June]] [[1918]], [[Thailand]] &ndash; [[16 January]] [[1992]]) was a renowned [[meditation]] master of the [[twentieth century]], and was of [[Isan|Lao]] ethnicity.<ref>[http://santacruzbud.tripod.com/ajahnchah.html Ajahn Chah]</ref> Known for his informal and direct style, he was a major influence on [[Theravada Buddhism]] around the world.


Venerable Ajahn Chah was an influential and perhaps the most famous [[monk]] of the [[Thai Forest Tradition|Thai Forest ]] tradition of Theravada. The monks of this tradition use various ascetic practices, known as [[dhutanga]], on an occasional or regular basis to deepen their devotional practice. They might, for example, eat only one meal a day, sleep outside under a tree, or visit fearsome forests or graveyards. They also use meditation, for calming ([[samatha]]) and for insight ([[vipassana]]).
Venerable Ajahn Chah was an influential and perhaps the most famous [[monk]] of the Theravadan [[Thai Forest Tradition]]. The monks of this tradition use various ascetic practices, known as [[dhutanga]], on an occasional or regular basis to deepen their devotional practice. They might, for example, eat only one meal a day, sleep outside under a tree, or dwell in secluded forests or graveyards. They also use meditation, for calming ([[samatha]]) and for insight ([[vipassana]]).


Ajahn Chah established the monasteries of [[Wat Nong Pah Pong]] and [[Wat Pah Nanachat]] in Northeast Thailand, the grounds of which contain some of the last remaining forest land in Thailand.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} Wat Pah Pong now includes over 250 branches in Thailand, as well as over 15 associated monasteries and ten lay practice centers around the world.
Ajahn Chah established the monasteries of [[Wat Nong Pah Pong]] and [[Wat Pah Nanachat]] in Northeast Thailand, the grounds of which contain some of the last remaining forest land in Thailand.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} Wat Pah Pong now includes over 250 branches in Thailand, as well as over 15 associated monasteries and ten lay practice centers around the world. Wat Pah Nanachat was established as the first Thai Forest Tradition monastery specifically for training Westerners in the monastic [[Vinaya]], however it has also been a center for training people of various ethnicities. Several of Ajahn Chah's Western students have established monasteries throughout the west, thus he was the first monk to spread the Thai Forest Tradition outside of Southeast Asia.


Ajahn Chah himself did not write much if anything for publication, but his talks were recorded, transcribed, translated and published as books and as free materials available on the Internet.
Ajahn Chah himself did not write much if anything for publication, but his talks were recorded, transcribed, translated and published as books and as free materials available on the Internet.
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*[http://www.ajahnchah.org/videos.htm Video: detailed biography of Ajahn Chah]
*[http://www.ajahnchah.org/videos.htm Video: detailed biography of Ajahn Chah]
*[http://www.watnongpahpong.org/indexe.php Website of Wat Nong Pah Pong]
*[http://www.watnongpahpong.org/indexe.php Website of Wat Nong Pah Pong]
*[http://www.watnongpahpong.org/sakhananae.php List of monasteries based on Ven. Ajahn Chah's teachings]
*[http://www.watnongpahpong.org/sakhananae.php International branch monasteries of Wat Nong Pah Pong]
*[http://ajahnchah.org/ Ajahn Chah website] - in English and other languages, with useful links and info.
*[http://ajahnchah.org/ Ajahn Chah website] - in English and other languages, with useful links and info.


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Ajahn Chah
File:AjahnChah.jpg
Born(1918-06-17)17 June 1918
Ubon, Thailand
Died16 January 1992(1992-01-16) (aged 73)
Ubon, Thailand
Occupation(s)Buddhist monk, meditation master
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Ajahn Chah Subhatto (Chao Khun Bodhinyanathera) (Thai:ชา สุภัทโท , alternatively spelled Achaan Chah, occasionally with honorific titles Luang Por and Phra) (17 June 1918, Thailand – 16 January 1992) was a renowned meditation master of the twentieth century, and was of Lao ethnicity.[1] Known for his informal and direct style, he was a major influence on Theravada Buddhism around the world.

Venerable Ajahn Chah was an influential and perhaps the most famous monk of the Theravadan Thai Forest Tradition. The monks of this tradition use various ascetic practices, known as dhutanga, on an occasional or regular basis to deepen their devotional practice. They might, for example, eat only one meal a day, sleep outside under a tree, or dwell in secluded forests or graveyards. They also use meditation, for calming (samatha) and for insight (vipassana).

Ajahn Chah established the monasteries of Wat Nong Pah Pong and Wat Pah Nanachat in Northeast Thailand, the grounds of which contain some of the last remaining forest land in Thailand.[citation needed] Wat Pah Pong now includes over 250 branches in Thailand, as well as over 15 associated monasteries and ten lay practice centers around the world. Wat Pah Nanachat was established as the first Thai Forest Tradition monastery specifically for training Westerners in the monastic Vinaya, however it has also been a center for training people of various ethnicities. Several of Ajahn Chah's Western students have established monasteries throughout the west, thus he was the first monk to spread the Thai Forest Tradition outside of Southeast Asia.

Ajahn Chah himself did not write much if anything for publication, but his talks were recorded, transcribed, translated and published as books and as free materials available on the Internet.

Over a million people attended Ajahn Chah's funeral in 1992, including the Thai royal family. He left behind a legacy of Dhamma talks, students, and monasteries.

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Famous Western students

Notes

  1. ^ Ajahn Chah

References

  • A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah (Jack Kornfield ed.). Theosophical Publishing House (1985). ISBN 0-8356-0597-3.
  • Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings. Shambahla Press (2001). ISBN 1-57062-808-4.
  • Food for the Heart (Ajahn Amaro, ed.). Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-86171-323-0.
  • Teachings of a Buddhist Monk, Ajahn Sumedho, (Ed. Diana St Ruth — Illustrator Marcelle Hanselaar), Buddhist Publishing Group, 1990/2001. ISBN 0-946672-23-7.

Teachings

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