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Ajahn Sumedho

1934– · Seattle

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Ajahn Sumedho is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries

Buddhist tradition
Thai Forest Theravāda
English, Thai, Pali

Biography

Ajahn Sumedho is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries in England. One of the most senior Western representatives of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravāda Buddhism, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.

Teachings & topics

MeditationMindfulnessCompassionLiberation

Bibliography

  • The Anthology Volume 22014 · Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
  • Mindfulness : the path to the deathless2012 · Amaravati Publications
  • L'esprit et la voie2007 · Sully

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