British-Australian Theravada Buddhist monk (born 1951)
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Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm in 2008
Title
Phra Visuddhisamvarathera
Personal
Born
Peter Betts
(1951-08-07) 7 August 1951 (age 72)
London, England
Religion
Buddhism
School
Theravada
Education
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Occupation
Bhikkhu (monk)
Senior posting
Teacher
Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana
Based in
Bodhinyana Monastery
Website
Official page
Thai Forest Tradition
Bhikkhus
Dhammayuttika Nikāya
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(1861–1941)
Ajahn Mun Bhūridatta
(1870–1949)
Ajahn Waen Suciṇṇo
(1887–1985)
Ajahn Thate Desaransi
(1902–1994)
Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo
(1907–1961)
Ajahn Maha Bua
(1913–2011)
Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
(1915–1986)
Ajahn Suwat Suvaco
(1919–2002)
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(1949–)
Mahā Nikāya
Ajahn Buddhadasa
(1906–1993)
Ajahn Chah
(1918–1992)
Ajahn Sumedho
(1934–)
Ajahn Khemadhammo
(1944–)
Ajahn Viradhammo
(1947–)
Ajahn Pasanno
(1949–)
Ajahn Sucitto
(1949–)
Ajahn Brahm
(1951–)
Ajahn Amaro
(1956–)
Ajahn Jayasāro
(1958–)
Ajahn Sujato
(1966–)
Sīladharās
Ajahn Sundara
(1946–)
Ajahn Candasiri
(1947–)
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Phra VisuddhisamvaratheraAM (Thai: พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts[1] on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of Victoria; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of South Australia; Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist Fellowship in Singapore; Patron of the Brahm Centre in Singapore; Spiritual Adviser to the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project in the UK; and Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA). He returned to the office on 22 April 2018 after briefly resigning in March, following a contentious vote by members of the BSWA during their annual general meeting.[2]
^"I Kidnapped a Monk!". Buddhistdoor Global. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^Bellamy, Drew (24 March 2018). "Ajahn Brahm Resigns". Buddhist Society of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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