Ban Khambong, Khong Chiam, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Died
November 11, 1949(1949-11-11) (aged 79)
Wat Pa Sutthawat, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand
Religion
Buddhism
Nationality
Thai
School
Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya
Lineage
Thai Forest Tradition
Other names
Thai: Luang Pu Mun (หลวงปู่มั่น) Ajahn Mun (Thai: อาจารย์มั่น)
Dharma names
Bhuridatto
Occupation
Meditation master
Senior posting
Teacher
Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo
Predecessor
Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo
Website
Full Bio
A wax statue of Ajahn Mun at Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Thai Forest Tradition
Bhikkhus
Dhammayuttika Nikāya
Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo
(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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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 several countries abroad.
Dictionary of Buddhism (AjahnMun Bhūridatta). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780691157863. Venerable Ācariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera:...
Buddhist monasticism. The Thai Forest Tradition started around 1900 with AjahnMun Bhuridatto, who wanted to practice Buddhist monasticism and its meditative...
esteemed forest master AjahnMun Bhuridatta, and was himself considered a master in the Thai Forest Tradition. Following the death of Ajahn Thate in 1994, he...
Lao-speaking cultural region of Northeast Thailand known as Isan. AjahnMun learned from Ajahn Sao in the late 19th century, where he studied amidst the growing...
practise throughout the country. One of these teachers was AjahnMun. Ajahn Chah continued AjahnMun's high standards of practice when he became a teacher....
born in the Ubon Ratchathani Province of Isan and was a student of Mun Bhuridatta. Ajahn Lee is regarded as one of the greatest teachers and meditation masters...
master and Buddhist monk from northern Thailand. He was a disciple of AjahnMun and thus a first generation student of the Thai Forest Tradition and one...
known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk. Currently, Ajahn Brahm...
Ajahn Sumedho (born Robert Karr Jackman on July 27, 1934) is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing...
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Ajahn Pasanno (born Reed Perry, Manitoba, Canada, July 26, 1949) is the most senior Western disciple of Ven. Ajahn Chah in the United States, and most...
Look up mun or 문 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. MUN may refer to: Mun, another spelling of Moon (Korean name), Korean family name AjahnMun (1870–1949)...
Ajahn Amaro (born 2 September 1956) is a Theravāda Buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery at the eastern end of the...
Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama AjahnMun B. R. Ambedkar Ajahn Chah Thích Nhất Hạnh Texts Early Buddhist Texts Tripiṭaka Mahayana...
an honorific or a form of address to specific Buddhist monks, similar to Ajahn, Phra or Luang Por in Thailand or Ashin in Burma (now Myanmar), Rinpoche...
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Ajahn Sucitto (Bhikkhu Sucitto, born 4 November 1949) is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk (Ajahn is the Thai rendition of ācārya, the Sanskrit word...
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known as Ajahn Sujato or Bhikkhu Sujato (born Anthony Best), is an Australian Buddhist monk ordained into the Thai forest lineage of Ajahn Chah. Formerly...
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