Phra Khuva Boonchum Ñāṇasaṁvara | |
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Personal | |
Born | 5 January 1965 Mae Kham, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand | (age 59)
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Theravada |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Other names | Ñāṇasaṁvara |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Khruba Siwichai |
Based in | Wat Phra That Don Ruang |
Ñāṇasaṁvara (Thai: ญาณสํวโร; Burmese: ဉာဏသံဝရ) is a Shan Buddhist monk of the Thai Forest Tradition, specifically the Northern Thai Forest Tradition established by Khruba Siwichai.[1] He is known as Phra Khuva Boonchum or Khruba Bonchum (ครูบาบุญชุ่ม) by Thai followers, and as the Mong Pong Sayadaw (မိုင်းဖုန်းဆရာတော်) by his Burmese followers.[2] His serious solitary meditation practices, and his known for his solitary meditation retreats in caves in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos.[3][4] He is dubbed "the monk of the three nations".[5]
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