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Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo (Chao Khun Bodhinyana Thera) (, alternatively spelled Achaan Chah, occasionally with honorific titles Luang Por and Phra; 17 June 1918 - 16 January 1992) was an influential teacher of the Buddhadharma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition.
Respected and loved in his own country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Beginning in 1979 with the founding of Cittaviveka (commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery) Website of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in the United Kingdom, the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah has spread throughout Europe, the United States and the British Commonwealth. The dhamma talks of Ajahn Chah have been recorded, transcribed and translated into several languages.
More than one million people, including the Thai royal family, attended Ajahn Chah's funeral in 1992.http://www.abhayagiri.org/index.php/main/community_member/303/. He left behind a legacy of dhamma talks, students, and monasteries.
Ajahn Chah and Wat Nong Pah Pong
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- Wat Nong Pah Pong
- Wat Nong Pah Pong is a Buddhist forest monastery located in the province of Ubon Rachathani, in the North-East of Thailand. It was established by Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo in 1954 so that monks, nuns and laypeople would have a place to study and practice the Teachings of the Buddha under Ajahn Chah's guidance.
- Wat Pah Nanachat
- Wat Pah Nanachat is a Buddhist monastery in Northeast Thailand, in the Theravada Forest Tradition. It was established by Venerable Ajahn Chah to provide English-speaking people the opportunity to train and practice in the way the Buddha taught his monks in the forests 2600 years ago.
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Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering by Ajahn Chah
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