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Ajahn Chah

Ajahn Chah
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NamePhra Bodhiñāṇathera
(Chah Subaddho)
Birth NameChah Chotchuang
AliasLuang Por Chah (หลวงพ่อชา),
Luang Pu Chah (หลวงปู่ชา),
Ajahn Chah (อาจารย์ชา)
Dharma NameSubaddho
Birth Date17 June 1918
Birth PlaceUbon, Thailand
Death Date16 January 1992(age 73)
Death PlaceUbon, Thailand
NationalityThai
SchoolTheravada, Maha Nikaya
TitlePhra Bodhiñanathera
OccupationBuddhist monk
TeacherVen. Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, Ven. Ajahn Thongrat, Ven. Ajahn Kinaree

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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 Buddhadhamma 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) 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. He left behind a legacy of dhamma talks, students, and monasteries.

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