Ajahn Sumedho
Seattle
About
Ajahn Sumedho is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries
Buddhist tradition
Thai Forest Theravāda
English, Thai, Pali
Biography
Ajahn Sumedho is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries in England. One of the most senior Western representatives of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravāda Buddhism, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.
Teachings & topics
MeditationMindfulnessCompassionLiberation
Bibliography
- The Anthology Volume 22014 · Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
- Mindfulness : the path to the deathless2012 · Amaravati Publications
- L'esprit et la voie2007 · Sully
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