Acariya mun biography of michael

Venerable Ācariya Mahã Boowa Ñãṇasampanno is himself an outstanding and distinguished figure in contemporary Thai Buddhism. Unusual Questions, Enlightening Answers ...

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Glossary ... 79
--Hardship and Deprivation ... 238
--Hungry Ghosts ... 357
--His Final Illness ...

Today the monastery is at the heart of a thriving community of lay and monastic practitioners upholding the core principles of the Thai Forest Tradition under the guidance of Ajaan Dick.

Ajaan Dick Sīlaratano has been writing English translations of biographies of Thai Forest meditation masters and books on Buddhist meditation as taught in the Thai Forest Tradition for many years.

While there he met Bhikkhu Bodhi, who gave him a copy of the book Forest Dhamma, a compilation of Dhamma talks given by Ven. Ajaan Mahā Boowa Ñāṇasampanno and translated from Thai into English by Ven. Ajaan Paññāvaḍḍho.

Inspired by his first encounter with the “forest” Dhamma of the Thai Forest Tradition, Bhikkhu Sangharatana took leave of his upajjhāya and traveled to Thailand in early 1977.

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--The Difference is in the Heart ... All hope of recording his story for the edification of interested readers would then be surely lost as well. 25
--Savaka Arahants ... During the 50 years since his death, he has assumed an exalted status in Buddhist circles and thus re- mains an overshadowing presence whose life and teachings have become synonymous with the Buddha’s noble quest for self-transformation.

Although Ãcariya Mun (pronounced to rhyme with “sun”) left no written record of his own, this biography, compiled by one of his close disciples some 20 years after his death, is largely responsible for intro- ducing his life, his achievements, and his teachings to a broad section of Buddhist society.

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--Youthful Exuberance ... He then spent a decade practicing dhutaṅga in mountainous forest reserves, staying in remote caves and secluded monasteries, and seeking out renowned meditation monks for spiritual advice. Abandoning plans for graduate school, he began traveling the world in search of spiritual fulfillment. i
About the Author ...

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--Past Lives ... 416
--The Adventures of Acariya Chob ...