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British-Australian Theravada Buddhist monk (born 1951)

United KingdomBorn 1951 · age 75
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Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM, known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm, is a British-born Buddhist monk. Ordained in 1974, he trained in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism under his teacher Ajahn Chah.

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Ajahn Brahm
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There are two kinds of freedom to be found in our world: the freedom of desires, and the freedom from desires.

Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung (2005).

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2019Member of the Order of Australia

About this person

Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM, known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm, is a British-born Buddhist monk. Ordained in 1974, he trained in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism under his teacher Ajahn Chah. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia, as well as an adviser or patron of various Buddhist organizations in Australia, Singapore, and the UK.

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Born 1951 · age 75
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