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"Ajahn" is "teacher" in the Thai language; it is derived from the ( Pali) word crya. In the Theravada tradition it is generally a title given to a Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni who has been fully ordained for ten rain retreats (10 years).

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AjahnAjahn is "teacher" in the Thai language; it is derived from the ( Pali) word crya. In the Theravada tradition it is generally a title given to a Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni who has been fully ordained for ten rain retreats (10 years).	Ajahn ChahVenerable Ajahn Chah Subhatto Bodhinyanathera (alternatively Achaan Chah occasionally with honorific titles Luang Por and Phra ( 1918, Thailand 1992), was one of the greatest meditation masters of the twentieth century. Known for his informal and direct s	Ajahn KhemadhammoLuangpor Khemadhammo Venerable Ajahn Khemadhammo Mahathera (1944- ) (alternatively Achaan Khemadhammo occasionally with honorific titles Luang Por and Phra was born in England in 1944. After training and practising as a professional actor for some years,
Ajahn MunLuangpor Mun Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Mahathera (1870-1949 was born in 1870 in Baan Kham Bong, a farming village in Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. Ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1893, he spent the remainder of his life wandering t	Ajahn BrahmEarly Life Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (known to most as Ajahn Brahm was born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom in August 7, 1951. He came from a working-class background, and won a scholarship to study Theoretical Physics at Cambridge Unive

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