Thank your for anyone willing and able to clarify this
Athikan
Athikan
I just recently figured that some venerable ones (for example Phra Athikan Kevali at Wat Pah Nanachat) are not or not exclusively called Ajahns, but Athikans. What does that mean? Is it Pali for abbot? I thought there is no such term in pali language.
Thank your for anyone willing and able to clarify this
Thank your for anyone willing and able to clarify this
Get the wanting out of waiting
What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
Otherwise there will be no end to the animosity. - Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
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What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
Otherwise there will be no end to the animosity. - Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
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Re: Athikan
The Pali term is adhikāra (pronounced "athikan" in Thai) and means something like "manager", or in other words abbot. Normally many abbots in Thailand have other more lofty titles such as Phra Khru, Tan Chao Khun, etc. but in case they don't, they would use Phra Athikan So-and-so instead.
(The term Ajahn is rather informal.)
(The term Ajahn is rather informal.)
Bhikkhu Gavesako
Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
Access to Insight - Theravada texts
Ancient Buddhist Texts - Translations and history of Pali texts
Dhammatalks.org - Sutta translations
Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
Access to Insight - Theravada texts
Ancient Buddhist Texts - Translations and history of Pali texts
Dhammatalks.org - Sutta translations
Re: Athikan
Thank you very much Bhante for clarifying thisgavesako wrote:The Pali term is adhikāra (pronounced "athikan" in Thai) and means something like "manager", or in other words abbot. Normally many abbots in Thailand have other more lofty titles such as Phra Khru, Tan Chao Khun, etc. but in case they don't, they would use Phra Athikan So-and-so instead.
(The term Ajahn is rather informal.)
Get the wanting out of waiting
What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
Otherwise there will be no end to the animosity. - Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
https://www.youtube.com/user/Repeataarrr
What does womanhood matter at all, when the mind is concentrated well, when knowledge flows on steadily as one sees correctly into Dhamma. One to whom it might occur, ‘I am a woman’ or ‘I am a man’ or ‘I’m anything at all’ is fit for Mara to address. – SN 5.2
If they take what's yours, tell yourself that you're making it a gift.
Otherwise there will be no end to the animosity. - Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
https://www.youtube.com/user/Repeataarrr