What are these Ajahn Chah sangha monks' names?
What are these Ajahn Chah sangha monks' names?
I am wondering what all of these monks' names are. I recognize, of course, Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Brahm, and Ajahn Pasanno, but I don't recognize the rest. Especially, I would like to know the name of the monk at the rightmost of the picture.
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The monk directly behind Ajahn Chah is Ajahn Anando, who was the abbot of Chithurst (& Harnham) at one time. He left the monkhood some years back. He has now passed away. To the left of him is Ajahn Viradhammo. Front right is Ajahn Khemadhammo.
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Ajahn Sumedho is the tallest one, to his left is Ajahn Passano (Abhayagiri Abbott).
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What is the name of the Sino-Tibetan monk on the left?
What is the name of the Sino-Tibetan monk on the left?
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Front row, on the left, is Ajahn Gavesako.
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Thank you, Bhante, but that is the Japanese monk. What is the monk's name to the furthest left, standing to the right of Ajahn Gavesako, a bit further behind?
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Just a side question.Ajahn Brahm
How did AB become a nuclear physicist?
Was he a nuclear physicist before becoming a monk?
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Ajahn Brahm has a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Cambridge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Brahm#Early_life
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Brahm#Early_life
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Possibly the American monk Ajahn Santacitto (now the layman Stephen Saslav). But I'm not certain since I never got to meet Santacitto in person.
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Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
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tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
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No, that's not Steve Saslav/Santacitto. He's a good friend of mine and I see him regularly.Dhammanando wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 2:54 amPossibly the American monk Ajahn Santacitto (now the layman Stephen Saslav). But I'm not certain since I never got to meet Santacitto in person.
https://www.budsas.org/ebud/see-way/love-and.htm
He is rather poorly, by the way, having recently endured a gruelling round of chemotherapy. If the name means anything to anyone, he could do with some best wishes and prayers to help him.
It just occurred to me that when I see him, I can ask him who the venerable monk is.
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Update!
Steve (ex Santacitto) confirms that the monk on the extreme left is not him, but is, he thinks, a monk named Puriso. He remembers him as a brilliant translator. He disrobed and married a Thai woman.
Steve (ex Santacitto) confirms that the monk on the extreme left is not him, but is, he thinks, a monk named Puriso. He remembers him as a brilliant translator. He disrobed and married a Thai woman.
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I can tell you the names of all of these monks. The one at the back far left is Puriso Bhikkhu (myself), who left the robes in 1992