Wednesday, April 19, 2017

The Buddha comes to Sussex


Published on May 6, 2013
BBC Documentary about Thai Forest Monastery Traditions. Featuring Ajahn Chah, the founder and the teacher of Wat Nong Pah Pong and Wat Pah Nanachat (The International Forest Monastery) Ubon Rachathani, Thailand and his disciples. This documentary was spotting the time, the forest tradition Buddhist were introduced to the western for the first time.

Venerable Ajahn Chah, who is highly revered, is well known in Thailand as one of the top venerable monks in forest tradition. Ajahn Chah died in 1993, after establishing many forest tradition monasteries both in Thailand and in the West. Currently, his disciples still faithfully follow his teaching and they established 241 domestic branch monasteries in Thailand and 22 international branch monasteries in many countries.

For more information of Venerable Ajahn Chah and his monasteries:
Venerable Ajahn Chah Subhaddo
http://www.ajahnchah.org

Wat Pah Nanachat (WPN)
The International Forest Monastery
http://www.watpahnanachat.org/

Wat Nong Pah Pong
http://www.watnongpahpong.org

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