Who is Ajahn Brahmavamso?
Ajahn Brahmavamso (or known as Ajahn Brahm) was born in London in
1951. He regarded himself a Buddhist at the age of 17 through his
reading of Buddhist books while still at school. His interest in
Buddhism and meditation flourished while studying Theoretical
Physics at Cambridge University. After completing his degree and
teaching for a year, he travelled to Thailand to become a monk. He
was ordained in Bangkok at the age of 23 by the Abbot of Wat Saket.
Subsequently, he spent 9 years studying and training in the forest
meditation tradition of the revered Venerable Ajahn Chah.
In 1983, he was asked to assist in the establishing of a forest
monastery near Perth, Western Australia. The monastery, Bodhinyana
Monastery, has approximately 20 resident monks. Ajahn Brahm is
currently the Abbot of that monastery. He is also the Spiritual
Director of the Buddhist Society of W.A, the Spiritual Advisor to
the Buddhist Society of Victoria, and the Spiritual Director of the
Cittabhavana Buddhist Hermitage in Bundanoon, N.S.W.
Ajahn Brahm also regularly visits prisons in WA to teach Buddhism
and meditation. A widely travelled speaker, Ajahn Brahm conducts
meditation retreats frequently both in Australia and in some Asian
countries.
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