Ajahn Lee
Thai Buddhist monk (1907–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phra Suddhidhammaransi Gambhiramedhacarya (1907–1961), commonly known as Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo, was a meditation teacher in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order of Theravada Buddhism. He was born in the Ubon Ratchathani Province of Isan and was a student of Mun Bhuridatta.
Phra Suddhidhammaransi Gambhiramedhacarya (Lee Dhammadharo) | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1907 |
Died | 1961 |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Dhammayuttika Nikaya order of Theravada Buddhism |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Dharma names | Dhammadharo |
Occupation | bhikkhu |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Mun Bhuridatta |
Students |
Ajahn Lee is regarded as one of the greatest teachers and meditation masters of the Thai Forest Tradition of the 20th century.[1][2] Among the forest monks, he devised the most comprehensive meditation instructions, and composed the most detailed map of the jhānas.[citation needed] He was one of the first teachers to bring the teachings of the Forest Tradition to the mainstream of Thai society.[3] He never spoke of his own meditative attainments; however, it was widely discussed among his students that he may have had psychic powers.[4]