Chandra Khonnokyoong
Thai nun and co-founder of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Thai Buddhist temple / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chandra Khonnokyoong (Thai: จันทร์ ขนนกยูง; RTGS: chan khonnokyung, 20 January 1909 – 10 September 2000) was a Thai Maechi (nun) who founded Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Religious studies scholar Rachelle Scott has described her as "the most influential female meditation teacher in Thailand".[3][4]: 503 Her own students call her Khun Yay Achan Mahā-ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong (Khun Yay Achan, for short), an honorific name meaning "grandmother-master-great-gem devotee".[5][note 1] Although illiterate, she was widely respected for her experience in meditation, which is rare for a maechi. She managed to attract many well-educated students, despite her rural background and illiteracy.[7] Some scholars have raised the example of Maechi Chandra to indicate that the position of women in Thai Buddhism may be more complex than was previously thought.[4][8]
Chandra Khonnokyoong | |
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Title | Khun Yay Maharatana Upasika |
Personal | |
Born | (1909-01-20)20 January 1909[1][2] |
Died | (2000-09-10)10 September 2000 Bangkok, Thailand |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Mahānikāya, Dhammakaya tradition |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro, Thongsuk Samdaengpan |
Based in | Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
Successor | Luang Por Dhammajayo |