Ajahn Sumedho
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| Born | Robert Karr Jackman July 27, 1934 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| Order | Mahā Nikāya |
| School | Theravāda |
| Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
| Ordination | 1967 (59 years ago) |
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| Teacher | Ajahn Chah |
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Ajahn Sumedho (born 27 July 1934) is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries in England. One of the most senior Western representatives of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravāda Buddhism, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.