Ajahn Mun
Ajahn Mun | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Mun January 20, 1870 |
| Died | November 11, 1949 (aged 79) Wat Pa Sutthawat, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Other names | Thai: Luang Pu Mun (หลวงปู่มั่น) Ajahn Mun (Thai: อาจารย์มั่น) |
| Occupation | Meditation master |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
| Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
| Dharma names | Bhuridatto |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo |
| Predecessor | Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo |
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Luang Pu Mun Bhuridatto (Thai: มั่น ภูริทตฺโต, RTGS: Man Phurithatto; 20 January 1870 – 11 November 1949) was a Thai bhikkhu from the Isan region credited, along with his mentor Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo, with establishing the Thai Forest Tradition or "Kammaṭṭhāna tradition" that spread throughout Thailand and abroad.
Ajahn Mun strictly followed the Buddha’s teachings and adhered to austere ascetic practices (dhutanga) with exemplary discipline. Highly respected as an outstanding ascetic monk, he laid down the path of practicing samatha (calming meditation) and vipassana (insight meditation) according to the Buddha’s doctrine, teaching monks and laypeople alike. His teachings became widely known as the Forest Tradition Teachings (Ajahn Mun lineage).
After his death in 1949, many disciples continued his meditation lineage, known as the Forest Meditation Tradition or Ajahn Mun Forest Tradition. For this reason, he is honored as the Great Teacher of the Forest Tradition or The Great Patriarch of the Forest Meditation Lineage.