(1918-92)
Thai monk and meditation teacher (ajahn) who founded the Wat Pah Pong forest retreat in Thailand. Later renamed Wat Pah Nanachat, this became a training centre for Westerners, and many of the leading students later established centres in the Europe, such as the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England under the leadership of the American monk Ajahn Sumedho. Affiliated institutions exist in various parts of the world.
