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Ajahn Brahm

Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm wearing saffron robes, grinning at camera
Ajahn Brahm in 2008
TitlePhra Visuddhisamvarathera
Personal life
Born
Peter Betts

(1951-08-07) 7 August 1951 (age 73)
London, England
EducationEmmanuel College, Cambridge
OccupationBhikkhu (monk)
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
Senior posting
TeacherAjahn Chah Bodhinyana
Based inBodhinyana Monastery
WebsiteOfficial website

Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM (Thai: พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts[1] on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Buddhist monk. Ordained in 1974, he trained in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism under his teacher Ajahn Chah. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia, as well as an adviser or patron of various Buddhist organizations in Australia, Singapore, and the UK.

  1. ^ "I Kidnapped a Monk!". Buddhistdoor Global. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

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