RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ajahn Brahm

1951 - Today

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Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM (Thai: พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ajahn Brahm is the 2,854th most popular religious figure (down from 2,545th in 2019), the 4,119th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,294th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ajahn Brahm ranks 2,854 out of 3,187Before him are Mario Francesco Pompedda, Adam Maida, Jean Margéot, Ján Babjak, William Ellery Channing, and Oliver Plunkett. After him are Hirotugu Akaike, Birinus, Cædmon, Roger Mahony, Ignaty Krachkovsky, and Chiara Badano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Ajahn Brahm ranks 414Before him are Rafael Vaganian, Eva Rueber-Staier, Andranik Eskandarian, Robben Ford, Jamey Sheridan, and Alicia Giménez Bartlett. After him are Nils Lofgren, Demetrios Christodoulou, Charlaine Harris, Silvi Vrait, Sanja Ilić, and Albert Salvadó.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ajahn Brahm ranks 4,120 out of 8,785Before him are Bob Shaw (1931), Annie Kenney (1879), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), John Lyons (1932), L. S. Lowry (1887), and Paul Kossoff (1950). After him are Neil Aspinall (1941), Matt Monro (1930), Duncan Jones (1971), Tim Peake (1972), Polly Walker (1966), and Oliver Sykes (1986).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Ajahn Brahm ranks 98Before him are Wilfrid (634), Rowan Williams (1950), Chad of Mercia (634), Hilda of Whitby (614), Dolly Pentreath (1692), and Matthew Parker (1504). After him are Cædmon (657), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Roger of Wendover (1200), Saint Mungo (518), Swithun (800), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932).