RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ajahn Chah

1918 - 1992

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Ajahn Chah (17 June 1918 – 16 January 1992) was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Respected and loved in his own country as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Beginning in 1979 with the founding of Cittaviveka (commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery) in the United Kingdom, the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah has spread throughout Europe, the United States and the British Commonwealth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ajahn Chah is the 1,652nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,429th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Thai Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ajahn Chah ranks 1,652 out of 3,187. Before him are Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Julián Herranz Casado, Constantine VI of Constantinople, Marco d'Aviano, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, and Evodius. After him are Bartolomé Carranza, Emil Brunner, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Bezalel, John of Patmos, and Christian Mortensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Ajahn Chah ranks 108. Before him are Abba Kovner, Lo Wei, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Ida Lupino, and Borys Paton. After him are Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Adolfo Pedernera, Massimo Girotti, Jerome Robbins, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, and Edith Massey. Among people deceased in 1992, Ajahn Chah ranks 99. Before him are Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, Heinrich Eberbach, Suleiman Frangieh, Giorgio Perlasca, Nie Rongzhen, and Seichō Matsumoto. After him are Néstor Almendros, Wang Hongwen, Jean Dieudonné, Allen Newell, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, and Fritz Leiber.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Ajahn Chah ranks 36 out of 186. Before him are Suchinda Kraprayoon (1933), Birabongse Bhanudej (1914), Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949), Uthong (1314), Surayud Chulanont (1943), and Srettha Thavisin (1962). After him are Jacques Vergès (1924), Sirindhorn (1955), Srinagarindra (1900), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Tony Jaa (1976), and Ekkathat (1800).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Thailand

Among religious figures born in Thailand, Ajahn Chah ranks 3. Before him are Michael Michai Kitbunchu (1929), and Kriengsak Kovitvanit (1949).

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