Ajahn Viradhammo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ajahn Viradhammo

Canadian Buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Profession: writer, monk

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Ajahn Viradhammo

  • Ajahn Viradhammo or Luang Por Viradhammo (born Vitauts Akers, April 27, 1947 Esslingen, Germany) is a Canadian monk in the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism.
  • He was ordained as a monk in 1974 by Ajahn Chah at Wat Nong Pah Pong monastery and became one of the first residents at Wat Pah Nanachat, the international monastery in north-east Thailand.
  • Luang Por Viradhammo is the most senior Thai Forest monk in Canada and currently the Abbot of Tisarana Buddhist Monastery in Perth, Ontario.
  • Luang Por means Venerable Father (???????), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ajahn means teacher.

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