Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Thai monk
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Place of Birth: Song Phi Nong, Suphanburi, Thailand
About Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro
- Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro (10 October 1884 – 3 February 1959), also known as Phramongkolthepmuni (Thai: ??????????????), was the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen from 1916 until his death in 1959.
- He founded the Thai Dhammakaya meditation school in the early 20th century.
- As the former abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, he is often called Luang Pu Wat Paknam, meaning 'the Venerable Father of Wat Paknam'.
- He became a well-known meditation master during the interbellum and the Second World War, and played a significant role in developing Thai Buddhism during that period.
- He is considered by the Dhammakaya Movement to have rediscovered Vijja Dhammakaya, a meditation method believed to have been used by the Buddha himself.
- Since the 2000s, some scholars have pointed out that Luang Pu Sodh also played an important role in introducing Theravada Buddhism in the West, a point previously overlooked.
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