Luang Por Tiradhammo
Abbot

Ajahn Tiradhammo was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1949. In 1973 he became a novice and took his higher ordination one year later at Wat Meung Man in Chiang Mai with Venerable Tong. In 1975 he moved, in order to be with Ajahn Chah, staying at Wat Pah Pong and Wat Pa Nanachat. He went on several tudong journeys through the northeast of Thailand and the mountains of Chiang Mai, visiting many famous forest meditation masters.

He was invited to England in 1982 to help with developments there. He spent two years at Chithurst Monastery, and three years in charge of Harnham Vihara in Northumberland. In 1988 he helped establish Dhammapala Monastery near Bern, Switzerland and also later at its new location in the Bernese Alpine village of Kandersteg where he was the senior monk until 2005. In July 2005 he assumed the position of Abbot at Bodhinyanarama, Wellington, NZ, until 2012.  He has since retired and is now a wandering monk. We are delighted that Ajahn Tiradhammo will be staying at Wat Buddha Dhamma for the next two years.

Ajahn Khemavaro
Resident Monk

Ajahn Khemavaro was born in Vietnam in 1966. At the age of nine he moved with his family to live in California, USA. He obtained his BA in Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, Southern California. Except for a brief stint as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger, West Africa, most of his jobs have been in the Banking/Finance Sector. While working as a stockbroker in Bangkok, he became interested in Buddhism and meditation. He began his monastic training at Wat Pah Nanachat, Thailand in 1999, and was ordained as a Bhikkhu in Ajahn Chah’s Tradition in 2000. Since 2005, Ajahn Khemavaro has lead numerous retreats in Singapore, USA, Norway, and Australia . He has been at Wat Buddha Dhamma  since July 2008.

Bhante Siriratano

Bhante Siriratano is the youngest of seven children, born in Indonesia. Asked what motivated him to choose the life of a Buddhist monk, he replied: “Because it is the best way of living in order to attain happiness, and hence deserves to be tried and done according to one’s ability”.

Currently, Bhante is the Abbot of Vihara Buddha Ratana in East Java and Vihara Kalyana Carita on Bangka Island, Indonesia. He is also Sangha Advisor of several other Viharas in Indonesia.

Ajahn Chaiyaporn

V. Bhuripanyo

Born in Queensland, Tan Bhuripanyo first went to Wat Pah Nanachat in Thailand in 2012. He spent two years as a novice before ordaining as a Bhikkhu with Luang Por Liem at Wat Nong Pah Pong. Since completing his five years training, Tan Bhuripanyo has spent time at Chithurst and Amaravati monasteries in England.  He will be spending his ninth Rains Retreat here at Wat Buddha Dhamma.

V. Sammavaca (MahaBhumi)

 

V. Caranadhammo

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Araliya

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Updated: 20 July 2023

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