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Born | Jeremy Charles Julian Horner 2 September 1956 Kent, England |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | British/American |
School | Theravāda |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Education | Bedford College, London (BSc) |
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Order | Maha Nikaya |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Ajahn Chah |
Ordination | 1979 (45 years ago) |
Previous post | Co-Abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery (1996–2010) |
Present post | Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery (since 2010) |
Website | amaravati |
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Ajahn Amaro (born 2 September 1956)[1] is a Theravāda Buddhist monk and teacher, and abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. The centre, in practice as much for ordinary people as for monastics, is inspired by the Thai Forest Tradition and the teachings of the late Ajahn Chah.[2] Its chief priorities are the practice and teaching of Buddhist ethics, together with traditional concentration and insight meditation techniques, as an effective way of dissolving suffering.