Ajahn Amaro

Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Amaro in Bangkok in June 2019
Personal
Born
Jeremy Charles Julian Horner

(1956-09-02) 2 September 1956 (age 68)
Kent, England
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityBritish/American
SchoolTheravāda
LineageThai Forest Tradition
EducationBedford College, London (BSc)
Organization
OrderMaha Nikaya
Senior posting
TeacherAjahn Chah
Ordination1979 (45 years ago)
Previous postCo-Abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery (1996–2010)
Present postAbbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery (since 2010)
Websiteamaravati.org

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.

  1. ^ "Ajahn Amaro's 67th birthday". Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Ajahn Amaro". Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.