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Born | Robert Karr Jackman July 27, 1934 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Theravāda |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
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Order | Mahā Nikāya |
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Teacher | Ajahn Chah |
Ordination | 1967 (57 years ago) |
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Ajahn Sumedho (born Robert Karr Jackman on July 27, 1934) is an American Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 1967, and was instrumental in establishing Wat Pa Nanachat in Thailand and the Cittaviveka and Amaravati monasteries in England. One of the most senior Western representatives of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravāda Buddhism, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.