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Biography
Ajahn Brahmavamso (or known as Ajahn Brahm) was born
in London in 1951. He regarded himself a Buddhist at the age of 17
through his reading of Buddhist books while still at school. His
interest in Buddhism and meditation flourished while studying
Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University. After completing his degree
and teaching for a year, he travelled to Thailand to become a monk. He
was ordained in Bangkok at the age of 23 by the Abbot of Wat Saket.
Subsequently, he spent 9 years studying and training in the forest
meditation tradition of the revered Venerable Ajahn Chah.
In 1983, he was asked to assist in the establishing of
a forest monastery near Perth, Western Australia. The monastery,
Bodhinyana Monastery, has approximately 20 resident monks. Ajahn Brahm
is currently the Abbot of that monastery. He is also the Spiritual
Director of the Buddhist Society of W.A, the Spiritual Advisor to the
Buddhist Society of Victoria, and the Spiritual Director of the
Cittabhavana Buddhist Hermitage in Bundanoon, N.S.W.
Ajahn Brahm also regularly visits prisons in WA to
teach Buddhism and meditation. A widely travelled speaker, Ajahn Brahm
conducts meditation retreats frequently both in Australia and in some
Asian countries.
