Ajaan Suwat Suvaco
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Born | 27 August 1919 |
Died | 5 April 2002 Buriram, Thailand | (aged 82)
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Theravāda |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Order | Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
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Ajaan Suwat Suvaco (27 August 1919 – 5 April 2002), born in Thailand, was a
Ajaan Mun
.
Following Ajaan Funn's death in 1977, Ajaan Suwat stayed on at the monastery to supervise his teacher's royal funeral and the construction of a monument and museum in Ajaan Funn's honor. In the 1980s Ajaan Suwat came to the United States, where he established his four monasteries: one near Seattle, Washington; two near Los Angeles; and one in the hills of San Diego County (
Metta Forest Monastery). He returned to Thailand in 1996, and died in Buriram on 5 April 2002, after a long illness.[1]
External links
Articles by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco
- Ajaan Suwat - Index collection of talks and books accesstoinsight.org
- Fistful of Sand & The Light of Discernment: Teachings of Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco
- The Intelligent Heart : Five Dhamma Talks