Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo
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Phra Khru Vivekbuddhakij (Sao Kantasilo) | |
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Champasak Province (under Thai rules) | |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
Lineage | Thai Forest Tradition |
Other names | Ajahn Sao Luang Pu Sao |
Dharma names | Kantasilo |
Profession | Buddhist monastic |
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Ajahn Sao Kantasilo (1859–1942) was a monk in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was a member of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya.
Ajahn Sao was ordained as a monk at the age of 20, entering the
Ajahn Sao was greatly influenced, in his own practice and in teaching his disciples, by the methods advocated by Somdet Phra Vanarat Buddhasiri (1806-1891), one of the founders of the Dhammayut order. The latter’s teachings are found summarized in his treatise “Caturarakka Kammathana,” or “The Four Objects of Meditation That Give Protection.”
As a teacher, Ajahn Sao urged his disciples to be diligent, systematic and consistent. He taught them to wake at 3 a.m. and to practice sitting or walking meditation until 10 p.m.[2]
He died on 3 February 1942 at the age of 82 at a monastery in
After his cremation, his bone fragments were distributed to people around the Thai provinces. According to his followers, they transformed into crystal-like relics (Pali: Sarira-Dhatu) in various hues.[citation needed]
References
- ^ The Four Objects of Meditation that Give Protection (First Edition: 2012) by the Venerable Phra Ajahn Sakron Dhammavuddho. Copyright 2012. Wat Veruwan. Thingphaphum District, Kanchanaburi Province, 71180.
- ^ The Four Objects of Meditation that Give Protection (First Edition: 2012) by the Venerable Phra Ajahn Sakron Dhammavuddho. Copyright 2012. Wat Veruwan. Thingphaphum District, Kanchanaburi Province, 71180.
- ^ The Four Objects of Meditation that Give Protection (First Edition: 2012) by the Venerable Phra Ajahn Sakron Dhammavuddho. Copyright 2012. Wat Veruwan. Thingphaphum District, Kanchanaburi Province, 71180.