Apart from a certain interest in the theories of Rudolf Steiner—to which he had been introduced by Trevor Ravenscroft,[2] Amaro's principal enthusiasms on leaving university were, by his own admission, pretty much those standard-issue among sceptical students of the day: sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.
Having completed his honours degree in psychology and physiology,[2] in 1977 he went to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand on an undefined "open-ended" spiritual search. He somehow found himself in northeast Thailand, at the forest monastery of Wat Pah Nanachat. Ajahn Chah's charismatic impact and the encouragement of the senior American monk Ajahn Pabhakaro were decisive. It changed his life. Having become a lay renunciate, four months later he became a novice and in 1979 he received upasampada from Ajahn Chah and took profession as a Theravadin bhikkhu.[1] He stayed in Thailand for two years. Amaro then went back to England to help Ajahn Sumedho establish Chithurst Monastery in West Sussex.[1] With the blessing of his abbot, in 1983 he moved to Harnham Vihara in Northumberland. He made the entire 830-mile journey on foot, chronicled in his 1984 volume Tudong: The Long Road North.[5][6]
Origins of California's Abhayagiri MonasteryEdit
Abhayagiri Monastery
In the early 1990s Amaro made several teaching trips to northern California. Many who attended his meditation retreats became enthusiastic about the possibility of establishing a permanent monastic community in the area.
Amaravati, his mother house back in England, meanwhile received a substantial donation of land in Mendocino County from Chan Master Hsuan Hua, founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage. The land was allocated to establish a forest retreat. Since for some years Ajahn Sumedho had venerated the Chinese master, both abbots hoped that, among its other virtues, the center would serve as a symbolic bond between the otherwise distinct Theravāda and Mahayana lineages.
Care for what became Abhayagiri was placed in the hands of a group of lay practitioners, the Sanghapala Foundation.[6]Ajahn Pasanno was appointed founding co-abbot of Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro. The latter announced on 8 February 2010 that he would be leaving Abhayagiri and returning to England, having accepted a request from Ajahn Sumedho to succeed him as abbot at Amaravati.[7]
Like a River – by Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Amaro et al. (2008, Patriya Tansuhaj)
(2009, Abhayagiri Monastery) – by Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Amaro
Rain on the Nile (2008, Abhayagiri Monastery)
Finding the Missing Peace (2010, Abhayagiri Monastery)
For the Love of the World (2013, Abhayagiri Monastery)
The Long Road has Many a Turn – by Nick Scott with Ajahn Amaro (2013, Amaravati Publications)
Ajahn Amaro at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in September 2007Ajahn Amaro in California with Franklyn, organiser of the 2007 Buddhist Bicycle Pilgrimage
^ abcTalbot, Mary (Winter 1998). "Just Another Thing in the Forest". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^"Ajahn Amaro: "Buddhism and Mindfulness in the West: Where are They Headed and What Challenges Do They Face?"". The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^Amaro, Ajahn (2014). "I B Horner – Some Biographical Notes" (PDF). Sati Journal. Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. 2 (1): 33–38. ISBN978-1495260049. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^Kiely, Robert, His Holiness the Dalai Lama (1996). The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus. Wisdom Publications. p. 205. ISBN0-86171-114-9.
^Dibdin, Cara (14 August 2019). "Thai King Bestows High Honor on Western Buddhists". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
October 17, 2023
ajahn, amaro, born, 1956, theravāda, buddhist, monk, teacher, abbot, amaravati, buddhist, monastery, eastern, chiltern, hills, south, east, england, centre, practice, much, ordinary, people, monastics, inspired, thai, forest, tradition, teachings, late, ajahn,. Ajahn Amaro born 1956 1 is a Theravada 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 1 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 Ajahn AmaroAjahn Amaro in Bangkok in June 2019PersonalBornJeremy Charles Julian Horner 1956 09 02 2 September 1956 age 67 Kent EnglandReligionBuddhismNationalityBritish AmericanSchoolTheravadaLineageThai Forest TraditionEducationBedford College London BSc OrderMaha NikayaSenior postingTeacherAjahn ChahOrdination1979 44 years ago Previous postCo Abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery 1996 2010 Present postAbbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery since 2010 Websiteamaravati wbr org Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Origins of California s Abhayagiri Monastery 2 Thai honorific ranks 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesBiography EditAjahn Amaro was born J C J Horner 2 in Kent He was educated at Sutton Valence School and Bedford College University of London Ajahn means teacher He is a second cousin of I B Horner 1896 1981 late President of the Pali Text Society 3 4 Apart from a certain interest in the theories of Rudolf Steiner to which he had been introduced by Trevor Ravenscroft 2 Amaro s principal enthusiasms on leaving university were by his own admission pretty much those standard issue among sceptical students of the day sex drugs and rock n roll Having completed his honours degree in psychology and physiology 2 in 1977 he went to Malaysia Indonesia and Thailand on an undefined open ended spiritual search He somehow found himself in northeast Thailand at the forest monastery of Wat Pah Nanachat Ajahn Chah s charismatic impact and the encouragement of the senior American monk Ajahn Pabhakaro were decisive It changed his life Having become a lay renunciate four months later he became a novice and in 1979 he received upasampada from Ajahn Chah and took profession as a Theravadin bhikkhu 1 He stayed in Thailand for two years Amaro then went back to England to help Ajahn Sumedho establish Chithurst Monastery in West Sussex 1 With the blessing of his abbot in 1983 he moved to Harnham Vihara in Northumberland He made the entire 830 mile journey on foot chronicled in his 1984 volume Tudong The Long Road North 5 6 Origins of California s Abhayagiri Monastery Edit nbsp Abhayagiri MonasteryIn the early 1990s Amaro made several teaching trips to northern California Many who attended his meditation retreats became enthusiastic about the possibility of establishing a permanent monastic community in the area Amaravati his mother house back in England meanwhile received a substantial donation of land in Mendocino County from Chan Master Hsuan Hua founder of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage The land was allocated to establish a forest retreat Since for some years Ajahn Sumedho had venerated the Chinese master both abbots hoped that among its other virtues the center would serve as a symbolic bond between the otherwise distinct Theravada and Mahayana lineages Care for what became Abhayagiri was placed in the hands of a group of lay practitioners the Sanghapala Foundation 6 Ajahn Pasanno was appointed founding co abbot of Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro The latter announced on 8 February 2010 that he would be leaving Abhayagiri and returning to England having accepted a request from Ajahn Sumedho to succeed him as abbot at Amaravati 7 Thai honorific ranks EditFurther information on honorific ranks Ecclesiastical peerage of Thailand 5 December 2015 Phra Videsabuddhiguṇa phrawiethsphuththikhun 8 28 July 2019 Phra Raj Buddhivaraguṇa Vipulasasanakiccadara Mahaganissara Pavarasangharama Gamavasi phrarachphuththiwrkhun wibulsasnkiccathr mhakhnissr bwrsngkharam khamwasi 9 10 Bibliography EditTudong The Long Road North 1984 English Sangha Trust Silent Rain 1994 Amaravati Publications Words of Calm and Friendship by Ajahn Pasanno amp Ajahn Amaro 1999 Abhayagiri Monastery The Pilgrim Kamanita A Legendary Romance by Karl Gjellerup Ajahn Amaro ed 1999 Amaravati Publications The Dhamma and the Real World by Ajahn Pasanno amp Ajahn Amaro 2000 Abhayagiri Monastery Broad View Boundless Heart by Ajahn Pasanno amp Ajahn Amaro 2001 Abhayagiri Monastery Food for the Heart by Ven Ajahn Chah Introduction by Ajahn Amaro 2002 Wisdom Publications Small Boat Great Mountain Theravadin Reflections on the Natural Great Perfection 2002 Abhayagiri Monastery Who Will Feed the Mice 2003 Abhayagiri Monastery The Sound of Silence by Ven Ajahn Sumedho Introduction by Ajahn Amaro 2007 Wisdom Publications Rugged Interdependency 2006 Abhayagiri Monastery Like a River by Ajahn Pasanno Ajahn Amaro et al 2008 Patriya Tansuhaj The Island An Anthology of the Buddha s Teachings on Nibbana 2009 Abhayagiri Monastery by Ajahn Pasanno amp Ajahn Amaro Rain on the Nile 2008 Abhayagiri Monastery Finding the Missing Peace 2010 Abhayagiri Monastery For the Love of the World 2013 Abhayagiri Monastery The Long Road has Many a Turn by Nick Scott with Ajahn Amaro 2013 Amaravati Publications nbsp Ajahn Amaro at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in September 2007 nbsp Ajahn Amaro in California with Franklyn organiser of the 2007 Buddhist Bicycle PilgrimageReferences Edit a b c d Ajahn Amaro Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retrieved 10 September 2019 a b c Talbot Mary Winter 1998 Just Another Thing in the Forest Tricycle The Buddhist Review Retrieved 10 September 2019 Ajahn Amaro Buddhism and Mindfulness in the West Where are They Headed and What Challenges Do They Face The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies Retrieved 10 September 2019 Amaro Ajahn 2014 I B Horner Some Biographical Notes PDF Sati Journal Sati Center for Buddhist Studies 2 1 33 38 ISBN 978 1495260049 Retrieved 10 September 2019 Kiely Robert His Holiness the Dalai Lama 1996 The Good Heart A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus Wisdom Publications p 205 ISBN 0 86171 114 9 a b Seager Richard Hughes 2000 Buddhism in America Columbia University Press p 155 ISBN 0 231 10868 0 Amaro announces departure from Abayagiri rachkiccanuebksa prakassanknaykrthmntri eruxng phrarachthansyyabtrtngsmnskdiphrasngkhintangpraeths elm 132 txnthi 33 kh 4 thnwakhm 2558 hna 56 rachkiccanuebksa phrabrmrachoxngkarprakas eruxng phrarachthansyyabtrtngsmnskdi elm 136 txnthi 40 kh 28 krkdakhm 2562 hna 13 Dibdin Cara 14 August 2019 Thai King Bestows High Honor on Western Buddhists Tricycle The Buddhist Review Retrieved 22 August 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ajahn Amaro amp oldid 1152977000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
