Ajahn Sumedho

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Ajahn Sumedho
Pictured (left) with a visiting Thai monk (Phra Root Chumdermpadetsuk)
Born	Robert Kan Jackman (1934-07-27) July 27, 1934 Seattle, Washington, USA
Other names	Luang Por Sumedho, Tan Chao Khun Rajasumedhajahn
Title	Ajahn Sumedho
Predecessor	Ajahn Chah

Luang Por Sumedho or Ajahn Sumedho (Thai: อาจารย์สุเมโธ) (born Robert Kan Jackman, July 27, 1934, Seattle) is one of the senior Western representatives of the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK, from its consecration in 1984 until his retirement in 2010. Luang Por means Venerable Father (หลวงพ่อ), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ajahn means teacher. A bhikkhu since 1967, Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.

See also

• Thai Forest Tradition
• Ajahn Chah

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• BuddhaNet entry on Ajahn Sumedho

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