The chief western disciple of Ajahn Chah and former Chief Incumbent of Amaravati Monastery, UK, the internationally acclaimed Buddhist meditation teacher Ajahn Sumedho has arrived in Sri Lanka on a short visit. The Maha Thera is scheduled to deliver a sermon on Tuesday at the Mahamevnawa Bodhignana Meditation Monastery in Hewagama, Kaduwela from 6.30 p.m. [...]

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Ajahn Sumedho Thera in Sri Lanka to deliver sermon on Tuesday in Kaduwela

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The chief western disciple of Ajahn Chah and former Chief Incumbent of Amaravati Monastery, UK, the internationally acclaimed Buddhist meditation teacher Ajahn Sumedho has arrived in Sri Lanka on a short visit.

Ajahn Sumedho

The Maha Thera is scheduled to deliver a sermon on Tuesday at the Mahamevnawa Bodhignana Meditation Monastery in Hewagama, Kaduwela from 6.30 p.m. – 8.30 pm.

Born in Seattle, Washington as Robert Jackman, Ajahn Sumedho Thera in his youth had served in the Korean War as a United States Navy medic.

Following this stint he had done a bachelors degree in Far Eastern studies and an MA in South Asian studies at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1966 while seated in a wayside café in Singapore Jackman had seen a Buddhist monk walking down the street and was inspired by his demeanor to follow his religion and become a monk.

Trained by Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Sumedho Maha Thera is considered the most influential western disciple of his teacher who has inspired many reputed Buddhist leaders across the globe, including Ajahn Brahmavamso.

The Maha Thera was the founder abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England which was established in 1984. Amaravati is part of the network of monasteries and Buddhist centres in the lineage of Ajahn Chah, which now extends across the world, from Thailand, New Zealand and Australia, to Europe, Canada and the United States.

In 2010 the Maha Thera retired from his post as head of Amaravati Monastery and ever since then has been visiting Buddhist communities all over the world teaching the Dhamma.

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