Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera: A Spiritual Biography
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
9749200748
ISBN 13
9789749200742
Category
Theravada
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
463
Description
Venerable Ãcariya Mun Bhýridatta Thera is a towering figure in
contemporary Thai Buddhism. He was widely revered and respected
during his lifetime for the extraordinary courage and determination
he displayed in practicing the ascetic way of life and for his
uncompromising strictness in teaching his many disciples. During the
50 years since his death, he has assumed an exalted status in Buddhist
circles and thus remains an overshadowing presence whose life and
teachings have become synonymous with the Buddha’s noble quest
for self-transformation. (From the translator's introduction.)
contemporary Thai Buddhism. He was widely revered and respected
during his lifetime for the extraordinary courage and determination
he displayed in practicing the ascetic way of life and for his
uncompromising strictness in teaching his many disciples. During the
50 years since his death, he has assumed an exalted status in Buddhist
circles and thus remains an overshadowing presence whose life and
teachings have become synonymous with the Buddha’s noble quest
for self-transformation. (From the translator's introduction.)
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