Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 with Venerable Phra
Khru Ñāṇasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was
taken by his teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be
allowed to stay and train. One of the early residents of Wat Pah
Nanachat, Ajahn Pasanno became its abbot in his ninth year. During his
incumbency, Wat Pah Nanachat developed considerably, both in physical
size and reputation. Spending 24 years living in Thailand, Ajahn Pasanno
became a well-known and highly respected monk and Dhamma teacher. He
moved to California on New Year's Eve of 1997 to share the abbotship of
Abhayagiri with Ajahn Amaro. In 2010 Ajahn Amaro accepted an invitation
to serve as abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England. Ajahn
Pasanno is now the sole abbot of Abhayagiri.
Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 with Venerable Phra Khru Ñāṇasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was taken by his teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be allowed to stay and train. One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ajahn Pasanno...