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30 january 2011 venerable ajahn mun bhuridatta mahathera black thai #ffd 068 12 august 1913 a third level certificate in pali studies baan taad village , udon thani province , thailand wat pa baan taad abbot of wat pa baan taad ajahnmahabua.jpg theravada , dhammayutika nikaya phra dharma visuddhi mangala -lrb- bua Ñāṇasampaṇṇo -rrb- bhikkhu ajahn boowa maha bua ajahn maha boowa luang ta maha baan taad village , udon thani province , thailand -lsb- http://www.luangta.com/english luangta.com -rsb- phra ajahn sudjai dantamano thai forest tradition ajahn maha bua

ajahn maha bua

phra dharma visuddhi mangala -lrb- bua Ñāṇasampaṇṇo -rrb- -lrb- rtgs : phra thamma wisutthi mongkhon -lrb- bua yanasampanno -rrb- ; -rrb- , commonly known as ajahn maha bua or in thai luang ta maha bua -lrb- ; the word `` ajahn '' -lrb- ; -rrb- means `` teacher '' -rrb- , born as bua lohitdee -lrb- -rrb- , -lrb- august 12 , 1913 -- january 30 , 2011 -rrb- , was a thai buddhist monk .
bua is one of the best known thai buddhist monks of the late 20th and early 21st centuries .
he was widely regarded as an arahant -- a living buddhist saint .
he was a disciple of the esteemed forest master ajahn mun bhuridatta , and was himself considered a master in the thai forest tradition .
he was a harsh critic of prime minister thaksin shinawatra as well as of events taking place in watpa salawan after the death of its abbot luangpho phut .
