Luang Por Dhammajayo
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Luang Por Dhammajayo, taken in the old section of Wat Phra Dhammakaya
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada, Maha Nikaya |
| Lineage | Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen |
| Dharma names | Dhammajayo |
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| Nationality | Thai |
| Born |
22 April 1944 Sing Buri Province |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| Title | Honorary Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro, Chandra Khonnokyoong |
| Website | Biography of Phrathepyanmahamuni |
Dhammajayo (Thai: ธมฺมชโย, rtgs: Thammachayo; born 22 April 1944), also known by the layname Chaiyabun Suddhipol (Thai: ไชยบูลย์ สุทธิผล, rtgs: Chaiyabun Sutthiphon) and his former ecclesiastical title Phrathepyanmahamuni (Thai: พระเทพญาณมหามุนี, rtgs: Phra Thep Yan Mahamuni), is a Thai Buddhist monk.
He was the abbot of the Buddhist temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya, the post he held until 1999 and again from 2006 to December 2011. In December 2016, he was given the post of honorary abbot of the temple. He is also the president of the Dhammakaya Foundation. The temple and the foundation are part of the Dhammakaya Movement. He is a student of Maechi Chandra Khonnokyoong and is the most well-known teacher of Dhammakaya meditation.
He has been subject to heavy criticism and some government response. Despite these controversies, he continues to be "probably the most politically, economically, educationally and socially engaged of monks in the modern period" (McDaniel).
Luang Por Dhammajayo was born in Sing Buri Province with the lay name Chaiyabun Sutthiphon on 22 April 1944, to Janyong Sutthiphon (his father) and Juri Sutthiphon (his mother). His parents were Lao Song and Thai-Chinese, and separated when he was young. Chaiyabun was raised by his father, who was an engineer working for a government agency. Due to a sensitivity for sunlight, Chaiyabun had to wear sunglasses from a young age.
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