Thai Forest Tradition
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| Type | Dharma Lineage |
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| School | Theravada Buddhism |
| Formation | c. 1900 ; Isan, Thailand |
| Lineage Heads |
Ajahn Sao Kantasilo, Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta
(c. 1900–1949)
Ajahn Thate Desaransi(1949–1994)
Ajahn Maha Bua Ñāṇasampaṇṇo(1994–2011)
Ajahn Chah Subhatto (see: Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah) |
| Founding Maxims |
The customs of the noble ones (ariyavamsa) |
The customs of the noble ones (ariyavamsa)
The Kammaṭṭhāna Forest Tradition of Thailand (Pali: kammaṭṭhāna [kəmːəʈːʰaːna] meaning "place of work"), commonly known in the West as the Thai Forest Tradition, is a lineage of Theravada Buddhist monasticism, as well as the lineage's associated heritage of Buddhist praxis. The tradition is distinguished from other Buddhist traditions by its doctrinal emphasis of the notion that the mind precedes the world, its description of the Buddhist path as a training regimen for the mind, and its objective to reach proficiency in a diverse range of both meditative techniques and aspects of conduct that will eradicate defilements (Pali: "kilesas") – unwholesome aspects of the mind – in order to attain awakening.
The tradition began circa 1900 with Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto and Ajahn Sao Kantasilo: two Dhammayut monks from the Lao-speaking cultural region of Northeast Thailand known as Isan. They began wandering the Thai countryside out of their desire to practice monasticism according to the normative standards of Classical Buddhism (which Ajahn Mun termed "the customs of the noble ones") during a time when folk religion was observed predominately among Theravada village monastic factions in the Siamese region. Because of this, orthopraxy with regard to the earliest extant Buddhist texts is emphasized in the tradition, and the tradition has a reputation for scrupulous observance of the Buddhist monastic code, known as the Vinaya.
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