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Ajahn Vimokkha (a.k.a. Wimoak)

Theravada - Thai

Ven. Vimokkha is the Abbot of Pipphalivanaram Temple in Rayong. He obtained his M.A. and PhD in Buddhism in Thailand.

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Āyasmā Aggacitta

Theravada - Malaysia

Āyasmā Aggacitta is a Malaysian Buddhist monk ordained at Mahasi Meditation Centre, Rangoon, Burma, in 1979.

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Bhante Kovida

Theravada - Sri Lanka

Bhante Kovida grew up on the tropical island of Jamaica, West Indies, of Chinese descent.

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Ajahn Kai Zhao @ Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo

Theravada - Thai

Venerable Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo became a Buddhist monk under Ven. Bhante Wen Jian in Penang, Malaysia in 1987.

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Ajahn Martin Piyadhammo

Theravada - Thai

Ajahn Martin Piyadhammo has lived as a Buddhist forest monk in jungles of Thailand for 20 years in the Thai Forest Tradition.

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Ajahn Suthep Chinawaro

Theravada - Thai

Ajahn Suthep Chinawaro was ordained in 1988 as one of the last disciples of Luangpor Teean.

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Bhante Ariya Dassana

Theravada - Myanmar

Bhikkhu Ariya Dassana received his first Buddhist education when he enrolled into the Mahindarama Sunday Pali School in 1972.

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Āyasmā Kumara

Theravada - Malaysia

Āyasmā Kumara was ordained in 1999 at the age of 27 by Sayadaw U Revata at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association.

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Bhante Amanaratho

Theravada - Thai

He was once working within the computer industry and took a degree in computing and artificial intelligence.

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Bhante Sakkaro

Theravada - Malaysia

Bhante has vast experience teaching across Malaysia.

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Theravada - Malaysia

Bhante Mahinda

Bhante Mahinda is the founder and spiritual Director of Aloka Foundation.

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Bhikkhu Sanghasena Mahathera

Theravada - India

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H. E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche

Tibetan - Buddhism

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Changling Rinpoche

Tibetan - Buddhism

Changling Rinpoche was born in Kalimpong, India, where he studied English at Dr. Graham’s School.

Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena was born in the Himalayan region of Ladakh - an ancient state in the northern most part of India.

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Theravada - Thai

Chao Khun Keng Khemako Bhikkhu

Phra Ajaan Keng Khemako Bhikkhu (lay name: Ong Kah Keng) was ordained on 29 July 1987

H. E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche teaches Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy worldwide.

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Khenpo Choying Dorjee

Tibetan - Buddhism

Khenpo Choying Dorjee was born a student of the Khyentse lineage.

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Karma Shenpen Chokyi Dawa

Tibetan - Buddhism

THE FOURTH KARMA KHENCHEN RINPOCHE, Karma Shenpen Chokyi Dawa, an emanation of Shantarakshita, was born in 1976.

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Theravada - Thai

Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche (Khenchen Guru)

Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche (Khenchen Guru) is a distinguished lama of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Luang Pu Boonsong Thittasaro

Theravada - Thai

Luang Pu Boonsong Thittasaro, 81 years old, 51 vassa, the abbot of Wat Santivanaram, District of Kaenghangmaeo, Chanthaburi Province, became a Buddhist monk on 15 July, 1966

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Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche

Tibetan - Buddhism

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche was born in 1981 and is a lineage holder of the Profound Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa.

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Luang Por Jumnien Seelasetho

Theravada - Thai

Luang Por Jumnien is a delightfully happy, wise and witty Thai forest monk.

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Than Ajahn Achalo

Theravada - Thai

Ajahn Achalo is an Australian Buddhist monk ordained at Wat Nan Pah Pong under Ajahn Liem, Thailand, in 1996.

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Than Ajahn Cagino

Theravada - Thai

Ajahn Cagino, a former professional photographer, found a new focus in life after he set up the Dhammagiri Foundation in Mae Hong Son in 2009.

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Theravada - Thai

Than Ajahn Chandako

Ajahn was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1990 in the lineage of Venerable Ajahn Chah of the Thai Forest Tradition.

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Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa

Theravada - Myanmar

The Most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa, also commonly referred to as “Pa-Auk Sayadaw”.

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Myong An Sunim J.D.P.S.

Korean Buddhism –

Kwan Um School of Zen

Myong An Sunim is a Malaysian and the Abbot of Haeng Won Zen Centre in Bayan Lepas. He went to the UK in the 1970s for further education, gained a Master's Degree and worked in the UK and Asia.

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Pa-Auk Sayadaw Punnananda

Theravada - Myanmar

Ven. Punnananda is the abbot of Ku Doeh Forest Meditation Center, Myanmar. Ven. Punnananda have practiced meditation foremost with Pa Auk Sayadaw.

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Sayadaw Nyana Dipa

Theravada - Myanmar

Sayadaw Nyana Dipa was born on 22 Feb 1972 in Myanmar.

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Phra Ajahn HuatPoh Kittisobhano

Theravada – Thai

Ordained in the Dhammayut Thai Forest Tradition, Bhante Huat Poh has been instrumental in sharing the profound Dhamma.

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Phra Ajahn Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Theravada - Thai

Phra Ajahn was born on 28 December 1949 in the United States of America.

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Sayalay Abyākatā Dhammā

Theravada - Myanmar

Sayalay Abyākatā Dhammā is a student of Thabarwa Sayadaw U Ottamasara and Sayalay Khemaramsi.

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Sayalay Dhammarati

Theravada – Myanmar

Sayalay Dhammarati, a Vietnamese-born Sayalay was ordained under Venerable Punnavijja in 1993.

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Thabarwa Sayadaw Ottamassara

Theravada - Myanmar

Sayadaw Ottamssara is the founder and current abbot of Thabarwa Meditation Center in Yangon.

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Than Ajahn Jayanto

Theravada – Thai

Born in Boston in 1967, Than Ajahn Jayanto grew up in Newton and attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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Than Ajahn Kalyano

Theravada - Thai

Than Ajahn Kalyano was born in the UK and became interested in Buddhism at high school and had the good fortune to see the documentaries.

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Than Ajahn Karuniko

Theravada - Thai

Than Ajahn Karuniko (Christopher John Woodfine) was born in 1953 near Manchester in England.

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Than Ajahn Vajiro

Theravada – Thai

VENERABLE AJAHN VAJIRO, was born in 1953 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Theinggu Sayadaw Pon

Nya Thay Hta

Theravada - Myanmar

Born in 1961, Sayadaw was ordained in 1988 by the 2nd Theinggu Sayadaw, U War Ya Ma. 

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Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche

Tibetan Buddhism

Chokling Rinpoche on throneBorn in 1953, Lungtok Gyatso, the second eldest son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.

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Tulku Sherab Zangpo @ Dolpo Tulku

Tibetan Buddhism

Dolpo Tulku, also called Tulku Sherab Zangpo, was born into a Lama family in Dho Tarap, Dolpo, in 1982.

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Venerable Kai Li

Chinese Buddhism – Mahayana

(Malaysia / Plum Village)

Venerable Kaili, a Sabahan born in 1967, ordained as a Buddhist monk under Venerable Boon Keng at Ang Hock See temple in Penang, Malaysia in 1989

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Venerable Kai Xi

Chinese Buddhism – Mahayana

Venerable Kai Xi was ordained in Ang Hock Si Temple under Venerable Boon Keng in 1998.

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Venerable Kong Hai

Chinese Buddhism - Mahayana (Taiwan)

Venerable Kong Hai is the chief abbot of Pei Thou Loong Yin Buddhist Temple in Taiwan. He is also a qualified Chinese physician.

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Venerable Zhang Hui

Chinese Buddhism – Mahayana (Malaysia)

Venerable Zhang Hui was ordained by Venerable Wen Tong, abbot of Jin Loong Shan Wan Fo Shih Temple Rawang (金龍山萬佛寺) in year 1993.

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Venerable Nauyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thera

Theravada – Sri Lankan

Ven. Ariyadhamma Mahathera was born on 24 April 1939 to a traditional Buddhist family in Kurunegala

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Zen Master Dae Kwang

Korean Buddhism – Kwan Um School of Zen

Zen Master Dae Kwang hails from the USA and has been a monk since 1987.

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Zen Master Dae Bong

Korean Buddhism – Kwan Um School of Zen

Zen Master Dae Bong received dharma transmission in April 1999. He began practicing with Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1977 and became a monk in 1984.

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Phra Maha Somkiat Sasanameti

Theravada - Thai

Phra Maha Somkiat Sasanameti was born in Nakhon Ratchasima Province Thailand in 1978.

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