Ajahn Brahm

Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM (Thai: พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of Victoria; Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of South Australia; Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist Fellowship in Singapore; Patron of the Brahm Centre in Singapore; Spiritual Adviser to the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project in the UK; and Spiritual Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA). He returned to the office on 22 April 2018 after briefly resigning in March, following a contentious vote by members of the BSWA during their annual general meeting.

Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm in 2008
TitlePhra Visuddhisamvarathera
Personal
Born
Peter Betts

(1951-08-07) 7 August 1951
London, England
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
EducationEmmanuel College, Cambridge
OccupationBhikkhu (monk)
Senior posting
TeacherAjahn Chah Bodhinyana
Based inBodhinyana Monastery
WebsiteOfficial page
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