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Ajarn Mun

By Kanis Sri-aphivutthitakorn
no.14 5/15

Table of Content

Preface
Introductory Story
To profess Buddhism
His work on Buddhism
Virtues as good model for leading life

Preface

Phra Ajarn Mun was the one well known teacher of Phra
Karmatharn during his age due to his widely knowledge. He also
completed 4 Pathisamphitanusart
- Attha Pathisampatha = know well in Attha
- Dharma Pathisampatha = know well in Dharma
-Nirutthi Pathisampatha = know well in Language
-Pathiphana Pathisampatha = know well in Pathipharn
During his lifetime, he has 7 determinations of his pilgrimage life

- Pangsugulikangha Thudong
- Pinthapathikangha Thudong
- Aekpatthikangha Thudong
- Aekasanikangha Thudong
- Khalupachapattikangha Thudong
- Thaejewaritangha Thudong
- Arungyikangha Thudong

Introductory Story

Ajaan Mun was born in Baan Kham Bong, a farming village in
Ubon Ratchathani Province, Isan.
Ordained as a monk in 1893, he spent the remainder of his life
wandering through Thailand, Burma, and Laos, dwelling for the
most part in the forest, engaged in the practice of meditation.
He attracted an enormous following of students and, together
with his teacher, Sao Kantasīlo (1861–1941) established the Thai
Forest Tradition (the kammaṭṭhāna tradition) that subsequently
spread throughout Thailand and to several countries abroad. He
passed away at Wat Suddhavasa, Sakon Nakhon Province.

To profess on Budhism

Ajaan Mun's mode of practice was solitary and strict. He
followed the vinaya (monastic discipline) faithfully, and also
observed many of what are known as the 13 classic dhutanga
(ascetic) practices, such as living off alms food, wearing robes
made of cast-off rags, dwelling in the forest and eating only one
meal a day. Monks following this tradition are known as thudong,
the Thai pronunciation of this Pali word.
Searching out secluded places in the wilds of Thailand and Laos,
he avoided the responsibilities of settled monastic life and spent
long hours of the day and night in meditation. In spite of his
reclusive nature, he attracted a large following of students
willing to put up with the hardships of forest life in order to
study with him.

His work on Buddhism
He had written 3 chapter of dharma book which is translated to
English later including

The Ballad of Liberation from the Khandhas, by Phra
Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta Mahathera, translated from the Thai by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu. This poem, composed sometime in the
1930's, is one of the few known written teachings left to us by
Ajaan Mun.

The Ever-present Truth, by Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatta
Mahathera, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Eight short fragments drawn from Ajaan Mun's sermons given
during the last two years of his life. These fragments were
originally appended to the book A Heart Released as part of a
commemorative volume distributed at Phra Ajaan Mun's
cremation in 1950. The selections included here comprise all of
the passages dealing directly with the practice of virtue and
meditation.

A Heart Released: The Teachings of Phra Ajaan Mun
Bhuridatta Thera, by Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from
the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Seventeen excerpts from
Dhamma teachings delivered by Ajaan Mun in 1944-45.

He also organized the Variya NaSilavaan foundation for
spreading Buddhist karmatharn teaching

Virtues as good model for leading life

Strongly determined heart
Since Ajarn Mun has maintain his 7 detention for his bikku life.
Moreover, he had to studied and developed himself a lot to be
that famous and admirable in his lifetime; He had to manage to
develop and understand Khammatharn.

Kind heart
He also spreaded the knowledge he knew with his novice
and disciples mercifully. Moreover, he had founded the
Karmatharn foundation to spread knowledge to be provide
advice to more people.

Refferences
https://www.wikiwand.com/th/พระครูวินยั ธรมน่ั _ภรู ิทตฺโต#/มรดก
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/mun/index.html
https://www.sanook.com/horoscope/172749/