Bhikkhu sujato biography of donald
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Bhante Sujato
Bhante Sujato, a.k.a. Ajahn Sujato or Bhikkhu Sujato, is an Australian Buddhist teacher and monk in the Theravada tradition.[1] His main influences are the Thai forest tradition, the study of the early Buddhist sutras, and the practice of loving kindness at transmitted by his teacher Ajahn Maha Chatchai.
Bhante Sujato was born on November 4, 1966 in Perth, Australia, with the given name of Anthony Best.
In 2003, Bhante Sujato established Santi Forest Monastery in New South Wales and served as Abbot from 2003-2012.[2]
In 2005, Bhante Sujato co-founded SuttaCentral, an online digital library of early Buddhist texts that includes translations from the Pali, Chinese and Tibetan languages. Since 2012, Bhante Sujato has focused on translation of the Pali suttas into English; these translations are freely available at SuttaCentral.[3]
In his studies of the early sutras he was struck by the parallel texts preserved in the Sansrkit, Chinese, and Tibetan texts, which he has presented as evidence that much of the original teachings of the Buddha were accurately preserved in these sutras.
He is also an advocate for the revival of Bhikkhuni ordination in the Theravada tradition.[4]
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Bhante Sujat
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