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"Ajahn" is "teacher" in the Thai language; it is derived from the (Pali) word ācārya. In the Theravada tradition it is generally a title given to a Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuni who has been fully ordained for ten rain retreats (10 years).


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Example Usage of Ajahn
crazywizdom: RT @MindDeep More from Ajahn Chah: "Take all the books and lock them away. Just read your own mind." #mindfulness
MindDeep: interesting practice from Ajahn Chah - Whenever something arises within mind, just cut it down, w/ "not sure, not sure." #mindfulness
MindDeep: @billiakbar I love the simplicity of Ajahn Chah's teachings . . . #buddhism
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