Ajahn Chah

Ajahn Chah (1918–1992) was part of a movement to establish simple monastic communities in the remote forests of Thailand. At this date, over one hundred forest monasteries have been established that look to his teaching as their inspiration. Ajahn Chah’s simple yet profound style of teaching has a special appeal to Westerners. In 1979, the first of several branch monasteries in the West was established in England, and there are now more than ten monasteries in the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.