Ajahn Brahm
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Ajahn Brahm in 2008 | |
| Title | Phra Visuddhisamvarathera |
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| Born | Peter Betts 7 August 1951 London, England |
| Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Bhikkhu (monk) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana |
| Based in | Bodhinyana Monastery |
| Website | Official website |
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Phra Visuddhisamvarathera AM (Thai: พระวิสุทธิสังวรเถร), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Buddhist monk. Ordained in 1974, he trained in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism under his teacher Ajahn Chah. Currently, Ajahn Brahm is the abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia, as well as an adviser or patron of various Buddhist organizations in Australia, Singapore, and the UK.