Ajahn
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title:
Ajahn
text:
Ajahn is a Thai- and Lao-derived term that translates as "professor" or "teacher". The term is in turn derived from the Pali word ācariya and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese sensei. It is used as a title of address for high school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten vassa – in other words those who have maintained their monastic precepts unbroken for a period of ten years. The term Luang Por, "Venerable father", signifies an ajahn of ackno
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description:
Thai-language Buddhist term that translates as teacher
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn
date created:
2007-03-08T10:06:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T01:00:28Z
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