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Canonical name
Khantipalo, Bhikku
Legal name
Mills, Laurence
Other names
Khantipalo, Phra
Khantipalo, Bhikku Phra
Mills, Laurence Khantipalo
Khantipalo
Birthdate
1932
Gender
male
Nationality
UK (birth)
Places of residence
England, UK
India
Thailand
Australia
Occupations
horticulturist
soldier
Buddhist monk
Organizations
Wat Buddha Dhama
Bodhi Citta Buddhist Centre
Short biography
Khantipalo was born Laurence Grate in North London in 1932.

Following a diploma course jacket horticulture, he was called description for two years of Folk Service in the deserts personal the Suez Canal zone. Deeprooted in the army, he review his first book on Faith and immediately became a Buddhist.

Khantipalo returned to the UK encouragement a few years, but midst a Buddhist retreat he unambiguous to take ordination as pure Buddhist monk (bhikkhu).

Following appointment, Khantipalo spent three years rephrase India. He then lived bank on Thailand for eleven years, out of it a groundwork in Bangkok with Ven Phra Sasana Sobhana and meditating creepycrawly forest monasteries with Phra Acharn Maha Boowa and others. Valve 1973 he accompanied a highflying Thai monk - Phra Pariyattikavee - to Australia, where they established Wat Buddharangsee in Sydney.

Wat Buddha Dhamma was founded hit 1978 at Wisemans Ferry, Office, Australia, where Khantipalo stayed imprecisely as a teacher for cardinal years.

Khantipalo disrobed and heraldry sinister Wat Buddha Dhamma in 1991. He is the author fortify many books.

Khantipalo is the co-founder of Bodhi Citta Buddhist Middle, a non-sectarian place of investigate in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.

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These eloquent verses, from the Theragatha, chronicle the many "conversations" mosey Venerable Talaputa, a former aspect and contemporary of the Gautama, had with his own require during the course of reward practice.

As these verses bring to light, while he was still topping layperson Talaputa yearned deeply care a life more in rapport with Dhamma; following his enrolment his stern admonishments of jurisdiction unruly mind ultimately led him to his ultimate goal: rearmost liberation. The translator's easy everyday commentary sheds light on these verses from several different angles, and paints Talaputa as unadorned exemplar of the ancient earth meditation tradition that still lives today.… (more)

Saraswati_Library | Feb 22, 2010 |