12 Facts About Ajahn Pasanno

Ajahn Pasanno was born on Reed Perry, Manitoba, Canada, July 26,1949 and is the most senior Western disciple of Ven.

Ajahn Pasanno was born on July 26,1949, in The Pas, Manitoba, Canada.

Ajahn Pasanno studied the Tipitaka in English and enrolled in a month of meditation retreat.

On January 4,1974, at the age of 24, Ajahn Pasanno took ordination at Wat Pleng Vipassana in Bangkok, Thailand with Venerable Phra Khru Nanasirivatana as preceptor.

One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ajahn Pasanno became its abbot in his ninth year.

In 1990, Ajahn Pasanno established Poo Jom Gom Hermitage in Ampher Khong Chiam, Ubon Ratchathani Province as a forest retreat facility for Wat Pah Nanachat.

Ajahn Pasanno ordained many trees in order to protect them, putting robes around them, holding traditional ceremonies, and chanting for the protection of the forest.

Ajahn Chah became ill and died, Ajahn Pasanno was part of the steering committee for administering to the needs of Wat Nong Pah Pong and its branch monasteries, which at the time numbered over 200.

In 1992 and 1993, Ajahn Pasanno was directly involved in helping the preparation and organization of the royal funeral of Ajahn Chah at Wat Nong Pah Pong, Ampher Warin, Ubon Ratchathani Province.

Ajahn Pasanno moved to California on New Year's Eve of 1997 to share the abbotship of Abhayagiri Monastery, Redwood Valley, California, with Ajahn Amaro.

In 2010, the Pacific Hermitage, a branch of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, was founded in the Columbia River Gorge along a forested stretch of White Salmon's Jewett Creek with the support of Ajahn Pasanno, who encouraged Ajahn Sudanto to lead the effort to establish the Pacific Hermitage.

In February 2010, Ajahn Pasanno Amaro accepted an invitation to serve as abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England.