1. Phra Ajahn Thate Desaransi, known as Ajahn Tate, Luangpu Thet Thetrangsi, Phra Desarangsee, or by his monastic title Phra Rajanirodharangsee, was a famous meditation master and Buddhist monk from northern Thailand.
10 Facts About Ajahn Thate
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Ajahn Thate was a disciple of Ajahn Mun and thus a first generation student of the Thai Forest Tradition and one of the founding teachers of the lineage.
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Ajahn Thate was born into the family of Ree-o rahng on 26 April 1902.
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Ajahn Thate's birthplace was the village of Nah Seedah, in the subdistrict of Glahng Yai, Bahn Peur District, Udorn-thani Province.
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Ajahn Thate was a disciple of the very respected Forest Monk teachers Ajahn Sao and Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta.
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Ajahn Thate came to dwell and meditate in the forest near what is Wat Hin Makpeng in 1964.
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The Ajahn Thate became widely renowned for his humility and the development of his consciousness through Buddhist meditation not just through all sections of society in Thailand but internationally, particularly as a result of international speaking and meditation practise tours to Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
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Ajahn Thate wrote a profound short book on the practise of meditation.
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The cremation of Venerable Ajahn Thate took place on 8 January 1996, a day of bright sunshine.
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The next morning, when the fire was cooled, the bones and ashes of Venerable Ajahn Thate were reverently removed and safeguarded as relics.