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Ajahn Viradhammo or Luang Por Viradhammo (born Vitauts Akers, April 27, 1947 Esslingen, Germany) is a Canadian monk in the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was ordained as a monk in 1974 by Ajahn Chah at Wat Nong Pah Pong monastery and became one of the first residents at Wat Pah Nanachat, the international monastery in north-east Thailand. Luang Por Viradhammo is the most senior Thai Forest monk in Canada and currently the Abbot of in Perth, Ontario. Luang Por means Venerable Father (หลวงพ่อ), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ajahn means teacher.

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  • Ajahn Viradhammo or Luang Por Viradhammo (born Vitauts Akers, April 27, 1947 Esslingen, Germany) is a Canadian monk in the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was ordained as a monk in 1974 by Ajahn Chah at Wat Nong Pah Pong monastery and became one of the first residents at Wat Pah Nanachat, the international monastery in north-east Thailand. Luang Por Viradhammo is the most senior Thai Forest monk in Canada and currently the Abbot of in Perth, Ontario. Luang Por means Venerable Father (หลวงพ่อ), an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ajahn means teacher. (en)
  • Ajahn Viradhammo – buddyjski mnich w tradycji therawady, syn łotewskich uchodźców, urodził się w 1947 roku w Esslingen am Neckar w Niemczech. Kiedy miał pięć lat jego rodzina przeprowadziła się do Toronto w Kanadzie. Studiował inżynierię na Uniwersytecie Toronto jednak życie akademickie go rozczarowało więc w 1969 roku przerwał studia i wyjechał do pracy w Niemczech. W późniejszym czasie, kiedy mieszkał w Indiach, zetknął się z buddyzmem, spotykając czcigodnego , który zapoznał go z pismami czcigodnego Nanavira Thera. Ostatecznie wyjechał do Tajlandii by zostać nowicjuszem (samanera) w Wat Mahathat. Na mnicha (bhikkhu) został wyświęcony w 1974 roku, w . Był jednym z pierwszych mieszkańców . (pl)
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  • Pictured with a Luang Por Sumedho at Tisarana Monastery in May 2010 (en)
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