Nurturing the Roots of the Thai Forest Lineage in Britain: A Short Conversation with Ajahn Sucitto

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Nurturing the Roots of the Thai Forest Lineage in Britain: A Short Conversation with Ajahn Sucitto

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Nurturing the Roots of the Thai Forest Lineage in Britain: A Short Conversation with Ajahn Sucitto

The Thai Forest Tradition, exemplified by the revered Thai master Ajahn Chah (1918–92), has had roots in the United Kingdom since the late 1970s. Ajahn Chah played a key role in planting the seed of Theravada Buddhism in the West, the maturing fruit of which continues to be nurtured by his lineage today.

London-born Ajahn Sucitto was ordained in Thailand in 1976. He returned to his native Britain in 1978 and became student of Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Chah’s most senior Western disciple. Led by Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Sucitto and a small group of monastics established Watpa Cittaviveka, also known as Chithurst Forest Monastery, in the English county of West Sussex. Having helped to establish a further two monasteries in England, Ajahn Sucitto was appointed abbot of Watpa Cittaviveka in 1992, a post he held until 2014.

Ajahn Sucitto is a prolific Dhamma teacher and the author of numerous texts and books on the Buddha’s teaching. He has also been instrumental in the founding of a community of female renunciates in Britain known as the Siladhara Order.

Buddhistdoor Global recently had an opportunity to speak with Ajahn Sucitto at Watpa Cittaviveka, nestled in the deep greens and browns of the West Sussex countryside, who shared his thoughts on the growth of Buddhism in Britain and in the West.

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/n ... n-sucitto/

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Many thanks for that, Lucas. A very nice little article. :anjali: :heart:
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