Paññananda Bhikkhu
Paññananda Bhikkhu (Pun Padhumuddharo) | |
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.jpg) Statue of Paññananda Bhikkhu | |
| Title | Phra Brahmamangalacarya (2004)[1] |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Pun Sanaecharoen 11 May 1911 Phatthalung Province, Thailand |
| Died | 10 October 2007 (aged 96) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Other names | Luang Por Paññananda Bhikkhu |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Dharma names | Padhumuddharo |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Phra Charoon Karani Buddhadasa |
| Based in | Wat Chonprathan Rangsarit |
Paññananda Bhikkhu (11 May 1911 – 10 October 2007), also romanized as Panyananda Bhikkhu, was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was a disciple of the master Buddhadasa.[2] He was based in Wat Chonprathan Rangsarit from 1960 until his death.
Name
[edit]Paññananda Bhikkhu (Thai: ปัญญานันทภิกขุ) was also commonly known as Luang Pho Paññananda Bhikkhu. His birth name was Pun Sanaecharoen (Thai: ปั่น เสน่ห์เจริญ), his Dhamma name (in the Pali language) was Padhumuddharo (Thai: ปทุมุตฺตโร; RTGS: Pathumuttaro), and his monastic title was Phra Brahmamangalacarya (Thai: พระพรหมมังคลาจารย์).
Early and dhamma life
[edit]He was born and educated in Phatthalung province.[3][4] When he was age 18, he was ordained as a novice monk at Wat Upanantanaram in Ranong Province. Upon reaching the age of 20, he was fully ordained as a Buddhist monk at Wat Nang Lat in Phatthalung Province, with Phra Charoon Karani as his preceptor in 1931.[3] He studied in the dhamma in many Buddhist institutes in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong and Bangkok. He met with Buddhadasa in 1934, and he also lent in Suan Mokkh and studied in the dhamma with strictly.[5] He studied Pali in Bangkok.[4]
During and following World War II, he traveled widely in Thailand and in Burma, India, and Malaysia.[4]
In 1949 he removed to lent at Wat Umong in Chiang Mai Province, and he founded the merit foundation Wat Chedi Luang.[6] In 1954, he visited Europe and North America as a supporter of the "moral rearmament" movement.[4] He was based in Chiang Mai until 1960, at which point he became abbot of Wat Chonprathan Rangsarit.[6][4]
Death
[edit]He died in 2007 at Siriraj Hospital. His funeral ceremony was held ten years later.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศสถาปนาสมณศักดิ์, เล่ม 122, ตอนที่ 9 ข, 3 มิถุนายน 2548, หน้า 1-4
- ^ โสมชยา ธนังกุล. มรดกธรรมจากท่านพุทธทาส. แสตมป์ & สิ่งสะสม. ปีที่ 1 (+42) ฉบับที่ 3. พฤษภาคม 2555. ISSN 2229-2780. หน้า 48
- ^ a b "100th Anniversary of Panyananda Bhikkhu". World Buddhist Stamps Gallery. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ a b c d e Fry, Gerald W.; Nieminen, Gayla S.; Smith, Harold E. (2013-08-08). Historical Dictionary of Thailand. Scarecrow Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8108-7525-8.
- ^ "ประวัติหลวงพ่อปัญญา". www.tanwandee.org. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ a b "วัดชลประทานรังสฤษฏ์". Photo on Tour. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- ^ "'พระเทพฯ' เสด็จเป็นองค์ประธานพระราชทานเพลิงสลายสรีรธาตุหลวงพ่อปัญญา". mgronline.com (in Thai). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "สลายสรีรธาตุพระราชทานเพลิงศพ "หลวงพ่อปัญญานันทภิกขุ"". Thai PBS (in Thai). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
External links
[edit]- Merit Foundation Website
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