Ajahn Chanda Thawaro

{{Short description|Thai Buddhist monk (1922–2012)}}

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|name = Phra Chanda Thawaro

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|birth_name = Chanda

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|dharma name = Thavaro

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|2|10|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Baan Dang village, Roi Et Province, Thailand

|death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2012|2|21|1922|2|10}}

|death_place = Baan Noen Haou Lo village, Phichit Province, Thailand

|nationality = Thai

|religion =Buddhism

|school = Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya

|lineage = Thai Forest Tradition

|title = Abbot of Wat Pa Khao Noi

|location = Wat Pa Khao Noi

|occupation = Bhikkhu

|successor = Phra Ajahn Sathien Kantasilo

|teacher = Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Mahathera

|education = A third level certificate in Pali Studies

|website = [http://www.luangphujuntathawaro.com/English luangphujuntathawaro.com]{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

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Phra Chanda Thawaro ({{langx|th| (จันทา ถาวโร)}}), commonly known as Ajahn Chanda,The word "Ajahn" ({{langx|th|อาจารย์}}; {{RTGS|Achan}}) means "teacher". or Laung Pu Chanda Thawaro in Thai, ({{langx|th|พระอาจารย์จันทา,หลวงปู่จันทา ถาวโร}}), born as Chanda Chainit ({{langx|th|จันทา ไชยนิตย์}}) (February 10, 1922 – February 21, 2012), was a Thai Buddhist monk. Chanda is one of the best known Thai Buddhist monks of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.{{Dubious|date=March 2020}} He was widely regarded as an Arahant — a living Buddhist saint. He was a disciple of the esteemed forest master Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, and was himself considered a master in the Thai Forest Tradition.{{cite web |url=http://www.thawaro.com |title=วัดป่าถาวโร ต.เนินมะปราง อ.เนินมะปราง จ.พิษณุโลก |publisher=Thawaro.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825125749/http://www.thawaro.com/ |archive-date=2013-08-25 |url-status=dead }}{{Dubious|date=March 2020}}