Ajahn Vajiro (Phil Gunton), an English disciple of Ajahn
Chah, has been a monk for more than 20 years. He was
born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1953. His formative
years were spent in Malaysia although he did return to
England (University of Bath) for his higher education where
he graduated in 1974 in Economics. He took up a career in
accountancy. While in England, a friend encouraged him to
go on a 10-day meditation retreat at the Oakenholt
Buddhist Centre near Oxford. In 1977, He met Ajahn Chah
and Ajahn Sumedho when they visited the Hampstead
Vihara.
In 1978, he decided to become an anagarika at Chithurst
and then went to live in Ajahn Chah's monastery in Wat
Pah Pong, Thailand. In 1979, he became a samanera (10-
preceptor) and in 1980, he was fully ordained as a monk.
Since 1984, Ajahn Vajiro has been assisting at the
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England that is under the
leadership of Ajahn Sumedho.
The Venerable is the author of the following articles:-
Dana
Mature Emotion
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