 Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso (Peter Betts) was born in London in 1951. In 1975, he trained under Ajahn Chah in Thailand. In 1983, he joined the Bodhinayana Monastery in Perth, Australia and later became the Abbot, where he now resides. He teaches Buddhism to a wide and varied audience including children and local prisoners. His work in erudition in the Vinaya, the monastic code, currently provides the foundation for Vinaya instruction to Westerners in England, Switzerland Australia and New Zealand.
The Venerable gave a talk at Singapore Power(PUB), Auditorium on June 5th 2000 titled "Cool and Blissful"- That's Real Buddhism
Some of the articles written by the Venerable available on-line are:-
Anatta- Non-Self
Anatta- Non-Self(Download PDF)
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Buddhist Sexual Ethics
Buddhist Sexual Ethics(Download PDF)
Buddhist Summit Speech
Buddhist Summit Speech(Download PDF)
Discipline And Conventions Of Theravada Renunciate Communities
In The Presence Of Nibbana
In The Presence Of Nibbana(Download PDF)
Joy At Last To Know There Is No Happiness In The World
Joy At Last To Know There Is No Happiness In The World(Download PDF)
Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully
Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully(Download PDF)
May A Monk Act As A Doctor?
May A Monk Act As A Doctor?(Download PDF)
Meditation: The Heart Of Buddhism
Meditation: The Heart Of Buddhism(Download PDF)
Monks and Money
Monks And Women, Nuns And Men
Monks And Women, Nuns And Men(Download PDF)
Ordination_Of_Women
Ordination_Of_Women(Download PDF)
Ownership And Administration Of Monasteries
Paticca-Samuppada - Dependent Origination
Paticca-Samuppada - Dependent Origination(Download PDF)
Satipatthana: The Fourfold Focus Of Mindfulness
The Buddhist Perspective
The Buddhist Perspective(Download PDF)
The Bliss Of Letting Go
The Bliss Of Letting Go(Download PDF)
The Ending Of Things
The Ending Of Things(Download PDF)
The Five Hindrances
The Four Disrobing Offences
The Meaning Of Sangha
The Meaning Of Sangha(Download PDF)
The Ordination Ceremony Of A Monk
The Quality Of Mindfulness
The Quality Of Mindfulness(Download PDF)
The Time And Place For Eating
Travelogue To The Four Jhanas
Using Non-Self To Let Go
What The Buddha Says About Eating Meat
Wrong Livelihood
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