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Filled with terror, he set the Nāga free. Bhūridatta assumed a radiant form decked with all ornaments; so did Sudassana and Accimukhī. The king, on discovering that they were the children of Samuddajā, rejoiced greatly and entertained them. Bhūridatta returned to the Nāga world, the king accompanying him.
Biography. Ajaan Mun was born in Baan Kham Bong, a farming village in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Isan . Ordained as a monk in 1893, he spent the remainder of his life wandering through Thailand, Burma, and Laos, dwelling for the most part in the forest, engaged in the practice of meditation. He attracted an enormous following of students and ...
Bhuridatta Jataka (#543) This Jataka tale illustrates the perfection of character of virtue (sila). The Bodhisatta was once a naga king. The King of Varanasi’s son (who was the Bodhisatta’s human grandfather) served as viceroy, and as time went on, everyone saw what a great man he was. This made the King of Varanasi paranoid and he worried ...
Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta (1870–1949) was a Thai bhikkhu who is credited, along with his mentor, Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo, with establishing the Thai Forest Tradition that subsequently spread throughout Thailand and to several countries abroad.
Now Bhūridatta’s wives had not felt anxious when they did not find him on the top of the ant-hill, as they said that he was no doubt gone to his mother’s home; but when they heard that she was coming weeping because she could nowhere see her son, they went to meet her and fell at her feet, making a loud lamentation, “O lady, it is a month today since we last saw your son.”
Ask Bhūridatta,—he will give, if you want wealth, the wished-for boon; But if you sin, I fear the sin will find you out and that right soon."
Ajaan Mun is a towering figure in contemporary Thai Buddhism. He was widely revered during his lifetime for the extraordinary courage and determination he di...
