Sodh Candasaro | |
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หลวงปู่ สด จนฺทสโร | |
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Personal | |
Born | Sodh Mikaewnoi สด มีแก้วน้อย 10 October 1884[note 1] Song Phi Nong, Suphan Buri, Siam |
Died | 3 February 1959 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 74)
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Theravāda |
Other names | Luang Pu Wat Paknam หลวงปู่วัดปากน้ำ |
Dharma names | Candasaro จนฺทสโร |
Monastic name | Phramongkolthepmuni พระมงคลเทพมุนี |
Organization | |
Order | Mahānikāya |
Founder of | Dhammakāya |
Senior posting | |
Post | Abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen |
Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro (10 October 1884 – 3 February 1959), also known as Phramongkolthepmuni, was a Thai Buddhist monk who served as the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen from 1916 until his death in 1959.[note 2] He founded the Thai Dhammakāya school in the early 20th century. As the former abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, he is often called Luang Pu Wat Paknam, meaning 'the Venerable Father of Wat Paknam'. He became a well-known meditation master during the interbellum and the Second World War, and played a significant role in developing Thai Buddhism during that period.[6] He is considered by the Dhammakaya tradition to have rediscovered Vijja Dhammakaya, a meditation method believed to have been used by the Buddha himself.[7] Since the 2000s, some scholars have pointed out that Luang Pu Sodh also played an important role in introducing Theravāda Buddhism in the West, a point previously overlooked.[8][9]: p. 165
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