search of Ãcariya Mun. He wandered and practiced meditation with
Ãcariya Mun and other dhutanga monks for 5 years before returning to
settle in the Northeast.
- Ãcariya Fan Ajãro (1898 – 1977). Having initially ordained as a
novice, then as a monk, Ãcariya Fan first met Ãcariya Mun in 1920
when the latter came to stay near his home village in Sakon Nakhon.
Ãcariya Mun’s clear articulation of the Dhamma impressed him, inspir-
ing him to follow the dhutanga way of life. In 1926 he followed Ãcariya
Mun to Ubon Ratchathani where he helped to establish several forest
monasteries in the succeeding years. After a life of extensive wander-
ing, Ãcariya Fan eventually settled at a monastery in his home district
in Sakon Nakhon. - Ãcariya Khao Anãlayo (1888 – 1983). Ordained in Ubon Rat-
chathani at the age of 31, having already had a wife and family, Ãcariya
Khao wandered over much of the Northeast in search of Ãcariya Mun,
whom he eventually met up with in Nong Khai province. He later fol-
lowed Ãcariya Mun to Chiang Mai and spent many years with him
there. In his frequent encounters with wild animals, Ãcariya Khao was
known to have a special affinity for elephants. - Yakkhas (ogres) are a special class of powerful non-human beings
who often have cruel and murderous temperaments. - Wat Pa Ban Tad, the author’s forest monastery in Udon Thani
province, was established in 1955. - The Four Foundations of Mindfulness are: 1) body (rýpa) 2) feelings
(vedanã) 3) states of mind (citta) 4) mental phenomena (dhamma).
9. The Four Noble Truths are: 1) suffering (dukkha) 2) the cause of
suffering (samudaya) 3) the cessation of suffering (nirodha) 4) the path
leading to the cessation of suffering (magga). - “When we are taught to visit a cemetery, we should never neglect
the inner cemetery. Even if we visit a cemetery outside, the purpose is
to reflect inwardly on the inner cemetery – our own body. Dried corpses,
fresh corpses, raw corpses, cooked corpses, all kinds of corpses are gath-
ered together in this body, but I’ve never heard the place where they