The Enlightenment Monk
Somdej Phra Buddhacara
(Toh Brahmaransi)


Somdej Phra Buddhacara

(Toh Brahmaransi)
Wat Rakang Kositaram, Bangkok


          Born in 1776 and ordained as a novice at the age of thirteen. He was ordained under the royal sponsorship at Wat Takrai, Phitsanulok. He was the royal mentor and teacher of the Khmer Language to H.R.H. Crown Prince Mongkut when the Crown Prince was ordained a novice. A monk of profound wisdom, he was renowned for his sagacity and his witty eloquence. He strictly observed all tenets of itinerant monkhood. He passed away at the age of eighty-five.

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