Ajahn Maha Bua

Who was Ajahn Maha Bua?

Phra Dharma Visuddhi Mangala, commonly known as Ajahn Maha Bua or in Thai Luang Ta Maha Bua, born as Bua Lohitdee, was a Thai Buddhist monk. Bua is one of the best known Thai Buddhist monks of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was widely regarded as an Arahant — a living Buddhist saint. He was a disciple of the esteemed forest master Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, and was himself considered a master in the Thai Forest Tradition. He was a harsh critic of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as well as of events taking place in Watpa Salawan after the death of its abbot Luangpho Phut.