| Ajarn Jumnearn Silsetso is abbot and original founder of
Wat Tham Suea in the south Thailand province of Krabi (close
to Phuket).
Ajarn Jumnearn was born in a very small town or village
named Ban Na San. This is just about 30km south of the city
"Surat Thani" in the Surat Thani province. Surat Thani
borders the Gulf of Thailand or Gulf of Siam as it's
sometimes called. Krabi borders the Andaman sea but is
protected by Phuket and Malaysia somewhat. Krabi was still
affected by the tsunami in a bad way.
About 1974 Ajarn Jumnearn began building his temple. It
now occupies a lot of space, including a 260m mountain and a
large foothills area with 1000 year old trees. The temple
was named Wat Tham Suea because it means, Tiger Cave Temple.
Years ago there was a large tiger that lived in one one of
the caves before it became a temple. The temple houses over
80 monks during the rains retreats months and about 40
months during regular time of year. There are about 200 lay
people, mostly nuns - magee (ma-jy) that have come to escape
bad family situations. Wat Tham Suea is a haven for women in
unsafe environments at home.
In addition to this there are 30 or more workers that are
always at the temple working on projects Ajarn Jumnearn has
planned. Right now the big project is a 99 meter Jedi (large
holy structure) that will attract visitors from all over
Thailand.
started this small
temple that has grown in size and status in Thailand as a
result of Ajahn Jumneun's wonderful presence and dedication
to spreading the good word of Buddhism to Thais' and
foreigners alike.
Ajarn Jumnearn is a real international traveler. He has
requests to visit countries all over the world - and goes
many places each year. Ajarn Jumnearn has been a monk for 52
years and is a very accomplished meditation teacher in
multiple disciplines.
Here's a free book chapter about Ajarn Jumnearn and his
life growing up, starting meditation at 6 years old and
onward from there... ENJOY!
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