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The Venerable Ajahn Chah<\/a> Subhaddo (Chao Khun Bodhinyana Thera) was born on this day in 1918. Ajahn Chah was a Thai Forest tradition meditation master and one of the most important figures in establishing a Theravadan Buddhist<\/a> presence in the West.\n

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