Role of abbot
Parent topic: Saṅgha
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All excerpts (16) Questions about (3) Answers involving (5) Stories (10)

Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 11 – Sep. 19, 2010

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3. “As an abbot taking care of a community, how do you handle it when a kerfluffle comes up?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Abbot] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Community] [Conflict] // [Patience] [Views] [Skillful qualities] [Four Noble Truths]

Follow-up: “What are the antidotes to the next two Noble Truths?”


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 15 – Jan. 26, 2014

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5. “Was Ajahn Chah involved in training the abbots of those monasteries?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Thai Ajahn Chah monasteries] [Abbot] [Mentoring] [Ajahn Chah] // [Wat Tam Saeng Pet] [Wat Pah Nanachat]


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 52 – Mar. 18, 2014

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8. Comment: Ajahn Chah probably wasn’t a micro manager. [Ajahn Chah] [Abbot]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno.

Recollection: Ajahn Chah used the branch monasteries as part of the training of senior monks. [Thai Ajahn Chah monasteries] [Sequence of training]