Monastic titles
Monastic titles
24. “Thank you for your talk today. Could you please expand further on how to maintain/practice tranquility in everyday life, especially as we ‘pick up’ many of the things in out lives. Could you please tell us the translation of Luang Por and also if its appropriate for laity to address you by this term?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Everyday life] [Continuity of mindfulness] [Monastic titles]
6. “How many Somdets and Chao Khuns are there at any given time?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [History/Thai Buddhism] [Monastic titles] // [Ajahn Sumedho] [Ajahn Liem]
7. “What’s the Thai for ‘Supreme Patriarch’?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Thai] [Monastic titles]
2. “An Ajahn visiting Abhayagiri spoke of you receiving an honor. Would you elaborate on what it was, who bestows it, and what it means for you and the community?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic titles] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Abhayagiri]
5. “I understand that there is a council of Theravada elders who are a “decision making panel” guiding the tradition. Who exactly is part of this council and who or what determines their eligibility? Will the honor being bestowed upon you and Ajahn Amaro next month make you eligible? Are there other monks in modern times who have received this honor?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [History/Thai Buddhism] [Saṅgha decision making] [Monastic titles] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Amaro]
15. “Could you explain what your ordination names mean and how they were chosen?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic titles]
16. “How does the process work to get a title as you do? Is this title only for monks? Will you be the only one in the USA?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic titles] [Ajahn Pasanno]
23. “I’m curious about the ceremony to bestow the honorific title. What does it entail? What is the new title? Does it change the appropriate way for us to address or refer to you?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic titles] [Ajahn Pasanno]