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The venerable Phra Panya was abbot of Cholpratan Rangsarait Temple in Nonthaburi.

Ordained as a novice when he was 18 years old, Phra Panya entered the monkhood at the age of 20 in Nanglad temple in the southern province of Phatthalung.

He joined an Italian monk on pilgrimage to Burma to teach Buddhism and went back to stay at Suan Mokkh, a forest Dhamma centre in Surat Thani.

The monk stayed at Suan Mokkh, a forest Dhamma centre in Surat Thani.

At Suan Mokkh, he dedicated his life to Buddha's teaching together with his peers, including the late Phra Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, the venerable monk who was entered on Unesco's list of great international personalities in 2005.

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