ajahn
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alt=BUDDHIST MONK|thumb|Ajahn Chah, Buddhist monk
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alt=BUDDHIST MONK|thumb|Ajahn Chah, Buddhist monk
Ajahn (, , ; ) is a Thai- and Lao-derived term that translates as "professor" or "teacher". The term is in turn derived from the Pali word ācariya and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese sensei. It is used as a title of address for high school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten vassa – in other words those who have maintained their monastic precepts unbroken for a period of ten years. The term Luang Por, "Venerable father", signifies an ajahn of acknowledged seniority in Thai Buddhism.
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