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'''Phrabhavanaviriyakhun''' (Thai: พระภาวนาวิริยคุณ) (also known as '''Phadet Dattajeevo''') is a Thai Buddhist monk. Born in 1941 in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, he followed secular education to post-graduate level.
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'''[[Phrabhavanaviriyakhun]]''' ([[Thai]]: [[พระภาวนาวิริยคุณ]]) (also known as '''[[Phadet Dattajeevo]]''') is a [[Thai]] [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]. Born in 1941 in Kanchanaburi, [[Thailand]], he followed {{Wiki|secular}} [[education]] to post-graduate level.
  
When Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Pathum Thani Province was founded in 1970, he was the enthusiastic leader who was not only in charge of the pioneering construction work but also for developing the friendly relationships with many householders living in the neighbourhood of the temple. He was ordained in 1971, at the age of thirty-two at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Bangkok and studied in the Dhammakaya meditation tradition of Phramonkolthepmuni (Luang Phaw Wat Paknam) under his teachers Kuhn Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong (1909–2000) and Phrathepyanmahamuni (Chaiboon Dhammajayo) (b. 1944). He also had the opportunity to study in the academic curriculum of Dhamma Studies until reaching Grade I.
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When [[Wat Phra Dhammakaya]], Pathum Thani Province was founded in 1970, he was the {{Wiki|enthusiastic}} leader who was not only in charge of the pioneering construction work but also for developing the friendly relationships with many householders living in the neighbourhood of the [[temple]]. He was [[ordained]] in 1971, at the age of thirty-two at [[Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen]], {{Wiki|Bangkok}} and studied in the [[Dhammakaya]] [[meditation]] [[tradition]] of [[Phramonkolthepmuni]] ([[Luang Phaw Wat Paknam]]) under his [[teachers]] [[Kuhn Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong]] (1909–2000) and [[Phrathepyanmahamuni]] ([[Chaiboon Dhammajayo]]) (b. 1944). He also had the opportunity to study in the {{Wiki|academic}} {{Wiki|curriculum}} of [[Dhamma]] Studies until reaching Grade I.
  
Within a few years, he had become a well-known Dhamma lecturer. A set of Dhamma Sermon cassettes on the 'Thirty-Eight Blessings (Mangala Sutta)' was his earliest masterpiece. These lectures became very popular with Thais both in Thailand and abroad. He was made vice-president of the Dhamma Missionary Outreach Sector 8 and is the president of the Dhammakaya International Society of California. Most notably he is vice-president of the Dhammakaya Foundation, an organization dedicated to the outreach of meditation and Buddhism for world peace throughout the world. He was also acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya from 2000-2006. His work in Buddhist teaching were recognized by the Royal Palace of Thailand and he was consequently elevated to the Royal Order (Ordinary Level) with the title 'Phrabhavanaviriyakhun' in 1992. He has also received the Dhammacakra Sema-Pillar award from Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 1993.
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Within a few years, he had become a well-known [[Dhamma]] lecturer. A set of [[Dhamma]] {{Wiki|Sermon}} cassettes on the 'Thirty-Eight [[Blessings]] ([[Mangala Sutta]])' was his earliest masterpiece. These lectures became very popular with Thais both in [[Thailand]] and abroad.  
  
Better known to his congregation as 'Luang Phaw Dattajeevo', it is now thirty years he has spent teaching the Dhamma. He has spoken regularly before international audiences and as a panelist at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session "World Summit for Social Development" on 30 June 2000 in Geneva, he highlighted the importance of spirituality in addressing social development and overcoming poverty.
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He was made vice-president of the [[Dhamma Missionary Outreach Sector 8]] and is the [[president]] of the [[Dhammakaya International Society of California]].  
  
An active author, he has written more than sixty Dhamma books published in the Thai language, ten of which have been translated into foreign languages. At the age of sixty-eight years, he is still working as hard as thirty years ago. As vice-president of the Dhammakaya Foundation, he has to run the organization as Phrathepyanmahamuni's right-hand man.
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Most notably he is vice-president of the [[Dhammakaya Foundation]], an [[organization]] dedicated to the outreach of [[meditation]] and [[Buddhism]] for [[world]] [[peace]] throughout the [[world]]. He was also acting [[abbot]] of [[Wat Phra Dhammakaya]] from 2000-2006.  
  
Most of the innumerable problems which arise in temple life fall upon his shoulders. However, he is renowned for his practical life solutions, always attempting to tackle problems at their roots instead of merely finding who to blame. However, it seems that he works, as always, enthusiastically and without tiredness, a continuing inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of devotees whose lives his teachings have touched and shaped.
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His work in [[Buddhist teaching]] were [[recognized]] by the {{Wiki|Royal}} Palace of [[Thailand]] and he was consequently elevated to the {{Wiki|Royal}} Order (Ordinary Level) with the title '[[Phrabhavanaviriyakhun]]' in 1992. He has also received the [[Dhammacakra Sema-Pillar]] award from {{Wiki|Princess}} [[Maha]] [[Chakri Sirindhorn]] in 1993.
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Better known to his congregation as '[[Luang Phaw Dattajeevo]]', it is now thirty years he has spent [[teaching]] the [[Dhamma]]. He has spoken regularly before international audiences and as a panelist at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session "[[World]] Summit for {{Wiki|Social}} [[Development]]" on 30 June 2000 in [[Geneva]], he highlighted the importance of [[spirituality]] in addressing {{Wiki|social}} [[development]] and [[overcoming]] {{Wiki|poverty}}.
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An active author, he has written more than sixty [[Dhamma]] [[books]] published in the [[Thai]] [[language]], ten of which have been translated into foreign [[languages]]. At the age of sixty-eight years, he is still working as hard as thirty years ago. As vice-president of the [[Dhammakaya Foundation]], he has to run the [[organization]] as [[Phrathepyanmahamuni's]] right-hand man.
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Most of the {{Wiki|innumerable}} problems which arise in [[temple]] [[life]] fall upon his shoulders. However, he is renowned for his {{Wiki|practical}} [[life]] solutions, always attempting to tackle problems at their [[roots]] instead of merely finding who to blame. However, it seems that he works, as always, enthusiastically and without tiredness, a continuing inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of {{Wiki|devotees}} whose [[lives]] his teachings have touched and shaped.
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
  
==== English Language ====
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==== English [[Language]] ====
  
::*Buddhist Ways to Overcome Obstacles (1992) Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok, [credited 'Ven. Dattajeevo Bhikkhu'] ISBN 978-616-7200-00-2
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::*[[Buddhist]] Ways to Overcome [[Obstacles]] (1992) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}}, [credited 'Ven. [[Dattajeevo]] [[Bhikkhu]]'] ISBN 978-616-7200-00-2
::*Blueprint for a Global Being (Buddhism in Plain English Series 1)(2000), Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-87618-2-7
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::*Blueprint for a Global Being ([[Buddhism]] in Plain English Series 1)(2000), [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-87618-2-7
::*The Buddha's First Teaching (Buddhism in Plain English Series 3) (2002), Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-90587-3-2
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::*The [[Buddha's]] First [[Teaching]] ([[Buddhism]] in Plain English Series 3) (2002), [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-90587-3-2
::*Reforming Society means Reforming Human Nature (Buddhism in Plain English Series 1)(2003) Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-90996-1-2
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::*Reforming {{Wiki|Society}} means Reforming [[Human Nature]] ([[Buddhism]] in Plain English Series 1)(2003) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-90996-1-2
::*The Fruits of True Monkhood (Buddhism in Plain English Series 4) (2003) Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-90587-1-8
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::*The {{Wiki|Fruits}} of True [[Monkhood]] ([[Buddhism]] in Plain English Series 4) (2003) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-90587-1-8
::*Vanijja Sutta: Cause of Over-target Benefit (2003) Writers & Thinkers for World Peace: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-90952-1-8
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::*Vanijja [[Sutta]]: [[Cause]] of Over-target [[Benefit]] (2003) Writers & Thinkers for [[World]] [[Peace]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-90952-1-8
::*The Ordination (2004) Writers & Thinkers for World Peace: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-92293-3-0
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::*The [[Ordination]] (2004) Writers & Thinkers for [[World]] [[Peace]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-92293-3-0
::*Man's Personal Transformation (2005) Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-8277-70-7
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::*Man's Personal [[Transformation]] (2005) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-8277-70-7
::*How to Raise the Children to Be Good People for the Nation: Ethical Guide for Children and Teenagers (2005) Writers & ::Thinkers for World Peace: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-93607-8-1
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::*How to Raise the Children to Be Good [[People]] for the Nation: [[Ethical]] [[Guide]] for Children and Teenagers (2005) Writers & ::Thinkers for [[World]] [[Peace]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-93607-8-1
::*Pages to Happiness (2007) Writers & Thinkers for World Peace: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-09-3800-2
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::*Pages to [[Happiness]] (2007) Writers & Thinkers for [[World]] [[Peace]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-09-3800-2
::*The Warm Hearted Family: A Handbook on How to Care for the Heart of the Family (2007) Writers & Thinkers for World ::Peace: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-09-7376-8
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::*The Warm Hearted Family: A Handbook on How to Care for the [[Heart]] of the Family (2007) Writers & Thinkers for [[World]] ::[[Peace]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-09-7376-8
::*Family Day By Day: The Guide to a Successful Family Life (2008) Dhammakaya Foundation: Bangkok ISBN 978-974-519-310-9
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::*Family Day By Day: The [[Guide]] to a Successful Family [[Life]] (2008) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: {{Wiki|Bangkok}} ISBN 978-974-519-310-9
::*Buddhist Economics (Buddhism in Plain English Series 2) (2010) Dhammakaya Foundation: Patumthani ISBN 978-616-7200-11-8
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::*[[Buddhist]] {{Wiki|Economics}} ([[Buddhism]] in Plain English Series 2) (2010) [[Dhammakaya Foundation]]: Patumthani ISBN 978-616-7200-11-8
  
 
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Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Thai: พระภาวนาวิริยคุณ) (also known as Phadet Dattajeevo) is a Thai Buddhist monk. Born in 1941 in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, he followed secular education to post-graduate level.

When Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Pathum Thani Province was founded in 1970, he was the enthusiastic leader who was not only in charge of the pioneering construction work but also for developing the friendly relationships with many householders living in the neighbourhood of the temple. He was ordained in 1971, at the age of thirty-two at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Bangkok and studied in the Dhammakaya meditation tradition of Phramonkolthepmuni (Luang Phaw Wat Paknam) under his teachers Kuhn Yay Maha Ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong (1909–2000) and Phrathepyanmahamuni (Chaiboon Dhammajayo) (b. 1944). He also had the opportunity to study in the academic curriculum of Dhamma Studies until reaching Grade I.

Within a few years, he had become a well-known Dhamma lecturer. A set of Dhamma Sermon cassettes on the 'Thirty-Eight Blessings (Mangala Sutta)' was his earliest masterpiece. These lectures became very popular with Thais both in Thailand and abroad.

He was made vice-president of the Dhamma Missionary Outreach Sector 8 and is the president of the Dhammakaya International Society of California.

Most notably he is vice-president of the Dhammakaya Foundation, an organization dedicated to the outreach of meditation and Buddhism for world peace throughout the world. He was also acting abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya from 2000-2006.

His work in Buddhist teaching were recognized by the Royal Palace of Thailand and he was consequently elevated to the Royal Order (Ordinary Level) with the title 'Phrabhavanaviriyakhun' in 1992. He has also received the Dhammacakra Sema-Pillar award from Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 1993.

Better known to his congregation as 'Luang Phaw Dattajeevo', it is now thirty years he has spent teaching the Dhamma. He has spoken regularly before international audiences and as a panelist at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session "World Summit for Social Development" on 30 June 2000 in Geneva, he highlighted the importance of spirituality in addressing social development and overcoming poverty.

An active author, he has written more than sixty Dhamma books published in the Thai language, ten of which have been translated into foreign languages. At the age of sixty-eight years, he is still working as hard as thirty years ago. As vice-president of the Dhammakaya Foundation, he has to run the organization as Phrathepyanmahamuni's right-hand man.

Most of the innumerable problems which arise in temple life fall upon his shoulders. However, he is renowned for his practical life solutions, always attempting to tackle problems at their roots instead of merely finding who to blame. However, it seems that he works, as always, enthusiastically and without tiredness, a continuing inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of devotees whose lives his teachings have touched and shaped.

Publications

English Language

Source

Wikipedia:Phrabhavanaviriyakhun