Ajahn Viradhammo was slated to speak at Buddhist Library on 15 Dec 2022. We regret to inform everyone that Ajahn sustained an injury from a fall last week and had surgery. As such, his trip to Singapore has unfortunately been cancelled. We wish him a speedy recovery and apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment caused due to the cancellation.
About Luang Por Viradhammo
Ajahn Vīradhammo: Abbot of Tisarana
Ajahn (formerly Vitauts Akers), was born in Germany, 1947, to Latvian refugee parents. They moved to Toronto when he was four years old. Around 1969, while living in India, he encountered Buddhism, meeting the late Sāmanera Bodhesako, who introduced him to the teachings of the Buddha. He eventually travelled to Thailand to become a novice at Wat Mahathat in 1973 and took bhikkhu ordination the following year at Wat Pah Pong with Ajahn Chah. He was one of the first residents at Wat Pah Nanachat, the international monastery in north-east Thailand. Having spent four years in Thailand, he went back to Canada to visit his family in 1977. Instead of returning to Thailand, he was asked by Ajahn Chah to join Ajahn Sumedho at the Hampstead Vihāra in London. Later, he was involved in the establishment of both the Chithurst and Harnham monasteries in the UK. In 1985, invited by t