Ajahn Brahm

Born Peter Betts in London in 1951. He read theoretical physics at Cambridge, taught school maths for a year, then travelled to Thailand and ordained in 1974. He trained for nine years under Ajahn Chah at Wat Nong Pah Pong. In 1983 he was sent to Perth to help build Bodhinyana Monastery, where he has been abbot since 1995.

He is spiritual adviser to Anukampa, and his books and YouTube talks are for many people the first door into this tradition in the English-speaking world. In 2009 he helped perform the revolutionary bhikkhuni ordination in the Thai Forest tradition.

He is known for his warmth, his humour, and his term kindfulness, mindfulness paired with kindness. In 2019 he was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM).