Bhikkhu Mettanando

Tiến sĩ Tỳ kheo Mettanando là một bác sĩ trước khi xuất gia. Ông hiện đang ở tại Wat Raja Orasaram, Thái Lan.

Chiva-Som is working with the venerable Mettanando Bhikkhu, a Thai Buddhist monk who has been teaching meditation for over 30 years. From now until 6 June, the monk will be visiting Chiva-Som as a guest consultant and will be providing group sessions and private meditation lessons at the resort.

Mettanando Bhikkhu obtained his medical degree from Chulalongkorn University. His Masters Degree from Oxford University specialized in Sanskrit and ancient Indian religious culture. He went on to receive a Master Degree in Theology from Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. from the University of Hamburg, Germany. His thesis focused on Meditation and Healing of the Theravada Buddhist Monastic Tradition of Thailand and Laos. He currently teaches Buddhism and meditation at Chulalongkorn University and Assumption University, and is active in the field of alternative medicine in hospice and palliative care and teaching medical ethics to doctors and nurses both in Thailand and Internationally. He has the wonderful ability be able to communicate the most complex message in the simplest of ways.