Chandra Khonnokyoong - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Chandra Khonnokyoong
- Chandra Khonnokyoong (20 January 1909 – 10 September 2000) was a Thai Maechi (nun) who founded Wat Phra Dhammakaya.
- Religious studies scholar Rachelle Scott has described her as "the most influential female meditation teacher in Thailand".
- Her own students call her Khun Yay Achan Maha-ratana Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong (Khun Yay Achan, for short), an honorific name meaning "grandmother-master-great-gem devotee".
- Although illiterate, she was widely respected for her experience in meditation, which is rare for a maechi.
- She managed to attract many well-educated students, despite her rural background and illiteracy.
- Some scholars have raised the example of Maechi Chandra to indicate that the position of women in Thai Buddhism may be more complex than was previously thought.
