Fuang Jotiko

Ajahn Fuang Jotiko (1915[1] – 14 May 1986[2][3]) was a Thai Buddhist monk and abbott in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism.[4]

Ajahn Fuang Jotiko
Personal
Born	1915 Chanthaburi Province
Died	1986 (aged 70–71) Rayong Province
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Thai
School	Theravada
Lineage	Thai Forest Tradition
Order	Dhammayuttika Nikaya
Senior posting
Teacher	Ajahn Lee
Students Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

Fuang was a student of Ajahn Lee[5][6] at Wat Asokaram, a monastery near Bangkok. After Ajahn Lee's death in 1961, Fuang continued at Wat Asokaram where he was expected to become abbott.[7] However, in 1965 Fuang left to pursue greater solitude which he felt would improve his meditation practice. About 1971,[7] Fuang moved to Wat Dhammasathit in Rayong Province, where he lived as abbot until his death in 1986.[8] Fuang's students included American monk Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu,[9][5][6] who studied with him for ten years.[10]

Published works

• Jotiko, Fuang (1999) [1980]. "A Single Mind". Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro. Barre, MA: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
• Jotiko, Fuang (1993). Awareness itself: The teachings of Ajaan Fuang Jotiko. Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro. Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery. OCLC 46311461.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Jotiko, Fuang (1999). Awareness itself: The teachings of Ajaan Fuang Jotiko. Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro (Revised ed.). Barre, MA: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
• Jotiko, Fuang (1998) [1978]. "Timeless and True". Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro. Barre, MA: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
• Jotiko, Fuang (2001) [1984]. "Listen Well". Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro. Barre, MA: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
• Jotiko, Fuang; Tanishaluo; Fa yuan bian yi qun (1996). Xi mie zhi shi : a jiang fang de kai shi [When it goes out: Ajaan Fuang's instructions] (in Chinese). Fa yun. ISBN 957-99702-7-0. OCLC 818442585.

Citations

1. Jotiko 1993, p. 10.
2. https://www.facebook.com/AjaanLee/posts/2371780169549195:0
3. Shankman 2008, p. 129.
4. Strong 2002, p. 353.
5. Ajahn Lee 1991.
6. Falk 2015, p. 16.
7. Wat Asokaram 2004.
8. Bullitt 1999.
9. Lopez 2016, p. 71, 152, 174.
10. Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu 2013, p. 6.

References

• Ajahn Lee (1991). The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee. Translated by Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro. Wat Asokaram. ASIN B000LUNY52. hdl:2027/mdp.39015041721310. OCLC 41048944.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Falk, Jordi (2015). The Jhānas: A Comparison of Teachings on Absorption Concentration in the Theravadan Tradition (PDF) (BA). Bates College.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Lopez, A.R. (2016). Buddhist Revivalist Movements: Comparing Zen Buddhism and the Thai Forest Movement. Palgrave Macmillan US. ISBN 978-1-137-54086-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Shankman, R. (2008). The Experience of Samadhi: An In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation. Shambhala. ISBN 978-0-8348-2401-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Strong, J.S. (2002). The Experience of Buddhism: Sources and Interpretations. Religion Series. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. ISBN 978-0-534-54175-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (2013). With Each & Every Breath: A Guide To Meditation (PDF). Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery. p. 6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Bullitt, John (23 November 1999). "Thai Forest Traditions". Access to Insight. Archived from the original on 24 January 2000.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Wat Asokaram". DhammaThai.org. A guide to meditation centres in Thailand. Archived from the original on 9 September 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Further reading

• Bhikkhu, Ṭhānissaro (2006). "Jhana Not by the Numbers". Purity of Heart. Essays on the Buddhist path. Metta Forest Monastery. ASIN B0021EGVQA. OCLC 262847464.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Photograph from Metta Forest Monastery