Maha ghosananda biography of george
One of our first undertakings was to attend the peace talks in Jakarta, in Indonesia, where we met the Cambodian Buddhist monk Maha Ghosananda.
Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda, (), was a most extraordinary human being....
Preah Maha Ghosananda
Prominent Buddhist monk, known for his annual peace marches in Cambodia
Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ; Pali: Mahāghosānanda; May 23, 1913 – March 12, 2007)[note 1] was a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk[2] in the Theravada tradition, who served as the Patriarch (Sangharaja) of Cambodian Buddhism during the Khmer Rouge period and post-communist transition period of Cambodian history.[1] His Pali monastic name, 'Mahā Ghosānanda', means "great joyful proclaimer".[3] He was well known in Cambodia for his annual peace marches.[2]
Early life and education
He was born Va Yav in Takéo Province, Cambodia in 1913 to a farming family in the Mekong Delta plains.[4][5] From an early age he showed great interest in religion, and began to serve as a temple boy at the age of eight years old.
He was greatly impressed by the monks w