| Phra Chanda Thawaro | |
| Birth Name: | Chanda |
| Alias: | Laung-bhu-Chan-da-Tha-wa-ro http://th.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2_%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3 |
| Dharma Name: | Thavaro |
| Birth Date: | February 10, 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Baan Dang village, Roi Et Province, Thailand |
| Death Place: | Baan Noen Haou Lo village, Phichit Province, Thailand |
| Nationality: | Thai |
| Religion: | Buddhism |
| School: | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
| Lineage: | Thai Forest Tradition |
| Abbot of Wat Pa Khao Noi | |
| Location: | Wat Pa Khao Noi |
| Occupation: | Bhikkhu |
| Successor: | Phra Ajahn Sathien Kantasilo |
| Teacher: | Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Mahathera |
| Education: | A third level certificate in Pali Studies |
| Website: | luangphujuntathawaro.com |
Phra Chanda Thawaro (Thai: (จันทา ถาวโร)), commonly known as Ajahn Chanda,[1] or Laung Pu Chanda Thawaro in Thai, (Thai: พระอาจารย์จันทา,หลวงปู่จันทา ถาวโร), born as Chanda Chainit (Thai: จันทา ไชยนิตย์) (February 10, 1922 – February 21, 2012), was a Thai Buddhist monk. Chanda is one of the best known Thai Buddhist monks of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was widely regarded as an Arahant - a living Buddhist saint. He was a disciple of the esteemed forest master Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, and was himself considered a master in the Thai Forest Tradition.[2]