Now, decades later, Siripanyo lives as a forest monk at Dtao Dum Monastery on the remote Thailand-Myanmar border. His days are defined by meditation and simplicity, a stark contrast to the world ...

2000-09-26 04:00:00 PDT Wat Pa Ban Tad Temple, Thailand-- Many Thais consider Luangta Maha Bua, a revered leader of an austere tradition of monks, to be an enlightened being immune to such human ...

Now, over twenty years down the line, the modern-day Siddhartha is reportedly a forest monk. He resides at the Dtao Dum Monastery located somewhere on the Thailand-Myanmar border as an abbot.

Ven Ajahn Siripanyo, son of Malaysian telecom tycoon Ananda Krishnan, relinquished a multi-billion-dollar inheritance to embrace monastic life. At 18, he chose the path of a Buddhist forest monk ...