Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro

Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro
หลวงปู่ สด จนฺทสโร
Personal
Born	Sodh Mikaewnoi สด มีแก้วน้อย (1884-10-10)10 October 1884[note 1] Song Phi Nong, Suphan Buri, Siam
Died	3 February 1959(1959-02-03) (aged 74) Bangkok, Thailand
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravāda
Other names	Luang Pu Wat Paknam หลวงปู่วัดปากน้ำ
Dharma names	Candasaro จนฺทสโร
Monastic name	Phramongkolthepmuni พระมงคลเทพมุนี
Organization
Order	Mahānikāya
Founder of	Dhammakāya
Senior posting
Post	Abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen

Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro (10 October 1884 – 3 February 1959), also known as Phramongkolthepmuni, was a Thai Buddhist monk who served as the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen from 1916 until his death in 1959.^{[note 2]} He founded the Thai Dhammakāya school in the early 20th century. As the former abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, he is often called Luang Pu Wat Paknam, meaning 'the Venerable Father of Wat Paknam'. He became a well-known meditation master during the interbellum and the Second World War, and played a significant role in developing Thai Buddhism during that period.^[6] He is considered by the Dhammakaya tradition to have rediscovered Vijja Dhammakaya, a meditation method believed to have been used by the Buddha himself.^[7] Since the 2000s, some scholars have pointed out that Luang Pu Sodh also played an important role in introducing Theravāda Buddhism in the West, a point previously overlooked.^{[8][9]: p. 165}

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