Ajahn Ariyasilo
Ajahn Ariyasilo (John Bowman) was born in England and migrated to Australia in 1974. He became interested in Buddhism in 1975 and lived at Wat Buddha Dhamma in 1980 for few years then went to Perth to help the construction of Bodhinyana Monastery and took higher ordination there in 1986 which made him the first to be ordained at Bodhinyana.
He went to stay in NZ for three and half years before he took up residence at Amaravati Monastery England under Ajahn Sumedho. He resides in NZ since 2005.
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