Phra Brahmamangalacarya (Paññananda Bhikkhu)

Paññananda Bhikkhu (11 May 191110 October 2007), also romanized as Panyananda Bhikkhu, was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was a disciple of the master Buddhadasa. He was based in Wat Chonlaprathan Rangsarit from 1960 until his death.

Name Paññananda Bhikkhu is also commonly known as Luang Pho Paññananda Bhikkhu. His birth name was Pun Sanaecharoen , his Dhamma name (in the Pali language) was Padumuttaro (; ), and his monastic title was Phra Brahmamangalacarya .

Early and dhamma life He was born and educated in Phatthalung province. When he was age 18, he was ordained as a novice monk at Wat Upanantanaram in Ranong province. Upon reaching the age of 20, he was fully ordained as a Buddhist monk at Wat Nang Lat in Phatthalung province, with Phra Charoon Karani as his preceptor in 1931. He studied Pali in Bangkok.