Ajahn Suwat Suvaco

Phra Ajahn Suwat Suvaco (1919-2002) ordained at the age of 20 and became a student of Ajahn Funn Acaro two or three years later. He also studied briefly with Ajahn Mun. Following Ajahn Funn's death in 1977, Ajahn Suwat stayed on at the monastery to supervise his teacher's royal funeral and the construction of a monument and museum in Ajahn Funn's honor. In the 1980's Ajaan Suwat came to the United States, where he established four monasteries: one near Seattle, Washington; two near Los Angeles; and one in the hills of San Diego County (Metta Forest Monastery). He returned to Thailand in 1996, and died in Buriram on April 5, 2002 after a long illness.

Buddhist publications

• Blatantly Clear in the Heart, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2001; 17k/6pp.)
• To Comprehend Suffering, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2002; 14k/5pp.)
• Disenchantment, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2001; 16k/6pp.)
• A Fistful of Sand, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (1999; 120k/40pp.)
• A Home for the Mind, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2002; 11k/4pp.)
• The Light of Discernment: Meditation Instructions, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2002). Published by Metta Forest Monastery.
• Right Attitude, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2001; 18k/6pp.)
• Right Concentration, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2001; 17k/6pp.)
• Straightening Out Your Views, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2002; 11k/4pp.)
• The Strategy of a Peaceful Mind, by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2005; 17k/4pp.)