Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu


Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian Buddhist monk. He was ordained in 2001 under Ajahn Tong Sirimangalo.

Early life

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu was born Noah Herschell Greenspoon in Ice Lake, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
In 1985, he began a homeschool curriculum at the discretion of his parents. In 1993, he returned to public school and enrolled in Manitoulin Secondary School. In 1996, he left the public school system again and resumed his studies at West Bay Alternative School.
He is President of the non-profit Sirimangalo International.

Education and ordination

In 2000, Yuttadhammo traveled to Thailand where he began to practice Satipatthana Vipassana meditation at Wat Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong. He returned to Canada to study Sanskrit and Indian Religions at McMaster University, later pursuing study of Pali at University of Toronto as well as Thai Dhamma, Abhidhamma and Pali studies at Wat Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong.
In 2001 he returned to Thailand and ordained in the Theravada tradition at Wat Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong.

Teachings

Yuttadhammo has been teaching meditation since 2003 in Thailand, Sri Lanka, USA and Canada. He currently maintains a YouTube channel where hosts both live chatrooms and pre-recorded videos answering viewers' questions about Theravada Buddhism. He occasionally teaches Pali to advanced meditators.
He also facilitates a meditation website for groups and individuals.https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/

Publications

He has also been in charge of creating the following:
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