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Ajahn Chah

Thai Buddhist monk (1918–1992)
Person human Q411930

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
June 17, 1918
Date of death
January 16, 1992
Place of birth
Ubon Ratchathani
Place of death
Ubon Ratchathani
Country of citizenship
Thailand[6]
Occupation
Buddhist monk
Position held
abbot[7]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Thai, Lao[11][12]
Name in native language
อาจารย์ชา[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[14]
P14541
41yKzu[15]
Student
Luang Por Liem[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Subhadda Bhikkhu en Cha Phothiyan en Ācān Chā en Ajahn Chah en Ajahn Chah Subhaddo en Chah Subhaddo cs Phra Bódhiňána cs Subhadda Bhikkhu cs Thera Phra Bódhiňána cs Ācān Chā cs Achaan Chah cs Adžán Čá cs Ajahn Chah cs Čá cs Chah de Subhadda Bhikkhu de Ācān Chā es Ācān Chā es Subhadda Bhikkhu fa چا، آجان، ۱۹۱۸ - ۱۹۹۲م.
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000110642830
VIAF cluster ID
57285621
Library of Congress authority ID
n85093980, n92012024
GND ID
1158559372
Babelio author ID
231080
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
145426267
CBDB.cz author ID
68665
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11914813
CiNii Research ID
1140282266732316416
DDB person (GND) ID
1158559372
Databazeknih.cz author ID
31860
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
569892
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FAST ID
298813
Freebase ID
/m/02rsrv
Goodreads author ID
73531
IdRef ID
081994028
IxTheo authority ID
1022145517
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14225257
NDL Authority ID
01235544
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981000465
NLAI ID
41767
NUKAT ID
n02081334
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007308458205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200409077, KAC200509979
National Library of Latvia ID
000101051
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*131404;=1A
National Virtual Library of India ID
697533
Open Library ID
OL6725661A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095600443
SBN author ID
CFIV142435
SVKKL authority ID
p0066794-ca-19181992
Yale LUX ID
person/b26ac070-e17d-4b26-82cd-4111f5bdd7f9

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Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Thai, Lao
Country of citizenship 1
Thailand
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
Buddhist monk
Place of birth 1
Ubon Ratchathani
Place of death 1
Ubon Ratchathani
Position held 1
abbot
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ajahn Chah was born on June 17, 1918[1], in Ubon Ratchathani[2]. He died on January 16, 1992[3], in Ubon Ratchathani[4]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[5].

FAQs

Where was Ajahn Chah born?

Ajahn Chah's place of birth was Ubon Ratchathani[2].

Where did Ajahn Chah die?

Ajahn Chah passed away in Ubon Ratchathani[4].

What did Ajahn Chah do for work?

Ajahn Chah worked as a Buddhist monk[5].

Related Entities

Thailand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . pali.pratyeka.org. pali.pratyeka.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Openpep · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'อาจารย์ชา'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name in native language: อาจารย์ชา, Add native name (P1559) from Thai label"
  2. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 41yKzu
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → Thailand
    Sex or gender → male
    SVKKL authority ID → p0066794-ca-19181992
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: p0066794-ca-19181992, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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