Ajahn Chah

Thai Buddhist monk (1918–1992)
Person human Q411930
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Ajahn Chah

Summary

Ajahn Chah is a human[1]. He was born in Ubon Ratchathani[2]. He was born on June 17, 1918[3]. He died in Ubon Ratchathani[4]. He died on January 16, 1992[5]. He worked as a Buddhist monk[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ajahn Chah's place of birth was Ubon Ratchathani[2].
  • Ajahn Chah died in Ubon Ratchathani[4].
  • Ajahn Chah was born on June 17, 1918[3].
  • Ajahn Chah died on January 16, 1992[5].
  • Ajahn Chah held citizenship in Thailand[8].
  • Ajahn Chah's professions included Buddhist monk[6].
  • Ajahn Chah held the position of abbot[9].
  • A notable student of Ajahn Chah was Q136532773[10].
  • Ajahn Chah's religion is recorded as Buddhism[11].
  • Ajahn Chah is recorded as male[12].
  • Ajahn Chah's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ajahn Chah's Commons category is recorded as Phra Bodhiñāṇathera (Chah Subhaddo)[14].
  • Ajahn Chah's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Thai[15].
  • Ajahn Chah's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Lao[16].
  • Ajahn Chah's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Ajahn Chah was born in Ubon Ratchathani[2]. He was born on June 17, 1918[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ajahn Chah worked as a Buddhist monk[6]. He held the position of abbot[9]. A notable student of him was Q136532773[10].

Personal Life

Ajahn Chah's religion is recorded as Buddhism[11].

Death and Burial

Ajahn Chah died on January 16, 1992[5]. He passed away in Ubon Ratchathani[4].

Why It Matters

Ajahn Chah ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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 Buddhist monk[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pali.pratyeka.org. pali.pratyeka.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13h ago · Openpep · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language อาจารย์ชา
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1559]]: อาจารย์ชา, Add native name (P1559) from Thai label"
  2. 2d 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. 4w 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| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0066794-ca-19181992, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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