Current Resident Monks

SAṄGHAṆĀYAKA AND DEPUTY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF SBS

Nationality: Austrian
Ordained: 14.07.2005
Born: 1976

Knowledgeable and passionate about suttas and Early Buddhism; Vinaya expert; Pātimokkha reciter; extensive familiarity with meditation methods, as well as customs, practices and interpretations of the DhammaVinaya prevalent in the three main Theravāda countries, having spent five years in Burma, three years in Thailand and three years in Sri Lanka
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Nationality: Malaysian
Ordained: 18.10.2009
Born: 1967

Seasoned meditator; conscientious; respectful; polite; ex Mahayana monk; extraordinary khanti in relation to physical pain; good sewing skills

Nationality: Myanmar
Ordained: 28.12.2009
Born: 1970

Very fluent Pātimokkha reciter (min. 28 min.); highly adaptable; easy to get along with; keen meditator; self-reliant; conscientious; has spartan needs

Nationality: Canadian
Ordained: 20.06.2021
Born: 1999

Highly conscientious, gentle, and kind; learned in the Dhamma and Vinaya; delights in simplicity; helpful and of humble nature; easy to guide and difficult to upset

Nationality: Malaysian
Ordained: 22.10.2021
Born: 1989

Broad Dhamma knowledge; avid reader; science background; can explain the Dhamma through the lens of modern Physics; emphasizes the ethical value of (voluntary) veganism; excels in patience

Nationality: Russian
Ordained: 25.10.2022
Born: 1999

Eager in learning and spiritual development; good balance between study and practice; helpful in nature; good listener and friend at times of difficulties; enjoys seclusion

Nationality: Canadian
Ordained: 24.11.2023
Born: 1999

Intellectually sharp and creative; delights in simplicity, living in the open, and an ascetic lifestyle; respectful and easy to admonish; a good person for a deep (and long) Dhamma conversation

Nationality: Canadian
Ordained: 11.02.2024
Born: 2001

Blessed to ordain while still young in age; while being keen in seclusion, he remains warm and kindhearted; good listener; helpful; a deep thinker with an interest in a phenomenological approach to the Dhamma; carefree; humorous

Nationality: Malaysian
Ordained: 15.12.2024
Born: 1960

Kind and gentle; diligent and reliable in monastic duties; despite his advanced age, can sit in samādhi for many hours; supported the construction of the SBS Sīmā hall when it was built 20+ years ago, and was able to ordain in that very same building more than 20 years later

Nationality: Malaysian
Ordained: 15.12.2024
Born: 1973

Of kindhearted, humble, and respectful nature; effortful and diligent in the Dhamma practice; background as a physics teacher; brings a sharp and analytical attitude to the Dhamma, as well as to making robes, brooms etc