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Bhikkhu Appamado | |
| Appamado Bhikkhu (Vasco) was born in Portugal in 1976. He studied both Marine Biology and Environmental Engineering at the University of Faro. Sometime later Venerable Appamado became interested in meditation and as a consequence Buddhism. He came across Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in a book written by a friend, Maria, where she describes her journeys and her time in the monastery.
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From that point on Venerable Appamado started to find out more information about Theravadan Buddhism and Amaravati on their website. He then decided to come and visit as a lay guest in November 2004 and stayed on as one of the winter retreat support team of 2005. After this Venerable Appamado went back to Portugal for five months to put things in order to make it possible to visit Amaravati for a longer period. He returned to England in September 2005 and visited Chithurst Monastery. By that time his mind was made up to undertake Anagārika ordination, which he did in December 2005 at Amaravati. After nine months, having seen the benefits of practising as a monastic, Venerable Appamado requested Sāmanera ordination, which took place three months later in December 2006. He was ordained as a Bhikkhu on 4 July, 2009, with Luang Por Sumedho as preceptor. | |
