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Wax 
image of the venerated monk
	
Man Phoorithattoh, who 
is usually referred to as 
Phra Ajaan Man. He was born in 
 
			      Ubon Ratchathani 
on 20 January 1870 AD and passed away on 11 November 1949 in 
			      Sakon Nakhon. 
He preferred a solitary life in the forest and is credited with establishing the 
Thai Forest Tradition, in which practitioners dwell in so-called forest temples 
called 
			      
			      
			      wat pah. 
								
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