Aachan Naeb Mahaniranonda 阿姜念摩訶尼拉難陀

Aachan Naeb Mahaniranonda was born on January 31, 2440 BE (1897 AD). Her father was Phya Suttayanugun, then Governor of Kanchanaburi Province, and her mother Khunying Plag.

阿姜念、摩訶尼拉難陀生於佛曆2440年（西元1897年）1日31日。她的父親巴雅、蘇達雅隆滾是當時堪甲那布里省省長，她的母親名為昆瑩、布拉。

In 2474 BE (1931 AD), at the age of 34, she had an experience that changed her life. In looking at an object she suddenly saw the true nature (sabbava) of seeing. In the present moment, she realized that it was not her that saw - no self. This convinced her that the only way to get rid of kilesa and end suffering is to be in the present moment.

佛曆2474年（西元1931年），她34歲時，她的一次經驗改變了她的一生，有一次當她看某件東西時，突然體會到看的真相（實相），當下她體會到不是她在看--無我。這使她相信斷除和滅苦的唯一方法是保持在當下。

At this time she had neither dhamma learning nor Vipassana practice experience. She then searched for someone who could teach her Vipassana-kammathana. She found a Burmese monk, Pathunta U Vilasa, of Wat Prog in Bangkok - and began practice in 2475 BE. After four months she was successful. She then studied Abbhidhamma and became a leading expert in Buddhist Philosophy.

那時她還沒有學習佛法或修持四念處觀禪的經驗，於是她找善知識教她四念處禪觀業處，她找到曼谷布拉寺的一位緬甸比丘巴頓塔、威拉沙和尚--然後於佛曆2475年開始修行，四個月之後她就成就了，然後她研究阿毗達摩並成為一位重要的佛學專家。

She was the first one to bring the teaching of Abbhidhamma to Thailand. For thirty years she taught Vipassana practice in many centers, including Boonkanjanaram, in Chonburi Province.

Aachan Naeb died on December 6, 2526 (1983) at the age of 86, and was cremated in ceremony at Wat Mongkut in Bangkok.

她是第一位將阿毗達摩的教法傳入泰國的人。三十幾年的時間，她在包括衝布里省的布堪甲那南在內的許多禪修中心指導四念處禪觀修法。

阿姜念逝世於佛曆2526年12月6日，享年86歲，在曼谷的蒙庫寺火化。

Boonkanjanaram Meditation Center is located near Pattaya city in Chonburi Province. It was established in 2506 BE (1963) by Mr. Boon Charoenchai, who was at that time Minister of Industry in the Thai Government.

布堪甲那南禪修中心座落於衝布里省帕他雅巿，它是由泰國當時的工業部長布恩、察羅蔡先生於佛曆2522年（西元1963年）創立的。

In March 2507 BE (1964), the first students began to arrive. Aachan Naeb Mahaniranonda served as the head teacher. Boonkanjanaram was established as a juristic entity (non-profit foundation), in 2510 BE (1967). Aachan Naeb taught here until 2522 BE (1979), when she retired because of old age. Since that time the head teacher has been a monk. All of the monks teaching here have been students of Aachan Naeb.

佛曆2507年（西元1964年），第一批學生開始來到禪修中心，阿姜念是當時的首座教師，布堪甲那南禪修中心於佛曆2510年（西元1967年）創辦成一個合法的機構（非營利的基金會）。阿姜念在這裡一直教到佛曆2522年（西元1979年），由於年紀大而退休，從那時起由比丘接任首座教師，現在在這裡的教授比丘都是阿姜念的學生。

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