Ven. Pasanno Bhikkhu took ordination in Thailand in 1974, with Ven. Phra Khru
Nanasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was taken by his
teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be allowed to stay and train.
One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ven. Pasanno became its abbot in
his seventh year. During his incumbency Wat Pah Nanachat developed
considerably, both in physical size and in reputation, and Ajahn Pasanno has
become a very well-known and highly respected monk and Dhamma teacher in
Thailand. Ajahn Pasanno moved to California on New Year's Eve of 1997 to share
the abbotship of Abhayagiri.