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"Ajahn" () is "teacher" in the Thai language derived from the (Pali) word ācārya. Ajahn is often used interchangeably with Kruu (Thai: ครู) although it is often more respectful and reserved for older teachers or post-secondary teachers, including university professors and lecturers.
In the Thai Theravada tradition it is generally a title given to a Bhikkhu or (less frequently because there are fewer of them) Bhikkhuni who has been fully ordained for ten years, measured as ten rain retreats (vassas). More senior monks are also referred to by the title Luang Por (Thai: หลวงพ่อ) "Venerable Father."
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