A BRITISH man born on the Isle of Wight has made history as the world's most senior foreign-born Buddhist monk. Shaun Michael Chiverton, 68, now sits just one tier below the Supreme Patriarch in Thailand's Buddhist monastery after a 50-year search for enlightenment. Now known as monk Ajahn Jayasaro, Shaun was appointed to Somdet Phra...
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July 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Brit from Isle of Wight becomes world’s most senior foreign-born Buddhist monk after 50-year search for enlightenment
The Sun