{
  "id": 8203156,
  "title": "Meet the Englishman who became Thailand's top foreign monk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/meet-the-englishman-who-became-thailands-top-foreign-monk",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:19:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/meet-the-englishman-who-became-thailands-top-foreign-monk-1.500679204"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A journey that began in a working-class family on England’s Isle of Wight has taken Shaun Chiverton to one of the highest ranks in Thailand’s Buddhist monkhood. The 68-year-old, now known as Ajahn Jayasaro, became the first non-Thai to be elevated to the rank of Somdet Phra Rachakhana, the second-highest level in Thailand’s monastic hierarchy. Chiverton travelled to India about five decades ago,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}