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Ashin Ottama is a Buddhist monk of Czech origin. He began practicing the teachings of the Buddha in exile in Switzerland in 1972, and was ordained a monk in Rangoon, Burma. He practiced insight meditation (vipassana) under the guidance of various teachers. He has been leading meditation courses in the Czech Republic since 1996.

Venerable Ashin Ottama visited the Czech Republic again in the first half of 2019 after several years. During his visit, he also gave two public lectures organized in Pardubice by the DÓAN Buddhist Association on 05/06/2019 and by Buddha Mangala in Prague on 05/13/2019 at the Lotus Buddhist Center (www.centrumlotus.cz). Below you can view photos from the Pardubice lecture.