Buddhadasa Theravada Buddhism and Modernist Reform in Thailand

Name: Buddhadasa Theravada Buddhism and Modernist Reform in Thailand
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ISBN: 9789747551914

ISBN-10: 9747551918

ISBN-13: 9789747551914

Edition: N/A

Authors: Peter a. Jackson, Peter Jackson

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Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) is widely regarded as modern Thailand's most influential Buddhist philosopher. His thought had a profound intellectual impact in Thailand in the second half of the twentieth century. His life mission was to undertake a complete re-examination of Theravada Buddhist teachings. By returning to the Buddha's original teachings in the Suttapitaka and by drawing on aspects of Zen Buddhism, Buddhadasa crafted a vision of Thai Buddhism as a socially, politically, and intellectually progressive force. This vision of a modern Theravada Buddhism fit for a modern, democratic, and socially just Thailand continues to inspire large numbers of Thai people in the twenty-first…

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List price: $25.00
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Publication date: 3/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.45" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword to the First Edition


Preface


Acknowledgements


Note on Transliteration and Referencing


Introduction


The Social and Theoretical Contexts of Buddhadasa's Work


The Sources of Buddhadasa's Innovative Views


Phasa Khon-Phasa Tham: Buddhadasa's Method of Scriptural Interpretation


Buddhadasa on Rebirth and Paticcasamuppada


Chit Wang and the Abolition of the Monk-Lay Distinction


The Practice of Chit Wang


Chit Wang and Zen


Buddhadasa on Modernization and Development


Buddhadasa's Political Writings


Conclusion: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu - Theravada Buddhism's Conservative Radical


Epilogue: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu - His Last Days and His Legacy



The History and Teachings of Theravada Buddhism


Glossary of Thai and Pali Terms


Notes


Bibliography of English Language Texts


Bibliography of Thai Language Texts


Index