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Buddhadasa: Theravada Buddhism and Modernist Reform in Thailand
by Peter A. Jackson (Author)
        {xtypo_rounded2}{xtypo_dropcap} B{/xtypo_dropcap}uddhadasa 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 reexamination 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.{/xtypo_rounded2}