The Teacher: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu founded Suan Mokkh after giving up on the monastic system in
Bangkok. He found the Wats (temples) there dirty, crowded, and corrupt, nothing
like the purer, more simple Buddhism of his birthplace. Thus, returned to the
South and moved into an abandoned temple near his hometown. At first living
alone, then with others as news of his experiment spread, he took a radical look
into the sources of Theravada Buddhism and dedicated his life to following the
pristine Dhamma and correcting the numerous mistaken beliefs and practices that
had crept in over the centuries. Some hated him, others loved him. Why not see
what he has to offer? See below for some of his teachings.
Click here for more
information about the Life of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu.
Recent articles in Honor of his Centenary (2006)
Nalanda website |
Liberation Park site
Merchant
Family Roots (pdf)
The Middle Way Life
in a World of Polarity (pdf)
Ajahn Buddhadasa &
Inter-Religious Understanding (pdf)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu & His
Practice of Dhammic Socialism (pdf)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu: Life & Society through the Natural Eyes
of Voidness
(a chapter in Engaged Buddhism with biographical material)
For some images of Tan Ajarn
and his cremation, please click here.
Interested in the monastery
he founded?
Updated 13 Jun 2007
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