Modern Thai Buddhism and Buddhadasa Bhikkhu: A Social History

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Modern Thai Buddhism and Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu A Social History Modern Thai Buddhism and Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu A Social History Tomomi Ito © 2012 Tomomi Ito Published by: NUS Press National University of Singapore AS3-01-02, 3 Arts Link Singapore 117569 Fax: (65) 6774-0652 E-mail: nusbooks@nus.edu.sg Website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/nuspress ISBN 978-9971-69-572-9 (Paper) All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Ito, Tomomi, 1971Modern Thai Buddhism and Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu : a social history / Tomomi Ito. – Singapore : NUS Press, c2012. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN : 978-9971-69-572-9 (pbk.) 1. Phra Thēpwisutthimēthī (Ngūam), 1906-1993 – Political and social views. 2. Buddhism – Thailand. 3. Buddhism – Social aspects – Thailand. 4. Theravāda Buddhism – Thailand. 5. Theravāda Buddhism – Social aspects – Thailand. 6. Buddhism and politics – Thailand. I. Title. BQ566 294.309593 -- dc22 OCN709556467 Cover image courtesy of Mr. Metta Phanit, one of Buddhahāsa’s nephews and current President of the Dhammadāna Foundation. Typeset by: Forum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Printed by: C.O.S. Printers ...