Buddhadāsa : Theravada Buddhism and modernist reform in Thailand

著者

• Jackson, Peter A.

書誌事項

Buddhadāsa : Theravada Buddhism and modernist reform in Thailand

[Peter A. Jackson]

Silkworm Books, 2003

注記

"... a revised and expanded edition of ... 'Buddhadāsa, a Buddhist thinker for the modern world' published by the Siam Society in 1988"--P. [4] of cover

Bibliography: p. 353-369

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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 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. 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 century. In this book Peter Jackson examines Buddhadasa's life work and thought, placing them in the context of the political, economic, and intellectual changes that transformed Thailand in the twentieth century. Combining biographical studies with critical philosophical and sociological analyses of Buddhadasa's reforms of Thai Buddhist teachings, Peter Jackson emphasizes the path-breaking and often radical ideas of one of the greatest Buddhist thinkers of the last century. This book is a revised and expanded edition of Peter Jackson's Buddhadasa: A Buddhist Thinker for the Modern World, published in 1988. It contains a new epilogue tracing the controversy surrounding Buddhadasa's death in 1993 and reflecting on the philosopher-monk's lasting legacy in Thailand.

目次

Foreword to the First Edition Preface Acknowledgments 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 Appendix: 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

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA64918066
• ISBN:
  • 9747551918
• 出版国コード: th
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Bangkok
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 375 p.
• 大きさ: 22 cm