This thesis concerns the ideology of Thai Theravada and the teaching of Mahayana. Buddhadasa was a Theravada monk. He emphasized on the development of Buddhism. Moreover, Buddhadasa adopted the teaching of Mahayana particularly, the ideology of Chan School to Thai Theravada. That is a new reformation of Buddhism in Thailand. Therefore, the research of this thesis presents the influence of Mahayana on Buddhadasa’s thought. Buddhadasa adopted the idea of one mind from The teaching of Huang-Po, the idea of original mind from Platform Sutra, and the teaching of emptiness. In Thai Theravada there is no interpretation of the teaching of emptiness. But Buddhasada adopted it into Thai Theravada. (Therefore this thesis will be good for research the development of Thai Theravada in the future). Subsequently, this thesis will let us understand how Mahayana is combined with Thai Theravada.
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Chapter 1 The Background Of Thai Buddhism And Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….. i 1.1 A Brief Background in Thai heravada................................................................................................................ 4 1.1.1 Theravada Buddhism in the reign of Emperor Asoka……………………... 4 1.1.2 Mahayana Buddhism in Thailand………………………………………….. 6 1.1.3 TheravadaBuddhism in Lankavong Sect……………………………........... 6 1.1.4 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………. 8 1.2 The Background of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu………………………………………... 9 1.3 Problem Statement……………………………………………………………… 12 1.4 Review of Existing Research Pertinent to the Problem………………………… 13 1.5 Literature Review……………………………………………………………….. 14 1.6 Purpose of Study……………………………………………………………....... 14 1.7 Challenge and Solution…………………………………………………………..15 1.8 Research Method……………………………………………………………….. 15 1.9 Contribution……………………………………………………………………...15 CHAPTER 2 LIFE OF BUDDHADASA BHIKKHU 2.1 Background of Buddhadasa…………………………………………………...... 17 2.1.1 Buddhadasa in Childhood……………………………………………….. 17 2.1.2 Buddhadasa in Monastic life…………………………………………….. 19 2.2 The Movement of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu………………………………………... 21 2.3 The Works on Buddhadasa Bhikkhu……………………………………………. 33 2.4 Contribution of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu…………………………………………... 39
Chapter 3 The Influence of Mahayana on Buddhadasa’s Ideology 3.1 The Background of Mahayana Buddhism in Thailand………………………….. 44 3.2 The Background of Theravada Buddhism in Thailand…………………………. 44 3.3 The influence of Mahayana on Buddhadasa Bhikkhu………………………….. 50 3.3.1Translation of Chan works on Buddhadasa………………………………. 55 3.3.1.1 The Teaching of Huang-Po ........................…………………….. 58 3.3.1.2 The Platform Sutra (Wei-Lang Sutra)……………………………. 60 3.4 The influence of Mahayana Buddhism on Buddhadasa Bhikkhu’s Ideology 3.4.1 The essence of mind……………………………………………………. 62 3.4.2 The teaching of one mind………………………………………………. 63 3.5 Analyze the ideology of one mind and The Interpretation of Anatta by Buddhadasa………………………………………………………………………… 66 3.5.1. The thought of one mind…………………………………………. 68 3.4.1.2 The Interpretation of Anatta by Buddhadasa……………………. 71 Chapter 4 Conclusion 4.1 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………. 76 4.2 Research work in Future………………………………………………………... 77 Appendix………………………………………………………………78 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………… 87
