Dr. Peter A. Jackson is Fellow in Thai History in the Australian National University’s Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. His main research interests are in cultural history, with particular focuses on the histories of religion, gender, sexuality, capitalism, and globalization in Thailand.

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration and Referencing

Introduction 1

The Social and Theoretical Contexts of Buddhadasa's Work 17

The Sources of Buddhadasa's Innovative Views 33

Phasa Khon-Phasa Tham: Buddhadasa's Method of Scriptural Interpretation 69

Buddhadasa on Rebirth and Paticcasamuppada 101

Chit Wang and the Abolition of the Monk-Lay Distinction 129

The Practice of Chit Wang 155

Chit Wang and Zen 177

Buddhadasa on Modernization and Development 201

Buddhadasa's Political Writings 235

Conclusion: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu - Theravada Buddhism's Conservative Radical 259

Epilogue: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu - His Last Days and His Legacy 275

App The History and Teachings of Theravada Buddhism 299

Glossary of Thai and Pali Terms 311

Notes 321

Bibliography of English Language Texts 353

Bibliography of Thai Language Texts 359

Index 371