Buddadassa Bikkhu

[greggorious]

I want to find out more about him. Does he have any books out? I've read a little bit about him and have been blown away. In fact I feel like I'm being drawn to the thai tradition. Ajahn chah I really like too. Some of the philosophies are almost Zen, that's just my interpretation anyway.

[LonesomeYogurt]

He is my main inspiration. Such an incredibly wise teacher.

Try Mindfulness with Breathing: A Guide for Serious Beginners. It is his masterpiece, I'd say.

This might also be helpful.

This talk is a great as well.

[bodom]

Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree by Buddhadasa which deals with the topic of emptiness or sunyata is one of my favorite Dhamma books and is also available at the links given above.

[Sutiro]

Hello Bodom

Though you have quoted Ajahn Buddhadassa as advocating the search for Dhamma in your heart, which is of course what Buddhism is all about, he was very academic and a learned scholar. He was responsible for translating a lot of the morning and evening chanting into the Thai language. So in many Thai Wats across the country they chant a line of Pali and then the Thai translation of it. Thanks to Ajahn Buddhadassa the chanting takes twice as long!! He was also famous for having a female mannequin clad in a bikini with fish hooks all over her body, an interesting metaphor don't you think? He was a great Ajahn in a great era for Thailand, and a contemporary of Loom Por Chah whom he used to visit.

Karuna

[Aloka]

I want to find out more about him. Does he have any books out? I've read a little bit about him and have been blown away. In fact I feel like I'm being drawn to the thai tradition. Ajahn chah I really like too. Some of the philosophies are almost Zen, that's just my interpretation anyway.

Here are another 2 links, Greg.

Handbook for Mankind

http://www.buddhanet.net/budasa.htm


Two Kinds of Language

http://dhammatalks.net/Books5/Bhikkhu_Buddhadasa_Two_Kinds_of_Language.htm

with kind wishes

Aloka

[amtross]

My teacher was a student of his. From her stories, it sounds like he was quite a character. He used to always use the term Nibbana in everyday situations to drive home the point that it simply means "extinguish": "Nibbana that fire", he would say.

[Hanzze]

Teaching Dhamma by Pictures here on DW and:

Transcription as pdf on doc.google.com (just view or download): Teaching Dhamma by Pictures

also a German translation of it (incl. links for detail word explanations / not finally prooreaded => thanks if somebody responses on mistakes): Dhamma lehren mit Bildern

Many of his literature is rather attached to the world or let me say political. There are some more books in german as well as in english: on theravada-dhamma.org

In the blog of theravadha-dhamma.org you find also a lot of essays.

Come back, Siladhamma, come back!
A monstrous danger is building up
for all beings scattered throughout the universe:
the enormous destruction is frightening.

Come back, Siladhamma, come back!
In the world a dark era has appeared, so
crazy about material things, not just by chance
having a good old time with powerful things.

Come back, Siladhamma, come back!
Evil encroaches until hopes are gone.
Hurry back before it’s too late
to save the world in the nick of time.

[gavesako]

Here is the website of the newly opened Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (BIA) or Suan Mokkh Bangkok center:

http://bia.or.th/