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Thai Buddhist monk (1906–1993)

For other people named Buddhadasa, see Buddhadasa (name).

Buddhadasa (27 May 1906 – 25 May 1993) was a Thai Buddhist monk.

Known as an innovative reinterpreter of Buddhist doctrine and Thai folk beliefs, he fostered a reformation in conventional religious perceptions in his home country, Thailand, as well as abroad. He developed a personal view that those who have penetrated the essential nature of religions consider "all religions to be inwardly the same", while those who have the highest understanding of dhamma feel "there is no religion".^[2]

Name

Buddhadasa was commonly known as Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (Thai: พุทธทาสภิกขุ; RTGS: Phutthathat Phikkhu).

His birth name was Ngueam Phanit (Thai: เงื่อม พานิช), his Dhamma name (in the Pali language) was Indapañño (Thai: อินฺทปญฺโญ; RTGS: Inthapanyo), and his monastic title was Phra Dharmakosācārya (Thai: พระธรรมโกศาจารย์; RTGS: P