Despite the fact that Bhikkhu Buddhadasa had passed away on 8^th July 1993, TICD in collaboration with the Komol Keemthong Foundation held a birthday party for the late Venerable Achariya at Suan Mokkh, the Garden of Liberation, Chaiya, on the 27^th and 28^th of May 1994. At this function, Dr. Prawase Wasi gave a keynote address on Dhammic Society. Many others also participated in Dhamma talks and discussion. A book in Thai will soon be published by the Komol Keemthong Foundation on these events. The gist of the Dr. Prawase’s address in English is reprinted in the appendix of this volume.

Around the date of the first anniversary of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa’s death, TICD also collaborated with other organizations in arranging two symposia on his contribution to Siam and to contemporary Buddhism-one at Maha Chulalongkorn Buddhist University in Bangkok on the 6^th of July and another at Wat Umong in Chiengmai on the 7^th of July. On the 8^th of July there was an event at Suan Mokkh itself.

Participants at the one in Bangkok were asked to prepare the lectures in English but the speeches were all made in Thai. Hence we were able to publish a book in each language to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of the late Bhikkhu Buddhadasa.

I should like to thank all the four authors and all collaborators who helped organize the symposia as well as to see through this publication.

I trust the book is worthy of our great teacher, the Servant of the Buddha.

(Preface)

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