Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Archives

In August of 2010, the Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Archives (BIA) opened in Bangkok. The BIA has the mission to uphold the three wishes of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, which is for people to assimilate their own religion, have mutual bargain for alternative religions, as good as for people to be able to mislay themselves from the grips of consumerism as good as materialism (for report about Buddhadasa Bhikkhu see my previous posts). But this beautiful place in the serene setting, is not only for supporters of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, but is meant for all to come as good as sense or just suffer the scenery.

The BIA was set up as the new as good as apart substructure to say Buddhadasa Bhikkhus writings as good as recordings. They have the full await as good as team-work of Buddhadasa Bhikkhus monastery, Wat Suan Mokh, as good as the Dhammadana foundation. The BIA hosts the archives of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, which includes all of his prolific notebooks as good as audiotapes. The staff during BIA goal to technology all of this report as good as concede researchers to make use of this. They have additionally begun to indicate as good as bind some of Buddhadasa Bhikkhus notebooks, which have been permitted for the concession in the bookstore. With fourteen staff members as good as many volunteers this work is certain to be finished quickly. As good the BIA is working to enlarge awareness between the international village as good as has invited monks such as the well-known Bangkok proprietor British monk, Phra Pandit, to give the dhamma speak (details here).

In the heart of Bangkok, this is the place to assimilate about Buddhism as good as Buddhadasa Bhikkhus grant to Thai Buddhism, without carrying to revisit his monastery in Chaiya, Surat Thani. Ther! e have b een copies of many of the paintings as good as ideas from Wat Suan Mokh reversed here for the wider audience. The BIA supports Buddhadasa Bhikkhus strange mission for all people to sense about the dhamma by assorted mediums. To this end, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu used film, sound, as good as cinema to report concepts like nibbana as good as habituated origination (paticca samupada).

Walking in to the BIA the single finds the endless bookshop with works not only by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, but additionally alternative important monks in Thailand as good as Zen monks such as Thich Nhat Hanh. There is additionally the tiny English section, which will enhance once unfamiliar visitors turn more frequent. The first building additionally contains the veranda overlooking the tiny pool as good as the important Jatujak Park. Inside is an area for organisation activities hold mainly during the week end as good as stone seats, like during Wat Suan Mokh, to take in the perspective as good as cool breeze.

The second building contains many of the artifacts as good as teachings of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu presented in the really technologically savvy way. There have been some of the important paintings from the drama of Wat Suan Mokh that suggest an picture of nibbana. Next is the room of calm sounds where quotes from Buddhadasa Bhikkhu appear upon the walls. There is additionally the garden of Paticca Samuppada with twelve stones representing the twelve links in the chain of habituated origination. After this the single can entrance element from Buddhadasa Bhikkhu upon computers any with their own topic of his writing, such as hold up as good as work, as good as education. Adjacent to this have been additionally Buddhadasa Bhikkhu quotes upon the wall as good as the visitor can add their own wish, which will appear along with Buddhadasa Bhikkhus words. On the second building is additio! nally th e meditation gymnasium where there have been activities mostly upon Sundays. Here is where they devise to additionally have programs for English-speakers. The third building contains offices, assembly rooms, research facilities as good as the archival material.

On the second building the single additionally receives the pocket beam to the exhibition now upon display about nibbana. This beam allows the single to follow along as good as assimilate how any picture as good as thought portrayed throughout the vaunt relates to nibbana. Here is additionally instructions upon how to discuss as Buddhadasa Bhikkhu recommends, following the awareness of breath technique of the Anapanasati sutta.

With more activities for foreigners planned as good as an permitted display of ideas about Buddhadasa Bhikkhu as good as Thai Buddhism, the BIA is certain to turn the renouned place for travelers meddlesome in Buddhism. One can go for the day trip to demeanour around, to discuss upon ones own, or for the special event.