Journal of Buddhist Studies Chulalongkorn University

Editorial

Pakorn Singsuriya — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

ฺThai Buddhist in Multicultural Society

Channarong Boonnoon — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This research paper is developed from the research project “Thai Buddhist’s self-reform for being with others in a multicultural society” which aims to study Thai Buddhists’ views on multicultural issues and coexistence with “others” in a multicultural society; based on the surveys of documents, in-depth interview, group of discussion, and online interview via the google form. The main point of this paper is to study Thai Buddhists’ awareness of cultural plurality in Thai society, self-awareness in a multicultural society, and the view on being with others in a multicultural society. The study found that most of the Thai Buddhists interviewed were aware of the multiculturalism of Thai society and defined themself with the idea of Thai nationalism, so they are not yet ready to fully embrace cultural pluralism. In discussing the results of this study, the concept of “Identity and Sen (2006) and Roberson’s analysis of the reaction of cultural force and individual self-retrospection under globalization in Fuengfusakul (2019) are applied.

Principles of Financial Management for Buddhist Monasteries: An Analysis and Synthesis from Vinaya and Good Governance

Sompornnuch Tansrisook — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

The research aims to analyze the principles of property management given in the Vinaya and the good governance to synthesize the principles of financial management for Buddhist monasteries in the aspects of responsible person, revenue, payments, and savings. The research finds that regulations concerning the abbot, who is the legal representative of the monastery and the authoritative person regarding its property, should be supplemented with certain traditions, i.e., monastic rules and Sangha governance in the Vinaya.The people in charge of financial management should form a committee of monastery or foundation members, which consists partly of donors.Revenue should be based on documented donations according to the monastery’s capacity. Expenses should be for worthwhile causes and should correspond to the donor’s will. Management of the savings should follow parameters set up by the committee, and a part of the savings should be set aside as fund for monasteries in need. The study clearly shows that the monastic rules and the Sangha governance in the Vinaya will help to make the abbot’s executive work more effective and transparent.

Nyi ma'i mdo and Zla ba'i mdo with Suriya Paritta and Canda Paritta: A comparative study

Sukanya Charoenwerakul, Chanwit Tudkeao — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

This article aims to study the structure and content of the Nyi ma'i mdo and zla ba'i mdo, Tibetan sūtras of the sun and the moon, and of Suriya-paritta and Canda-paritta in Catubhāṇavāra, the collection of parittas in Sri lanka, along with other parallel sutras. It was found that the structure of Nyi ma'i mdo and Zla ba'i mdo is apparently different from the Sanskrit parallel and the Tibetan previous translation. It is very similar to that of Suriya-paritta and Canda-paritta in Catubhāṇavāra, and Suriya-sutta and Candima-sutta in Sagātha-vagga in the Saṃyukta Nikāya of Suttanta Piṭaka. However, there are some slightly differences due to mispronunciation and misconception on the Pāli grammar. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that Nyi ma'i mdo and Zla ba'i mdo were directly translated from Pāli recension.

Emperor Taizong of Tang’s Question and Xuánzàng’s Reply

Maythee Pitakteeradham — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

In this article I am curious about the explanation of the meaning of the name of the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā, which appears in the “introduction” to the new Thai translation of Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra 2022 when referring to the Xuanzang’s opinions of the sūtra which he expresses to the Emperor Taizong of Tang. Here his opinions have been wrongly cited saying that “wisdom or perfection of wisdom is like a vajra to destroy defilement”. On the contrary, Xuanzang interprets vajra as defilement, not wisdom, defilement which is as hard as vajra. This is like referring to a vajra as an illusion which is cut, as opposed to using a vajra to cut and shatter illusions as it was understood in the past.

Moreover, Khotanese version of Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra and Kamalaśīla’s commentary of Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā follow Xuánzàng’s interpretation.

Budda to ha dare ka (7) part 3

Fukita Takamichi; Chanwit Tudkeao — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

แปลจาก 吹田隆道『ブッダとは誰か』東京：春秋社, 2013。 (Takamichi, Fukita. Budda to ha dare ka. Tokyo: Shunjusha Publisher, 2013.)
** 吹田隆道 (Takamichi, Fukita) อาจารย์พิเศษมหาวิทยาลัยบุคเคียว เมืองเกียวโต

Book Review: Chinul : The Founder of the Korean Son Tradition

Thapakorn Kamnerdsiri — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0700

ชื่อหนังสือ: Chinul : The Founder of the Korean Son Tradition

ผู้เขียน: Hee Sung Keel

สํานักพิมพ์: Jain Publishing Company

พิมพ์ครั้งแรก: กันยายน ปี ค.ศ. 1984

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