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| About the Author |
Venerable Thepvedi (Prayudh, Payutto) was born in 1939 in Suphanburi Province, Central Thailand. He became a novice at the age of 13, and while still a novice completed the highest grade of Pali examinations, an achievement for which he was honoured with ordination as a monk under Royal Patronage in 1961. After completing a degree in Buddhist studies from Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist University and a Higher Certificate in Education in 1962 and 1963 respectively, he acted as Deputy Secretary-General of the Buddhist University and lectured extensively in Thailand and overseas, including time spent lecturing at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and Swarthmore College in the US. His literary achievements in Thailand are prodigious, the most notable to date being the work Buddhadhamma, a comprehensive treatment of the whole of the Buddha's teaching, and many of his lectures on social, scientific and educational themes from a Buddhist perspective have been printed. For his work in these fields, he has been honoured with Honorary Doctorates in Buddhist Studies (from Mahachulalongkorn Buddhist University, 1982); in Philosophy (from Thammasat University, 1986); in Education (from Silapakorn University, 1987; Kasetsart University, 1987; and Srinakarinvirot University, 1990); and in Linguistics (from Chulalongkorn University, 1988; Mahidol University, 1989). At present the author divides his time between Bangkok and Chachoengsao province in Central Thailand, interspersed with occasional overseas travel and lectures throughout Thailand. |
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