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Handbook for Mankind
THE TRUE NATURE OF THINGS
The word &#;religion&#; has a broader meaning than the word &#;morality.&#; Morality has to do with behavior and happiness, and is basically the same the world over. A religion is a system of practice of a high order. The ways of practice advocated by the various religions differ greatly.
Morality made us good people, behaving in accordance with the general principles of community life and in such a way as to cause no distress to ourselves or others. But though a person may be thoroughly moral, he may still be far from free of the suffering attendant on birth, ageing, pain and death, still not free from oppression by the mental defilements. Morality stops well short of the elimination of craving, aversion and delusion, so cannot do away with suffering. Religion, particularly Buddhism, goes much further than this. It aims directly at the complete elimination of the defilements, that is, it aims at extinguishing the various kinds of suffering attendant on birth, ageing, pain and death. This indicates how religion differs from mere morality, and how much further Buddhism goes than the moral systems of the world in general. Having understood this, we can now turn our attention to Buddhism itself.
Buddhism is a system designed to b
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Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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Buddhadasa
Thai Buddhist monk (–)
For other people named Buddhadasa, see Buddhadasa (name).
Buddhadasa (27 May &#;&#; 25 May ) 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
[edit]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:&#;Phra Thammakosachan). He signed his name in several works as Buddhadāsa Indapañño (Thai: พุทธทาส อินฺทปญฺโญ; RTGS:&#;Phutthathat Inthapanyo).
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]Buddhadasa was born in in Ban Phumriang, Chaiya district, southern Thailand. His father, Siang Phanit (Thai: เซี้ยง พานิช), was a shopke