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Buddhadasa: Theravada Buddhism and Modernist Reform in Thailand Folk Tales placing them in the contextBuddhadsa Bhikkhu (19061993) is widely regarded as modern Thailands most influential Buddhist philosopher. His thought had a profound intellectual impact in Thailand in the second half of the twentieth century. His life mission was to undertake a complete reexamination of Theravada Buddhist teachings. By returning to the Buddhas original teachings in the Suttapiaka and by drawing on aspects of Zen Buddhism, Buddhadsa crafted a vision of Thai Buddhism