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Sulak Sivaraksa, the Glossary

Sulak Sivaraksa (สุลักษณ์ ศิวรักษ์,;; born 22 March 1933) is a Thai social activist, professor, writer and the founder and director of the Thai NGO "Sathirakoses-Nagapradeepa Foundation", named after two authorities on Thai culture, Sathirakoses (Phya Anuman Rajadhon) and (Phra Saraprasoet).^[1]

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Engaged Buddhists
People accused of lèse majesté in Thailand
Thai Buddhists
Thai pacifists
Thai political commentators

Adultery

Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds.

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American Friends Service Committee

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) founded organization working for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world.

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Amnesty International Thailand

Amnesty International Thailand (AITH), also known as Amnesty Thailand or AI Thailand, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on the protection of human rights in Thailand and worldwide with more than 1,000 members across Thailand.

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Assumption College (Thailand)

Assumption College (โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญ) is a Roman Catholic all-boys private school in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.

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Buddhist economics

Buddhist economics is a spiritual and philosophical approach to the study of economics.

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Buddhist ethics

Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

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Culture of Thailand

The culture of Thailand is a unique blend of various influences that have evolved over time.

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Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Dalai Lama Renaissance

Dalai Lama Renaissance is a 2007 feature-length documentary film, produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, and narrated by actor Harrison Ford.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh.

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Editing

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information.

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Gandhi Peace Foundation

The Gandhi Peace Foundation is an Indian organisation that studies and develops Mahatma Gandhi's thought.

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International Network of Engaged Buddhists

The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) is an organization that connects engaged Buddhists from around the world with the aim of addressing with environmental concerns, human rights, and conflict resolution.

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Lèse-majesté in Thailand

In Thailand, lèse-majesté is a crime according to Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code.

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Lin (surname)

Lin is the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written 林, which has many variations depending on the language and is also used in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia.

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List of peace activists

This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated diplomatic, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through nonviolent means and methods. Sulak Sivaraksa and list of peace activists are Nonviolence advocates.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; 2 October 186930 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.

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Niwano Peace Prize

The Niwano Peace Prize is given to honor and encourage those devoting themselves to interreligious co-operation in the cause of peace and to make their achievements known.

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People's Alliance for Democracy

The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD; Phanthamit Prachachon Pheu Prachathipatai; commonly known as "Yellow Shirts") was a Thai reactionary, monarchist political movement and pressure group.

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Phraya Anuman Rajadhon

Phraya Anuman Rajadhon (พระยาอนุมานราชธน;, also spelled Phaya Anuman Rajadhon or Phrayā Anuman Rajadhon; December 14, 1888 – July 12, 1969), was one of modern Thailand's most remarkable scholars. Sulak Sivaraksa and Phraya Anuman Rajadhon are Alumni of Assumption College (Thailand).

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Prayut Chan-o-cha

Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา,; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai former politician and army officer.

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Preah Maha Ghosananda

Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - សម្តេចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ; Mahāghosānanda; May 23, 1913 – March 12, 2007) was a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk at CNN.com in the Theravada tradition, who served as the Patriarch (Sangharaja) of Cambodian Buddhism during the Khmer Rouge period and post-communist transition period of Cambodian history. Sulak Sivaraksa and Preah Maha Ghosananda are engaged Buddhists.

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Right Livelihood Award

The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexküll, and is presented annually in early December.

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Sarit Thanarat

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (also spelt Dhanarajata; สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์,; 16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai general who staged a coup in 1957, replacing Plaek Phibunsongkhram as Thailand's prime minister until Sarit died in 1963.

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South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (SCMP), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group.

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Teochew people

The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is an ethnic group native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teochew language.

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Thai Chinese

Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin (ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; exonym and also domestically) are Chinese descendants in Thailand.

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Thai nationalism

Thai nationalism is a political ideology involving the application of nationalism to the political discourse of Thailand.

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Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra (born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician. Sulak Sivaraksa and Thaksin Shinawatra are people accused of lèse majesté in Thailand.

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Thammasat University

Thammasat University (TU; มธ.; มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province.

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Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh (Huế dialect:; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Sulak Sivaraksa and Thích Nhất Hạnh are engaged Buddhists and Nonviolence advocates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulak_Sivaraksa

Also known as Sulak Sivalak, Sulak Sivarak.

Sulak Sivaraksa, the Glossary

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See also

Engaged Buddhists

People accused of lèse majesté in Thailand

Thai Buddhists

Thai pacifists

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