Potprecha Cholvijarn Conversation on Buddha-Nature in Thai Buddhist Traditions
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Description & Participants
Samma Araham Meditation, Self and Nibbana: Equivalents of Buddha-Nature Discourse in Thai Theravada Traditions
28 March 2022 · 10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time
Potprecha Cholvijarn is the author of Nibbāna as True Reality beyond the Debate, a book about the recent debate in Thailand over the nature of nibbāna (nīrvāna), the unconditioned, whether it is attā (self) or anattā (not-self). Western Buddhist studies, especially of recent years, have assumed that Theravāda Buddhism straightforwardly teaches the doctrine of anattā: that Theravāda Buddhism rejects attā in all respects, including in the ultimate sense. However, as the well-known debate in Thailand, which reached its zenith in 1999, has shown, there appears to be a significant minority of Theravāda monks, respected by significant numbers of Theravāda laity, arguing that nibbāna is attā.
Potprecha Cholvijarn received his Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies and a Doctorate in Buddhist Studies from the University of Bristol. His interest in law led him to pursue a Bachelor of Law at Chulaongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He is now working in a law firm in Bangkok, Thailand, and teaches as a special lecturer at the Thai Studies Centre, Chulaongkorn University.
