Sulak Sivaraksa

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Buddhist scholar Thai person human intellectual social activist

Sulak Sivaraksa is a Thai social activist, Buddhist scholar, and intellectual known for his advocacy of nonviolence, social justice, and engaged Buddhism.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist scholar → Thai person → human → intellectual → social activist →
areaOfActivism	democracy in Thailand → environmental justice → human rights in Thailand → rural development →
awardReceived	Niwano Peace Prize → Right Livelihood Award → UNESCO Prize for Peace Education →
citizenship	Thailand →
countryOfCitizenship	Thailand →
dateOfBirth	1933-03-27 →
educatedAt	London School of Economics → University of Wales →
familyName	Sivaraksa →
fieldOfWork	Buddhist studies → nonviolence → peace studies → social activism → social justice →
founded	International Network of Engaged Buddhists → Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation → Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development →
gender	male →
givenName	Sulak →
hasPhilosophy	Buddhist ethics → nonviolence → socially engaged Buddhism →
languagesSpoken	English → Thai →
movement	Engaged Buddhism →
name	Sulak Sivaraksa →
nationality	Thai →
notableFor	advocacy of nonviolence → advocacy of social justice → critique of consumerism → critique of militarism → promotion of engaged Buddhism →
notableWork	Loyalty Demands Dissent → Seeds of Peace →
occupation	lecturer → social critic → writer →
placeOfBirth	Bangkok →
positionHeld	co-founder of International Network of Engaged Buddhists →
religion	Buddhism →
residence	Bangkok →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Right Livelihood Award →	hasLaureate
Sulak Sivaraksa →	name