Suan Mokkh

Suan Mokkh
Suan Mokkh
Garden of Liberation
	Meditation hall in Suan Mokkh
Religion
Affiliation	Theravada Buddhism
Location
Country	Surat Thani Province, Thailand
	Shown within Thailand
Geographic coordinates	9°21′37″N 99°10′6″E / 9.36028°N 99.16833°E
Website
	https://www.suanmokkh.org/

Suan Mokkhaphalaram (Thai: สวนโมกขพลาราม, from Pali Mokkhabalārāma, "Garden of Power of Liberation"), known as Suan Mokkh (Thai: สวนโมกข์, "Garden of Liberation") for short, is a Theravada Buddhist monastery, retreat and meditation center in Amphoe Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand. It was founded in 1932 by the monk, religious teacher, and social reformer Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, who was a representative and pioneer of Engaged Buddhism.

The site has an area of almost 50 hectares and is largely covered with forest, which sets it apart from the cleared, agricultural surrounding area.^[1]

^ Sponsel, Leslie; Natadecha-Sponsel, Poranee (2003). "Buddhist Views of Nature and the Environment". Nature Across Cultures. Views of Nature and the Environment in Non-Western Cultures. Dordrecht/Norwell MA: Kluwer. p. 360.

[1] Sponsel, Leslie; Natadecha-Sponsel, Poranee (2003). "Buddhist Views of Nature and the Environment". Nature Across Cultures. Views of Nature and the Environment in Non-Western Cultures. Dordrecht/Norwell MA: Kluwer. p. 360.

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