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<h1 id="president-of-the-buddhadhamma-foundation"><a class="header" href="#president-of-the-buddhadhamma-foundation">President of the Buddhadhamma Foundation</a></h1>
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<p>Name: Yongyut Thanapura</p>
<p>Born: 10 March 1951 at Udon Thani City, Udon Thani Province, to Mr.
Ruengrung and Mrs. Kurab.</p>
<h3 id="education"><a class="header" href="#education">Education</a></h3>
<p>1968: High school education, Amnuay Silpa School, Bangkok.</p>
<p>1975: Bachelor’s degree, the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok.</p>
<h4 id="activities-during-study-at-university"><a class="header" href="#activities-during-study-at-university">Activities During Study at University</a></h4>
<p>1970: Entered to study at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn
University.</p>
<p>1971: Became a member of the Student Rural Development Volunteer Club;
Vice Chairman of the Student Rural Development Volunteer Camp, Sao Hai
District, Saraburi Province.</p>
<p>1972: Became a committee member of the Student Rural Development
Volunteer Club; Vice Chairman of Promotion of Youth Employment, Sao Hai
District, Saraburi Province.</p>
<p>1973: Joined the student movement to fight against the military
dictatorship government.</p>
<p>1975: Graduated from Chulalongkorn University.</p>
<h3 id="life-and-work"><a class="header" href="#life-and-work">Life and Work</a></h3>
<p>1977: Founded Tap Kwan Co., Ltd., an architecture company; owner and
managing director.</p>
<p>1979: Joined with Professor Dr. Pravej Vasri to found and direct
Moh-Chao-Ban, a Thai health magazine for promoting self-healing and home
remedies. (In 1981, Moh-Chao-Ban magazine became Moh-Chao-Ban
foundation.)</p>
<p>1986: Founded Synchai Development Co., Ltd., a housing estate company;
partner and a member of the executive committee.</p>
<p>1987: Founded the Buddhadhamma Foundation, published and distributed
Dhamma books, in particular those written by Ven. P. A. Payutto;
president.</p>
<p>Offered 11 rai of land (4.35 acres) for constructing Wat Nyanavesakavan
at Nakhon Pathom Province, with Ven. Debvedi (P. A. Payutto) as the
abbot. During the early stages of development, assisted in designing and
laying out the monastery, covering land with soil, and supervising the
building work, including construction of driving piles, parking lots,
monastic residences, and water tanks.</p>
<p>1988: Submitted the application to the Department of Religious Affairs
for authorizing Wat Nyanavesakavan to be a monastery, and received the
formal authorization on 11 January 1989.</p>
<p>1993: Cooperated with Dr. Apa Suvarna-apa, Associate Dean of the Faculty
of Education, Kasetsart University, and Mr. Bruce Evans to compile the
biographical data and list of accomplishments of Ven. Dhammapitaka
(P. A. Payutto) and presented this to the Committee of Teacher Training,
the Ministry of Education (now called the Rajabhat Institute) for
submission to UNESCO. As a result, Ven. Dhammapitaka (P. A. Payutto) was
awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in Paris.</p>
<p>1998: Became a member of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
(Headquarters at 616 Benjasiri Park, Sukhumvit 24, off Soi Medhinivet,
Sukhumvit Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.)</p>
<p>2002: Cooperated with Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Sompone Punyagupta (the
owner of Vichaiyuth Hospital) to found the Assembly of Buddhist
Organizations of Thailand. Acted as a secretary-general to organize the
Magha Puja celebration at Sanam Luang for eight years, from 2002-2009.</p>
<p>2004: Organized the Asalha Puja ceremony at Sanam Luang, in association
with Phra Depmedhi (Ven. Peesucharto), the Provincial Monastic Official
of Bangkok and the abbot of Wat Mahathat. Assisted with this task for
three years.</p>
<p>Became a committee member of the National Buddhism Office’s Printing
House.</p>
<p>2005: Became a member of the executive organization committee for
reviving and developing the Visakha Puja ceremony at Sanam Luang, under
the auspices of the Center of Promoting Thai Buddhism, under Wat
Bowonniwet Vihara with Phra Depdilok (Ven. Rabaep) as secretary-general.</p>
<p>Became a consultant of the Commission for Religious Affairs, Arts and
Culture, House of Representatives, Parliament, with Lieutenant Dr. Kudeb
Saikrachang, as president. Assisted with this task for two years, from
2005-2006.</p>
<p>2006: Became a committee member of the Dharma Association of Thailand
(under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Somdet Phra
Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani); performed this task for four years,
from 2006-2009.</p>
<p>2012: Initiated the translation of <em>Buddhadhamma</em> from Thai into English
for the second time, hiring Mr. Robin Philip Moore, USA nationality, as
a translator. This task took five years, from 2012-2016.</p>
<p>2017: Published the first printing of the English edition of
<em>Buddhadhamma</em>, 5,000 copies, as a gift of the Dhamma, for distribution
around the world.</p>
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