SWEARER et al. (1971). Buddhadāsa: Appearance and reality being a review of "Christianity and Buddhism" by Venerable Buddhadāsa. Bangkok: Sublime Life Mission. 46 p.

« It is a distinctive pleasure for me to be here today to take part in an activity sponsored jointly by the Young Buddhist Association of Chiengmai and the Thailand Theological Seminary. Although I am speaking to you tonight as a Christian with a particular concern for the importance of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa for Christian thought, I hope that his importance for Buddhism in Thailand will be both explicit as well as implicit... »

UTTAMO Bhikkhu. (c1978). About Buddhadāsa. 28 p. 

« Theres [sic] a monk who is very learned in scripture and who as a teacher gained fame almost to the point of being an Arahant his skillful pen. In the end it all collapsed. Both Thais and foreigners sent a continual stream of letters of protest to him. American monk also wrote to him in the hope of exchanging ideas for mutual understanding. It was a waste of time because there was no reply. The reason being that the doctrine of that monk sides with communist doctrine... » (Introduction)

SWEARER Donald K. (n.d.). Bhikkhu Buddhadasa and the Buddhist reformation in Thailand. Reprint from Dialogue Vol. VIII. Nos. 1, 2 &  January-December 1981. Colombo: The Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue. 16 p.

« The 1932 "revolution" in Siam put an end to the ancient regime in the name of constitutional monarchy. Seven years later the name, Siam, was changed to Thailand to show that progress was achieved towards liberty, equality and fraternity. But, in fact, nothing of the sort took place. Ironically, the kingdom has since been ruled by one dictator after another with very brief liberal democratic intervals...  » (Forward [sic] by S. SIVARAKSHA)

PRACHA PASANNADHAMMO Phra & PHIROM Ed & SANTIKARO Bhikkhu (transl.). (n.d.). Life & Work of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Documentary video English script. Bangkok: The Foundation for Children. 40 p.

« Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu was born in a small market town of Southern Thailand, at the beginning of this century when "modern ways" were being brought to this agrarian society by the Bangkok elite. That era, known by our grandparents in the East and West, is long gone and hopelessely foreign for most of us, yet it is the roots of our chaotic modern world. The changes that have shaken the world are even more drastic when viewed from the former pastural calm of Southern Siam... » (Introduction)

GABAUDE Louis. (1988). Une Herméneutique bouddhique contemporaine de Thaïlande: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Publications de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, Volume CL. Paris: École française d'Extrême-Orient. 710 p. ISBN: 2-85539-750-2. 

« La source la plus connue pour une approche de la jeunesse de Buddhadasa est une biographie "officielle", peut-on écrire, qui fut rédigée, sous son regard, par un disciple, et publiée en 1955. C'est assez pour la rendre suspecte au lecteur critique qui y voit a priori une hagiographie destinée à "poser" l'image publique d'un moine contestant par ailleurs les avenues classiques de la célébrité religieuse : pouvoir hiérarchique et/ou magique... »  [More information]

JACKSON Peter A. (1988). Buddhadasa: A Buddhist thinker for the modern world. Bangkok: Siam Society. 354 p. ISBN: 974-8298-18-3

« Since the early 1970s the thought of the aging Buddhist monk, Buddhadasa, has become a primary focus of debates about Theravada Buddhist doctrine in Thailand. Buddhadasa began to systematically reappraise and reinterpret Theravada Buddhist teachings in 1932, and some of his sermons and articles were published in local Buddhist journals in the 1930s and 1940s. However, it was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s, in particular during the period of civilian government from 1973 until 1976... »

SIVARAKSA Sulak (ed.). (1990). Radical conservatism: Buddhism in the contemporary world: Articles in honour of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa's 84th birthday anniversary. "Section III – Buddhadasa and Siamese Buddhism" being a collection of 8 articles: "Thai Society and Buddhadasa: Structural difficulties" by L. GABAUDE; "Buddha, Buddhism and Bhikkhu Buddhadasa" by D. SWEARER; "Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and the Buddhist Hermeneutics" by P. SIRIKANCHANA; "From Buddhadasa Bhikkhu to Phra Debvedi: Two monks of wisdom" by Grant OLSON; "The future of Suan Mokkh" by SANTIKARO Bhikkhu; "The forest monastery and its relevance to modern Thai society" by Phra PAISAL VISALO; "Buddhist monks and forest conservation" by C. KABILSINGH; "Women and Buddhism in Thailand: A changing identity for religious women" by A. BEESEY. Bangkok: Thai Inter-religious Commission for Development. 576 p. ISBN: 974-85712-8-9

« This volume of articles, published in honour of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's birthday anniversary and completion of  a seventh 12-year life cycle on May 27, 1990, is intended not only to focus on the work of Buddhadasa and Thai Buddhism but to also explore aspects of Buddhism – and other religions – which are connected explicitly and implicitly, with his extensive corpus of thought. Its title RADICAL CONSERVATISM reflects the curious nature of Buddhadasa's approach to Buddhism... » (Introduction)

[HUTANAWATRA Prachar et al.] (1992). อนุทินภาพ ๖๐ปี สวนโมกข์ 60 years of Suan Mokkh: A pictorial journey. Bilingual Thai/English. Bangkok: Komol Keem Thong Foundation. 200 p.

« At the end of the reign of King Rama V, on 27 May 1906, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Panich in Pumriang District in Chaiya province. As a Chinese-Thai merchant family, they welcomed this birth of their first son with the expectation that he would be heir and carry on the family business. No one could know that this little boy named Nguem would grow up to be the great monk Buddhadasa and would be responsible for a renewal movement within Siam Buddhism that would reach around the world... »

VIVEKANANDA Venerable. (n.d.). A glimpse of the life and teaching of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu. Mr. Saard Kongsuwan (sponsor). 40 p. 

« Venerable Buddhadasa was a famous meditation master in Thailand. He is well-known among both Buddhists and non-Buddhists for his lessons in meditation. He was a practical man who taught a  very clear method of practicing meditation. There were no barriers of caste, creed or color in the practice he taught. It is said that Ven. Buddhadāsa was born on May 27, 1906 (2449 B.E.) at Pumriang in Chaiya, Province of Surat Thani, South Thailand... »

SIVARAKSA Sulak (ed.) (1994). The quest for a just society: The legacy and challenge of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. A collection of 5 articles: "Three legacies of Bhikkhu Buddhadasa" by D. SWEARER; "Buddhadasa's contributions  as a human being, as a Thai, as a Buddhist" by L. GABAUDE; "Buddhadasa's bitter potions as legacies for Thai society" by S. SATHA-ANAND; "Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's contribution to the world" by SANTIKARO Bhikkhu; "The quest for a just society" by P. WASI. Bangkok: Thai Inter-religious Commission for Development. 124 p. ISBN: 974-206-094-5

« Despite the fact that Bhikkhu Buddhadasa had passed away on 8^th july 1993, TICD in collaboration with the Komol Keemthong Foundation held a birthday party for the late Venerable Achariya at Suan Mokkh, the Garden of Liberation, Chaiya, on the 27^th and 28^th of May 1994. At this function, Dr. Prawase Wasi gave a keynote address on Dhammic Society. Many others also participated in Dhamma talks and discussion... » (Preface)

[PONGSOPA Kawee.] (2541 [1998]). Chaiya สวนโมกข์. Bilingual Thai/English. Bangkok: Mental Health Publishing. 180 p. ISBN: 974-7363-52-6 

« Chaiya is a small district of Surat Thani province in the South of Thailand, about 600 kilometers from Bangkok. Most of its people still make their living from agriculture. More than a thousand years ago, this area blossomed as the Srivijaya Empire – a diverse Southeast Asian civilization, largely Buddhist and strongly influenced by India. Buddhism took root in this fabled "Golden Land" & from here spread to other Kingdoms... »

THIPAYATHASANA Pairor (Machee) & PROGOSH David. (2000). The natural truth of Buddhism formulated from the concept of Venerable Buddhadāsa. Chaiya: Buddhadāsa Foundation. 154 p. 

« This booklet is comprised of five Buddhist monographs, edited and transcribed from personal copies of Dhamma talks by Machee Pairor Thipayathasana given at the Suan Mokkh International Retreat. It is an English narration of the Natural Truth of Buddhism taken from the teachings of the Venerable Buddhadāsa. These monographs are more precise by the transcribe [sic] of Professor David Progosh... » (Preface)

JACKSON Peter. (2003). Buddhadāsa: Theravada Buddhism and modernist reform in Thailand. Chiang Mai: Silkworm. 392 p. ISBN: 974-7551-91-8.

ZÖLLNER Hans-Bernd. (2006). Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993): Buddhismus im Garten der Befreiung. Religionswissenschaft Band 12. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. 180 p. 

郑振煌 [CHENG Chenhuang]. (2011). 南传佛教第一人—佛使尊者. 郑州 [Zhengzhou]: 中州古籍出版社. 220 p. ISBN: 978-7-5348-3760-9.

ITO Tomomi. (2012). Modern Thai Buddhism and Buddhadāsa Bhikku: A social history. Singapore: NUS Press. 360 p. ISBN: 978-9971-69-572-9. 

« Buddhadāsa's early 20th-century contribution to Buddhist teaching was lokuttara dhamma, the path to nibbāna. Lokuttara dhamma was not Buddhadāsa's invention but a discovery from traditional scriptures which began to be more widely studied rather than being upheld as sacred. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, increasing numbers of Western intellectuals from the non-Buddhist background became interested in Buddhism, a mysterious Eastern religion... » [More information]

THIPAYATHASANA Pairor (Nun). (2013). The natural truth of Buddhism formulated from the concept of Venerable Buddhadāsa. Second edition. Self-published. 156 p. 

« From 2000 to 2008, a total of 8 years, I was one of the Dhamma speakers at the Suan Mokkh International Retreat Course. Participants have come more than 40 countries worldwide, mainly from Europe and Unites States. In the first year, my Dhamma talk was taped, rewritten into this monograph and given for free to participants who wanted to learn more. It has now been out of print for more than 12 years... » (Preface to the Second Reprint)

 鄭振煌 [CHENG Chenhuang]. (102年 [2013]). 南傳佛教第一人佛使尊者: 不出世的奇葩 . 新北 [New Taipei]: 大千出版社 [Darchen]. 256 p. ISBN: 978-957-447-281-9. 

SANTIDHAMMO Bhikkhu. (2014). Buddhadasa: Servant of the Buddha. Virtuous Path Series. Burnaby: Buddhapanyanuntarama Buddhist Monastery. 2^nd edition. 96 p. 

« Buddhadasa Bhikku (1906-1993) is one of the most important Buddhist teachers of the twentieth century. As the meditation master of Suan Mokkh Meditation Center in Chaiya, southern Thailand, he propagated Buddhist philosophy and meditation practice among tens of thousands of western visitors from North America, Europe and Australia. When he passed away in 1993, he left behind a massive body of literary works in Thai language, explaining how traditional Buddhist teachings are relevant to the modern world... » (Introduction)

SANTIDHAMMO Bhikkhu. (2014). Teachings of Buddhadasa. Virtuous Path Series. Burnaby: Buddhapanyanuntarama Buddhist Monastery. 2^nd edition. 80 p. 

« Ajahn Buddhadasa was one of the most important Buddhist teachers of the twentieth century. His life was dedicated to the regeneration of Buddhism in the modern world, particularly in his own homeland of Thailand. He presented traditional, orthodox Buddhist teachings, in a manner that was comprehensible and applicable to people living in the modern materialistic, high-tech world, full of conflict and radical change. He dug deep into the treasure mines of the Dhamma... » (Introduction)

KANJANAPHITSARN Supre. (2015). Euthanasia in Buddhism: A case of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's death. Scholars' Press. 196 p. ISBN: 978-3-639-76547-2. 

« This research illustrates the issue of euthanasia to enhance understanding on the subject matter as well as analyze and apply the acquired knowledge to remind people of all religions of having the right attitude towards death and preparing the way to confront death which occurs in all the time properly. The scope of this research is focused on euthanasia through analyzing the case of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu's death with an aim of  comparing various notions and opinions issued by various scholars... » (Abstract)

 鄭振煌 [CHENG Chenhuang]. (2017). 鄭振煌學與思. 新北 [New Taipei]: 大千出版社 [Darchen]. 682 p. ISBN: 978-957-447-316-8.

WITTMANN Pierre. (2018). Suan Mokkh: Séjours et retraites 1989-1993 . Chiangmai: Wisdomlight. 60 p.

« J'ai découvert Ajahn Buddhadasa et Wat Suan Mokkh dans Living Buddhist Masters, un livre de Jack Kornfield que j'ai lu lorsque je vivais a Tahiti, au milieu des années 1980. Parmi une douzaine de maîtres de la tradition théravada deThaïlande et de Birmanie, Ajahn Buddhadasa est celui qui m'avait le plus inspiré. A l'époque je ne connaissais pas encore la Thaïlande, mais j'avais fait une fois une courte escale à Bangkok... » (Avant-propos)