Dhanapon Somwang2555-09-032555-09-032555-09-03https://dspace.spu.ac.th/handle/123456789/3956paper presented in South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR)on Syncretism in South and Southeast Asia : Adoption and Adaptation" at Mahidol University, Thailand, May 24-27, 2007"Venerable Phra Brahmagunabhorn (Prayudh Payutto)is widely acknowledged and respected in Thiland, especially among Buddhist scholars and intellecturals of almost all spheres, as the author of Buddhadhamma and for his profound insight on how to apply Buddhist teachings to the world civilization and concrete modern problems...Buddhismmodern thai societyP.A.PayuttoArticle