Kenneth Henry Jones (18 May 1930 – 2 August 2015)[1] was a Welsh Buddhist activist, poet, and teacher.[2] He was considered an important voice in socially engaged Buddhism.[3]
Ken Jones | |
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| Title | Buddhist Author and Activist |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Kenneth Henry Jones 18 May 1930 Wales |
| Died | 2 August 2015 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Sheng-yen |
| Website | www |
Biography
editBorn in Wales, Jones spent much of his career in higher learning.[1] As an anarchist, Jones had at different times been associated with Communist Party of Great Britain, the Labour Party (Victory for Socialism Group) and the UK Green Party.[1]
As a proponent of socially engaged Buddhism, Jones was a founder of the UK Network of Socially Engaged Buddhists[1] and was a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.[3] He also authored The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action[4] considered important book on socially engaged Buddhism.[3]
Jones taught at the Western Chan Fellowship[2] and was in the lineage of Sheng-yen.[3] He won many prizes for his poetry.[3]
He died in August 2015 after a long battle with prostate cancer.[2][3]
Bibliography
edit- Jones, Ken (2003). The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-365-6.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ken's Biography". Ken Jones Zen. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Buddhist activist Ken Jones dies". Lion's Roar. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ken Jones, Welsh Author and Activist, Dies at 85". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
External links
edit- Buddhism & Social Engagement: an introduction
- The Emotional Climate of Nondualistic Practice, by Ken Jones
- Law suit against reality, by Ken Jones
- "Many Bodies, One Mind": Movements in British Buddhism
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