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Paisal Visalo (Thai:ไพศาล วิสาโล; born May 10, 1957), is a ThaiBuddhist monk, author and the abbot ofWat Pasukato[1] in Chaiyaphum province of Thailand. He was involved in student activism and human rights protection before entering the monkhood in 1983. He is the co-founder ofSekiyadhamma, a network of socially engaged monks all over the country. Besides writing and editing books onenvironment andBuddhism, he holds training courses onnonviolence andmeditation as well. He was recently the recipient of the Asian Public Intellectual Fellowship of theNippon Foundation.
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