Translators

Stephen R. Schmidt

A former Catholic seminarian, Steve served with the U.S. Peace Corps in the late 1970s and then continued living in Thailand and working with non-government development agencies, such as in Thung Song, Nakhorn Srithammarat. He was a frequent visitor at Suan Mokkh, keen student of Tan Ajahn’s approach to Buddha-Dhamma, and also helped with some of the early meditation retreats organized by Ajahn Poh. Steve returned to the USA around 1987.

Steve Schmidt’s major contributions to translated teachings of Ven. Ajahn Buddhadasa in English include:

• The A, B, C of Buddhism - The Meditative Development of Mindfulness of Breathing (1982)

• Paticcasamuppada: Practical Dependent Origination (1986)