Ken Jones (Buddhist)

Welsh Buddhist activist, poet, and teacher

Ken Jones

Title| Buddhist Author and Activist
Personal life
Born|

Kenneth Henry Jones

(1930-05-18)18 May 1930

Wales

Died| 2 August 2015(2015-08-02) (aged 85)
Nationality| British
Religious life
Religion| Buddhism
Senior posting
Teacher| Sheng-yen
Website| www.kenjoneszen.com

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]

## Biography

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Born 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

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* Jones, Ken (2003). The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-365-6.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Ken's Biography". Ken Jones Zen. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. ^ a b c "Buddhist activist Ken Jones dies". Lion's Roar. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

## External links

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* Buddhism & Social Engagement: an introduction
* The Emotional Climate of Nondualistic Practice, by Ken Jones
* Lawsuit against reality, by Ken Jones
* "Many Bodies, One Mind": Movements in British Buddhism

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