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Jeanne Schut

Jeanne Schut has been practicing in the Buddhist Thai Forest Tradition for almost 30 years and has spent several months meditating in a forest monastery in Thailand. In the past ten years, she has also translated books on Buddhism from English into French and has been the interpreter for visiting Buddhist monks teaching in France. She has also represented Theravada Buddhism on French TV programs. Jeanne also enjoys teaching Buddhist meditation retreats following the monastic pattern she is well used to. Jeanne exposes Theravada Buddhism as taught in the Thai Forest Tradition, in particular by Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Buddhadasa.

Jeanne Schut has translated various teachings of Ajahn Buddhadasa from English into French and her translations have been available online on ‘Forest Dhamma’ website (www.dhammadelaforet.org).

Her major translations include: 

• Le Coeur du message du Bouddha (Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree)

• Manuel pour l'Humanité (Handbook for Mankind)

• Paticcasamuppada au quotidien (Paticcasamuppada: Practical Dependent Origination)