Somdach Chuon Nath

          We're nominating Somdach Chuon Nath for the Nobel Prize in the category of literature. Som Dech Nath was the head of a reformist movement in the Khmer Buddhist Sangha which developed a rationalist-scholastic model of Buddhism, rooted in linguistic studies of the Pali Canon. He was a monk, author, composer and a poet. He also oversaw the translation of the entire Buddhist Pali canon into Khmer language; and the creation of the Khmer language dictionary.

      
  A son of farmers who later became a monk, Nath dedicated his life to upholding Buddhism and the conservation of Khmer language in the country that was highly influenced by French colonialism. He had an extensive knowledge of the Khmer language. He was probably the most famous and most knowledgeable monk Cambodia had ever had. A master in Buddha’s teaching, he was very well known around the Buddhism circle as well as very adept at languages.

   
He wrote Khmer dictionary. Nokor Reach was written by him as well. "Nation, Religion, King" as well as demonstrate the grandeur and the mighty past of the Khmer nation. Now there is status of him in Phnom Penh.









 Here is the link that will tell you about his achievement http://unblockwebsite.net/browse.php?u=KPsqB%2FVlugOP6wRdZUyNYVbDR9dLkMynHQBhr30gbhyS%2B4s3lIY%3D&b=29