Sulak Sivaraksa is the co-founder of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists and is counted as one of the most important leaders of Engaged Buddhism. He has established himself as an outspoken social critic in his home country of Thailand. He is also a prolific author whose books in English include a collection of essays entitled Seeds of Peace (1991). He won the Right Livelihood Award in 1995 "...for his vision, activism and spiritual commitment in the quest for a development process that is rooted in democracy, justice and cultural intergrity."