Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya

Telephone Number : 1-707-703-9331
Email Address : hudaya@numatacenter.com

Hudaya Kandahjaya, born in Bogor, Indonesia, is currently employed at the BDK America in Moraga, California, USA. He graduated with a PhD in Buddhist Studies from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, in 2004. In addition to scholarly and literary study particularly on Indonesian Buddhism, he has also engaged in practical aspect of Buddhism since early 1970s. All these gear his interests in Buddhism as well as Education, also theoretical and practical understanding of Engaged Buddhism.

Education :
Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Establish kindergarten to high school

Work Experiences :
Teaching Buddhism

Present Roles :
Team member in Buddhist canon translation project.

Mr. Harkiman Racheman

Harkiman Racheman holds a Master's degree in English literature from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. From February 2006 to July 2012, he was the chairperson of the Bodhi Dharma Buddhist College (or STAB Bodhi Dharma) in Medan, Indonesia. Today, he is lecturing at the English department of the Methodist University of Indonesia in Medan as well as at the Bodhi Dharma Buddhist College in Medan.

At the 7th International Buddhist Conference and the UNDV Celebrations in Bangkok in 2010, he presented a paper entitled "Global Recovery through Buddhist Education: Some Insights and Parallels from the Life of Buddha" At the 9th International Buddhist Conference and the UNDV Celebrations in the Ninth Binh Province, Vietnam in 2014, with Professor Faridah Noor Mohd. Noor, he presented a paper entitled "A Silent Protest against Gender Inequality: A Case of Karen Armstrong's Buddha"

He is currently a doctoral candidate with the Department of English Language, Faculty of Language and Linguistics, the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His present research undertaking is associated with how a non-Buddhist biographer (i.e Karen Armstrong) would differently portray or create a non-traditional image of Gotama Buddha.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anand Singh

Telephone Number : +918826484844
Email Address : anandluims@rediffmail.com

Dr. Anand Singh is an Associate Professor in School of Buddhist Studies & Civilization, Gautam Buddha University, India. He holds a doctorate degree in Ancient Tourism in India with special significance to Buddhism. He has contributed more than thirty five research papers and five books. He has been recipient of prestigious Dr. I.G. Khan National Award (Indian History Congress) twice for his research works and has been awarded research projects by University Grant Commission, India and SAARC. His area of interest is Early Buddhism with reference to epigraphic and archaeological evidences and Ecological Consciousness in Buddhism. His important completed and ongoing works are Buddhism at Sarnath, Ecological Consciousness in Buddhism, Dana and Dakkhineya in Early Buddhism.

Profesor J. Abraham Vélez de Cea

Telephone Number : 1+ 859 358-1825
Email Address : abraham.velez@eku.edu

Born in Saragossa, Spain, in 1967, Abraham Vélez de Cea is Associate Professor of Buddhism and World Religions in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Eastern Kentucky University (USA). His research focuses on contemporary interpretations of the historical Buddha, Buddhist Ethics, and Buddhist-Christian dialogue.

After studying Buddhism in England, India, and Sri Lanka, he finished his PhD with a dissertation about the Buddha’s doctrine of non-self (Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 2001). In 2002 he received a post-doctoral fellowship from Georgetown University (Washington D.C.), where he spent four years (2002-2006), the last two as Visiting Assistant Professor. He received tenure at Eastern Kentucky University in the spring of 2011.

He has published four books in Spanish, Buddha (1998), Buddhism (2000), Nägärjuna (2003) and, together with Amadeo Solé-Leris, Los Sermones medios del Buddha (1999), which contains a translation of fifty suttas from the Majjhima Nikäya. In English, his book Buddha and the Problem of Pluralism (Routledge, 2013). He has also published several articles in peer-reviewed journals including Buddhist Studies Review, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist-Christian Studies, Sophia, Philosophy East and West, and Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion and serves in the board of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies and the Journal of Inter-religious Studies.

Education :
PhD Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Academic director of Asociacion Hispana de Buddhismo

Work Experiences :
Georgetown University, Eastern Kentucky University

Present Roles :
Chair of the Frederick Streng Book Award Committee for excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies
Board member of the Journal of Interreligious Studies
Member of the steering committee of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflective Group
Member of the American Academy of Religion

Geoffrey Michael Bamford

Telephone Number : +44 7791 036 879
Email Address : GEOFFREY.BAMFORD@SO-WIDE.ORG
CHAIR of the Society for the Wider Understanding of the Buddhist Tradition (So-Wide)

Geoffrey Bamford gained a 1st class degree in Sanskrit and Pali from Oxford University in 1970, then did 4 years’ postgraduate work, both in Oxford (at Wolfson College) and in Sri Lanka and India (on a Commonwealth Scholarship). From 1974 he was had a business career; from 1986 to 2000, he ran an independent consultancy specialising in cross-cultural communication issues. Since 2003/4, he has worked full-time for this project pro bono. Due to the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies becoming more established and employing administrative support staff, Geoffrey is reducing his involvement and spending more time with his family in Devon.

Education : MA (1st Class Honours) Sanskrit and Pali, Oxford 1970;

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
co-founded:
1. the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies (OCBS)
2. the Society for the Wider Understanding of the Buddhist Tradition (So-Wide)
3. the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC),
I remain an OCBS Trustee and So-Wide Chair.

Work Experiences :
1986 -2000: independent management consultancy and training practice: cross-cultural communication, (negotiation/teamwork/ appraisal), for international clients mainly in wholesale financial services;

Present Roles :
I carry various responsibilities in So-Wide and the OCBS. I also write papers, e.g.:

“On careful Distinction between Usages of Dharma/Dhamma” Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies Volume 6 2014 pp 35-55

“Right Speech as a Basis for Management Training” Journal of Management Development Volume 33 Number 8/9 2014 pp 776-785

Mr. Ricardo Toledo

Telephone Number : 54 + 11 4704-6913
Email Address : ricardomtoledo@yahoo.com.ar

Education :
He has graduated as a Counselor and as a therapist and trainer in Focusing in 1994.

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
He has been practicing Zen Buddhism since 1987. He has completed his koan study and Zen training with Daniel Terragno Roshi, who invited him to start teaching as a Zen Teacher in 2009; role that Ricardo assumes fully in 2012. He is the leader of the Viento del Sur Sangha, a Buddhist community in Argentina, in the lineage of Diamond Sangha founded by Robert Aitken Roshi in 1959. He also is the President of Maitreya Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the spreading, teaching, and development of Eastern and Western holistic and contemplative disciplines that contribute to the promotion of a culture of awakening and compassion.

Currently the Foundation is dedicated to the teaching, practice, and diffusion of Zen Buddhism, its multiple applications, and its integration with related disciplines through seminars, courses, workshops, conferences, retreats, meetings, publications and cultural events.

Regarding international experience in forums and events Ricardo has been delegate from Argentina in the UNDV Celebrations in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (Thailand) and 2014 (Vietnam). He is also member of the Buddhist Summit (Headquarters in Japan) as representative from his country and has been Coordinator for South America of World Alliance for Buddhist Culture Exchange (from China) over the course of 2013 and 2014.

Work Experiences :
His experience in the fields of counseling, art, conscious bodywork, and spirituality, had brought him to integrate a mind and body focus in the helping professions. He founded and directed the Humanistic School of Mind-Body Counseling. He introduced the Hakomi Method in Argentina, a model that integrates mind-body therapy and the experiential method with Buddhist principles.

He has been trained in the model of Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Ricardo, besides his activities and tasks as a Zen guide, provides counseling to individuals, couples, and families regarding their growth, wellbeing, and conflicts resolution. He also facilitates learning and personal development groups; and teaches in educational institutions, private corporations, and government.

Present Roles :
Zen Teacher; Counselor; Professor and Trainer of Counselors; President in Maitreya Foundation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. W. Jayasundara

Telephone Number : +94 071 4478755
Email Address : madawalajayasundara@yahoo.com

Mr. M.W. Jayasundara is a Professor of Criminology at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He joined the university staff in 1986 and has been working in the same department for over twenty seven years. He obtained his first degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and his M.A. in Criminology from the Simon Fraser University in Canada. He has involved in research studies in the fields of Sociology and Criminology in addition to the dissemination of knowledge through various means. His research interest covers the Buddhist practices including meditation in selected institutions such as prisons. He has been conducting number of studies with reference to them. He has written and published 15 books and articles in Sinhalese and English languages. He also works as a research and project consultant in government and private sector companies.

Education :
B.A. Special in Sociology – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
M.A. in Criminology – Simon Fraser University, Canada
Ph.D. (Reader) - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Organization of meditation Progremms for University students, Research studies on Buddhist Religious Practices in prisons and other institutions of rehabilitation of offenders and drug addicts.

Work Experiences :
As a University Lecturer for 27 years in the National University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
As a social researchers for 25 years
As a Project Consultant of State and Private Sector Development Programs for 15 years,
Work experience in the capacities such as Head of the Department, Proctor, Welfare Director, Student Counselor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
As a Visiting Lecturer of the National Police Academy and Police Training Collages in Sri Lanka.

Present Roles :
I work in the capacities such as the Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, and Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, Research and Project Consultant.

Dr. G.T. Maurits Kwee, Ph.D. (Emeritus Hon. Prof.)

Telephone Number : +31 6 17314007

Email Address : mauritskwee@gmail.com

G.T. Maurits Kwee, Ph.D. (Emeritus Hon. Prof.), Clinical Psychologist, is a Faculty Member of the Taos Institute (USA) – Tilburg University (Netherlands) Ph.D.-Program and Founder of the Institute for Relational Buddhism & Karma Transformation, Netherlands (http://www.relationalbuddhism.org). Chan adept from his teens, Professor Kwee earned his doctorate in Medicine at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, and was a director of an inpatient psychiatric facility as well as a Research Fellow at Waseda University, Tokyo, Honorary Professor at the University of Flores, Buenos Aires. Currently Guest Lecturer at the Buddhist College, Budapest, he is also an active Advisory Board Member of Shan You Counselling Centre, Singapore.
For more www.speakersacademy.nl/speakers/maurits-kwee

A clinician, researcher and supervisor, he was also a convenor of a dozen conferences and lectured world-wide as a Past President of the Transcultural Society for Clinical Meditation (Japan) and a Board Member of the Society for Constructivism in the Human Sciences (USA). Dr. Kwee promulgates a cutting - edge secular Buddhist psychology/therapy based on pan-Buddhism, a confluence of Theravada, Mahayana and Relational Buddhism. He empowers and transforms change advocates (therapists, counsellors, coaches, trainers, managers) as well as organization leaders, clients, students and the public at large.

His latest books: New Horizons in Buddhist Psychology (2010; Taos Institute Publications, USA) and Psychotherapy by Karma Transformation (2013; www.taosinstitute.net/psychotherapy-kwee) downloaded in 51 countries. His subjects include the Pursuit of Happiness Amid Adversity (Oxford University Press) and Pristine Mindfulness: Buddhist Foundation of Heartfulness (Springer.com).

Languages: Nederlands, English, Deutsch, Franais, Bahasa Indonesia, Hokkien (passive).

Education :
Clinical Psychologist, Buddhist Psychotherapist, Doctor in Medicine,

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
amongst others,
Kwee, G.T.M. (2010). (Ed.). New horizons in Buddhist psychology. Chagrin Falls, Ohio: Taos Institute Publications.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2012a): The Borobudur: A psychology of loving-kindness carved in stone. Journal of the International
Association of Buddhist Universities, 3, 1-28. (www.undv.org/vesak2013/book/ebook3.pdf)
Kwee, G.T.M. (2012b). Relational Buddhism: Wedding K.J. Gergen’s Relational Being and Buddhism to create harmony in-between-selves. Psychological Studies, 57, 203–210.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2012c). Relational Buddhism: a psychological quest for meaning and sustainable happiness. In P.T.P.
Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research and applications (2nd ed.; pp. 249-274). New York: Routledge.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2013a). Psychotherapy by Karma Transformation: Relational Buddhism and rational practice.
Downloadable @ www.taosinstitute.net/psychotherapy-kwee
Kwee, G.T.M. (2013b). Relational Buddhism: An integrative psychology of happiness amidst existential suffering. In S.A. David, I. Boniwell & A. Conley Ayers (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of happiness (pp.357-370). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2013c). Psychology in Buddhism. In A. Runehov & L. Oviedo (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sciences and religions (Vol.3, Ch. 159; pp. 1892-1901). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2014). A curriculum on Buddhist psychology and therapy/coaching. In Thich Nhat Tu & Thich Duc Thien (Eds.), The importance of promoting Buddhist education. Vietnam Buddhist University Series 25: Religion Press.
Kwee, G.T.M. (2015a). Buddha as therapist: Meditations. Downloadable @www.taosinstitute.net (in process).
Kwee, G.T.M. (2015b). Pristine Mindfulness: Heartfulness and beyond… In E. Shonin, W. Van Gordon & N.S. Singh (Eds.), Buddhist foundations of mindfulness (in press). New York: Springer.
Kwee, M.G.T., & Ellis, A. (1997). Can Multimodal and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy be reconciled? Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 15, 95- 133.
Kwee, M.G.T., & Ellis, A. (1998). The interface between Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Zen. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 16, 5-44.
Kwee, M.G.T., & Holdstock, T.L. (Eds.) (1996). Western and Buddhist psychology: Clinical perspectives. Delft, Holland: Eburon.

Work Experiences :
Clinical Psychologist and Buddhist Psychotherapist for 40 years

Present Roles :
Dr. G.T. Maurits Kwee, PhD (Em. Hon. Professor & Clinical Psychologist)
Faculty Member & Thesis Adviser of the Taos Institute (USA) – Tilburg University (Netherlands) PhD Program
Founder of the Institute for Relational Buddhism & Karma Transformation
W: http://relationalbuddhism.org
Lin: @ Dr. G T Maurits Kwee, PhD
Fb: @ Relational Buddhism and @ Maurits Kwee
Tw: @ relationalbuddh and @ MauritsKweePhD

Dr. Kustiani Kalis Sambikala

Telephone Number : +62 87836313673
Email Address : kalis_sambikala@yahoo.com

Education :
Graduated from PGIPBS University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Kustiani is lecturer of Syailendra Buddhist College of Indonesia. Besides doing lecturing, she is also a volunteer of Buddhist Fellowship Indonesia for helping many empowerment programmes in Central Java, Indonesia. In academic field, now she is doing research on "Relief Kammavibhanga of Borobudur Temple: Searching Its Moral and Social Values".

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Volunteer of Buddhist Fellowship Indonesia, the chairwoman of Teravada Buddhist Women Organization (Wandani) Central Java

Work Experiences :
Lecturer of Syailendra Buddhist College and doing research on relief Kammavibhanga of Borobudur Temple

Present Roles : Lecturer of Syailendra Buddhist College, volunteer of BuddhistFellowship Indonesia, and chairwoman of Theravada Buddhist Women Organization (Wandani) Central Java, Indonesia.

Dr. Dion Oliver Peoples

Dr. Dion Peoples grew up as the son of US Air Force parents and later himself became enlisted in the U.S.A.F. for a decade, serving as an Intelligence Analyst, from 1992-2002. He left to become a Theravada Buddhist monk, in the Dhammayutika-Nikaya, ordaining at Wat Patumwanaram, but later spent the rest of his monastic period in a cave-temple in Pakchong, Thailand. He disrobed to attain his higher education in Buddhist Studies, since at the time, Thailand could not provide any international programs. He returned to Thailand in 2004 to complete his MA Thesis from Chulalongkorn University on the morning and evening chanting in Theravada Buddhist temples, and his PhD dissertation on the Sangiti Sutta. Dr. Dion Peoples is the Manager of the International Association of Buddhist Universities, and a former lecturer at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, from 2006-2014. He currently teaches online courses for free, on the subject of Buddhist Analytical Thinking Skills. He has been the editor of the UNDV Publications since 2006, but officially since 2007. He is also the General Editor for the 2015 UNDV Academic Conference Publication. He publishes all of his independent work online, on his social-media and academia.edu websites. He is available for teaching anyone interested in Buddhist Studies, and has taught courses at MCU, related to: Buddhism and Ecology; Religions & Professional Development'; Religions and Sociology; Research and Literature in Thai Buddhism; World Religions; Abhidhamma-Pitaka; History of Buddhism; Doctrines in the Suttanta-Pitaka; Selected Topics in Buddhist Scriptures; and Buddhist Critical Thinking Skills (cancelled: not enough students).

Education/Experience:
Victor Valley High School, Victorville, California

1992-2002 Senior Defensive Information Intelligence Analyst, United States Air Force

2002-2002 Thammasat University, Bangkok – 45 Transfer Credits
Awarded: One-Year Certificate in Thai Studies
2002 Monkhood, Phra Passanacitto, at Wat Patumwanaramrajavihara, Bangkok

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon – 3.5+ GPA
Elected: Co-President, Thai Student Association, University of Oregon
Awarded: Bachelor of Arts, International Studies [Focus Area: “Cross-Cultural Communication, Indigenous Cultural Studies and Ethnic Identity”; minor: Religious Studies – focusing on Theravada Buddhism and Islam in Thailand]

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand – 3.75 GPA
Thesis: “A Study of Morning and Evening Monastic Chanting Ceremony in Thai Buddhist Temples”
Awarded: Master of Arts, Thai Studies [March 2006]

2006-2009: Ph.D. Candidate, Buddhist Studies (PhD Awarded in 2009) Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand [Dissertation: “Utilization and Application of the Sangiti Sutta”]; Course Papers: A Representation of Meditations from the Sangiti Sutta; The Role of the Sangiti Sutta in the Formation of the Abhidhamma; A Hermeneutical Investigation into the Sangiti Sutta

2006-2007: Buddhism and Social Studies Teacher in the English Program at Yothinburana School and assembled five textbooks for M1-M5 levels at Yothinburana School

2006-Present: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University - Special English Class for Graduate Students in 2006; Part-time Special Lecturer – Faculty of Buddhist Studies since 2007 - Courses: Intro to World Religions; Abhidhamma-pitaka Course; History of Buddhism; Research and Literature in Thai Buddhism; Religions and Professional Development; and for the International Masters of Arts Program, in 2010: Doctrines of the Suttanta-Pitaka; Selected Topics in Buddhist Scriptures

2007-Present: International Association of Buddhist Universities, Secretariat Manager

2007-Present: United Nations Day of Vesak International Organizing Committee Member

2008: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, IABU Conference on Buddhist Ethics; and panelist

2009: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, UNDV 2009 Editorial Committee, Conference on Buddhist Approach to Global Crisis; and panelist

2010: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, UNDV 2010 Editorial Committee, Conference on Global Recovery: The Buddhist Perspective; and panelist

2011: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, UNDV 2011 Editorial Committee, Conference on Buddhist Virtues for Socio-Economic Development; and panelist

2012: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, 2nd IABU Conference & Editorial Committee, Buddhist Philosophy & Praxis, and panelist in two sessions: Buddhist Psychotherapy & Unifying Buddhist Philosophical Views

2013: Chief Editor, 4th Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities, Special Edition on Buddhist Critical Thinking Skills

2013-2014: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, UNDV 2014 at Bai Dinh Temple, Vietnam – “Buddhist Perspective Towards Achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals”, and the five subthemes associated with the conference. Quit, after host-agent engaged in unprofessionalism.

2014-2015: Chief Editor and Academic Seminar Organizer, UNDV 2015 at MCU – Theme: Buddhism and World Crisis, and panels on: Buddhist Response to Social Conflict; Buddhist Response to Environmental Degradation; Buddhism and ASEAN Community; Buddhist Response to Educational Crisis

Special Projects:
2003-2004: Weekly Temple Volunteer at Wat Buddha Oregon, in Turner (Salem), Oregon

May 2006: Edited the website script and pamphlet for attendees to the UN’s Observation of Vesak Day 2006 – held at Buddhamonthon, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand

April 2007: Edited six books for publication: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University for presentation to dignitaries for the UN’s Observation of the International Day of Vesak 2007 and the 4th International Buddhist Conference. The texts: “Selected Papers on Visakha Puja and Vinaya”; “Selected Papers on Buddhist Contributions to Good Governance and Development”; “Program”; “Exhibition”; “Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University”; and “Commemorative Book: Buddhist Contributions to World Peace and Sustainable Development 2006”.

January 2008: Panelist: the Contested Reforms of King Mongkut – for the 10th International Thai Studies Conference, paper topic: Buddhist Education Reforms through Chanting Revisions
2008: Edited 2008 UN Day of Vesak: Commemorative Book 2007, for presentation to delegates attending Thailand’s international celebrations at Buddhamonthon, Thailand.
Sept. 2008: 1st International Association of Buddhist Universities Conference and Symposium: main academic seminar organizer and Chief Editor: IABU Conference on Buddhism and Ethics – Symposium Volume. 653 pages

2009: Prize Winner for article: “Buddhism and Scientific Attraction & Repulsion” – see: Buddhism and Scientific Attraction & Repulsion – at: http://big5.fjnet.com/pty/xqsd/200903/t20090304_111225.htm
May 2009: 6th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration – Chief Editor: Buddhist Approach to Economic Crisis – 237 pages Buddhist Approach to Environmental Crisis – 290 pages Buddhist Approach to Political Crisis – 333pages
May 2010: 7th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations – Chief Editor Global Recovery: The Buddhist Perspective – 720 pages
May 2011: 8th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations – Chief Editor Buddhist Virtues for Socio-Economic Development – 764 pages
June 2011: Academic Advisor: Hispanic Institute of Buddhist Studies, Mexico
June 2011: Member, Editorial Staff: Present Magazine (Alliance for Bhikkhunis)
May-June 2012: 2nd IABU Conference Academic Organizer, Chief Editor & Panelists
June 2012: World Buddhist University Academic Conference: Teaching Buddhism at the University Level
May 2013: Moderator& Secretary for the Workshop to create the ASEAN Buddhist Studies Curriculum, at Mahamakut University for the Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities Conference.
July 2014: Interviewed by the Swiss Embassy on the topic of the ‘Political Crisis and Buddhism’ that recently affected Thailand.

2014: Common Buddhist Text project, contributions as an editor/reviewer, to: “A Common Buddhist Text” – which features important passages from Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.

2013-2014 Member of the Editorial Board: “Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States: Memories and Visions, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” Written By: Lee, Jonathan H. X., Published By: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014; MIL EAN/ISBN: 9781322216669, Pub e-EAN/ISBN: 9781443869799, Paper EAN/ISBN: 9781443863643

Interfaith Dialogues:
August 2010: Conference sponsored by the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation – a Dialogue with Buddhists on a Common Word addressing Structural Greed, hosted by Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Personal Publications:
Dion Peoples: Attraction and Repulsion from a Scientific Buddhist Perspective, inside: The Chulalongkorn Journal of Buddhist Studies, Vol. 4, 2010 (Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press, 2010)

Dion Peoples: Chanting the Sangiti Sutta (Wangnoi: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, 2012)

Dion Peoples: The Yodhajiva Suttas, inside: The Chulalongkorn Journal of Buddhist Studies, [Volume 6, 2012] (Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press, 2012)

Dion Peoples: Buddhist Critical Thinking Skills (Wangnoi, MCU University Press, forthcoming, 2015?)

Courses taught at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University:
BA: Buddhism and Ecology
BA: Religions & Professional Development
BA: Religions and Sociology
BA: Research and Literature in Buddhism
BA: World Religions
BA: Abhidhamma-Pitaka
BA: History of Buddhism
MA: Doctrines in the Suttanta-Pitaka
MA: Selected Topics in Buddhist Scriptures
LIMCU: Buddhist Critical Thinking Skills (cancelled: not enough students)

Articles in Print or Electronically Available:
Dion Peoples: “A Buddhist Perspective on Externalization and Movements” for IABU Symposium on Buddhism and Ethics, http://www.iabuconference.com/seminar_detail.php?smt_id=106

Dion Peoples: “Attraction and Repulsion from a Scientific Buddhist Perspective”, for IABU Symposium on Buddhism and Ethics, http://www.iabuconference.com/seminar_detail.php?smt_id=81 - Later revised and won Award for 2nd World Buddhist Forum, Buddhism and Science Category [see above]. [Article is under revision again, and will be contributed to the Chulalongkorn University Journal of Buddhist Studies – in 2010.]

Dion Peoples: “Reflections on Social Ethics in Buddhist Old-World Stories” panelist, and published inside: 1st IABU Conference and Symposium on Buddhism and Ethics, September 2008 website: http://www.iabuconference.com/seminar_detail.php?smt_id=17; later published inside: The Document of International Research Seminar – Buddhism: Truthful Knowledge and Quality of Life. Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 8-10 January 2009, pp. 178-201

Dion Peoples: “Representation of Meditations from the Sa?g?ti Sutta”, inside: Buddhist Contributions to Good Governance and Development; and the Introduction, see: http://www.vesakday.net/vesak50/books_Buddhist_Contributions.php ?trnslang=en-us

Dion Peoples: “The Religious Aspects of Socialistic Viewpoints on Justice and Buddhism” at http://www.vesakday2008.com/tranghoithao/tieng_anh/subtheme_2/th e_religious %20aspects_of_socialistic_viewpoints_on_justice.html

Dion Oliver Peoples: The Role We Play as Buddhist Educators for Global Recovery (2010 UNDV Conference on Global Recovery – The Buddhist Perspective) Dion Peoples [editor] (Wangnoi: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, 2010), pp. 124-150 available also online: www.icundv.com/vesak2010

Dion Peoples: A Buddhist Perspective on Externalization and Movements towards Defining Mind Culture – inside Dion Peoples [editor]: Buddhism and Ethics: Symposium Volume. Academic Papers presented at the IABU Conference on Buddhism and Ethics, held in conjunction with the 1st IABU Summit at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Main Campus, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 13-15 September 2008. pp. 343-349

Dion Peoples [editor]: Buddhist Approach to Economic Crisis: 6th UNDV Conference Volume. Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Main Campus, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 4-6 May 2009

Dion Peoples [editor]: Buddhist Approach to Environmental Crisis: 6th UNDV Conference Volume. Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Main Campus, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 4-6 May 2009

Dion Peoples: Discipline is Required for Resolving Any Crisis, inside: Dion Peoples [editor]: Buddhist Approach to Political Conflict and Peace Development: 6th UNDV Conference Volume. Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Main Campus, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 4-6 May 2009, pp. 119-131

Dion Peoples [editor]: Buddhist Contributions to World Peace and Sustainable Development 2006 Commemorative Book, 3rd International Buddhist Conference on the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations and the 60th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at Buddhamonthon, Nakhon Pathom and United Nations Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, 7-10 May2006.

Dion Peoples [editor]: Global Recovery – The Buddhist Perspective: 7th UNDV Conference Volume Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Main Campus, Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand, 23-25 May 2010

Dion Peoples: Representation of Meditations from the Sa?g?ti Sutta – inside: Dion Peoples [editor]: Selected Papers on Buddhist Contributions to Good Governance and Development. The 4th International Buddhist Conference on the United Nations Day of Vesak and the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary at Buddhamonthon, Nakhon Pathom and the United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand 26-29 May 2007, pp. 136-139

Dion Peoples: A Study of Morning and Evening Monastic Chanting Ceremony in Thai Buddhist Temples (Master Degree Thesis - ISBN 974-53-2611-9. Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Arts, 2006)

Dion Peoples: Utilization and Application of the Sa?g?ti Sutta (unpublished PhD Dissertation, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, 2009)

Dion Peoples: Progress through Buddhist Intelligence: An Analysis of Selections from The Tipi?aka – inside: The Document of the 2nd International Buddhist Research Institute Research Seminar – Buddhism: Truthful Knowledge and Quality of Life. Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 8-10 January 2010. See: pp. 8-14

Dion Oliver Peoples: Possibilities for the Dissemination of Theravada Buddhism in Islamic Nations (paper presented at the 3rd Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities conference on the Dissemination of Buddhism in the 21st Century) 29 September – 01 October 2010, to be published after the conference.

Dion Oliver Peoples: An African Presence in Early Buddhism to Good Luck Dolls in Bangkok – a paper presented at the 3rd International Seminar for the Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, in January 2011.

Dion Oliver Peoples: Buddhist Education: The History and Background of the Sa?g?ti -Sutta. The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU) 2009 Volume Two (Wangnoi: The Secretariat of the International Association of Buddhist Universities, 2009) [released in 2011]

Dion Oliver Peoples: Buddhist-Marxist Perspective of Thai Sufficiency Economics, inside: Buddhist Virtues for Socio-Economic Development, presented at the 8th United Nations Day of Vesak Conference (Wangnoi: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, 2011)

Dion Oliver Peoples: Attraction and Repulsion from a Scientific Buddhist Perspective, inside: The Chulalongkorn Journal of Buddhist Studies, Volume 4, 2010 (Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Center for Buddhist Studies, 2010) Additional Collaboration Work:

Phra Dharmakosajarn: Dhamma and Environmental Preservation (Revised and Edited by Dion Peoples), Bangkok: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, 2009 (now known as: The Most Venerable Phra Dr. Brahmapandit, the Rector of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, and Chairman of the International Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak and also the Chairman of the International Association of Buddhist Universities)

Phra Brahmagunabhorn [P.A. Payutto]: The Path to Peace (edited the translation and improved the scholastic value of the book through improving the language): published by Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, 2011

“Outlook for Buddhism in the Next Decade” – Ghostwriter for a speech given by a knowledgeable Bhikkhu from MCU, as the guest-speaker on Sunday, 21 February 2010, at Deeksha Bhoomi, Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India – the speech emphasized how ‘we’ can ensure the continuity of Buddhism. Organizers of the “World Maghapuja Day, B.E. 2553” expect 10,000 Participants from largely: Tibet, Thailand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the host-nation of India.

Dr. Dion Oliver Peoples: BTS Red-Line Expansion and the Communities to be Evicted (Paper submitted to the Conference sponsored by the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation – a Dialogue with Buddhists on a Common Word addressing Structural Greed – during August of 2010)

Dr. Somparn Promta: The View of Buddhism on Other Religions With Special Reference to Islam, inside, The Muslim World, Volume 100, Numbers 2 and 3, April/July 2010, pp. 302-320

Dr. Somparn Promta [ed.: Dr. Dion Peoples]: A Critical Introduction to Hindu Philosophy (Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press, 2011)

Social-Media Sites:
Academia: https://mcu.academia.edu/DionPeoples
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.DionPeoples

Dr. Sermsap Vorapanya

Dr. Sermsap Vorapanya graduated with a Ph.D in Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership from the University of Oregon, USA, in 2008. She then returned home—Thailand to work in a position of the principal of Naraiwittaya school in Lopburi province for 5 years.

Currently, she has worked as an instructor of Educational Administration Department, Tepstri Rajabhat University, Lopburi, Thailand. She has taught raging from Special Education (Psychology for Special Needs Students and Inclusive Education) to General Education (Classroom Management, Context and Trends in Education, and Ethics of Educational Leaders). She also has served her community as a Restorative Mediator, Chaibadan Provincial Court of Justice, Lopburi since 2010.

Telephone Number: 089-801-7460
Email Address: sermsapvorapanya@gmail.com
sweetiemai@gmail.com

Current Position:
Instructor of Educational Administration Department, Tepstri Rajabhat University (TRU), Lopburi, Thailand

Education:
Ph.D. (Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership, College of Education, University of Oregon, USA).

Buddhist Projects/Experiences:
Vorapanya, S., & Dunlap, D. (2014, May). Buddhist Ideology toward Children with Disabilities in Thailand: Through the lens of Inclusive School Principals. Paper presented at the United Nation Day of Visak 2014. Hanoi, Vietnam.

Work Experiences:
Instructor of Educational Administration Department, Tepstri Rajabhat University, Lopburi, Thailand, 2014- present.
School Principal, Naraiwittaya School, Chaibadan, Lopburi, Thailand, 2009- 2014. Present Roles: A faculty member of the Faculty of Education, TRU.

Dr. Phe Xuan Bach

Telephone Number: (916) 607-4066
Email Address: phexbach@gmail.com

Education:

DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Educational Leadership and Management
Concentration: Human Resource Development

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO, Sacramento, CA
Master of Art in Education (M.A.)
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Concentration: Higher Education

Preliminary Administrative Credential, CSU Sacramento.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS, Davis, CA
Prof. Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential in Science with CLAD
Master of Science in Bio-Organic Chemistry, M.S. Candidate

UC Davis Teaching/Researching fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Lincoln, NE
Bachelor of Science
Major: Biology; Minors: Chemistry and Psychology.

Buddhist Projects/Experiences:
Secretary of the Buddhist Association of Sacramento 2004 to present
Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association Leader 1993 to present
Volunteer Buddhist Chaplain, Buddhist Pathway Prison Project 2011 to present
I am also helping with the 5th Annual retreat for Vietnamese American United Buddhist Congregation at Town and Country Resort Hotel in San Diego, CA in August 6-10, 2015.
Published 5 books, including Awaken: Buddhism, Nature and Life – A Vision of Poems for West and East. Westminster, CA: Hoa ??m Publisher, 2014.

Work Experiences:
Science Teacher: Mira Loma High, San Juan Unified School District, 2002-Present
Teaching Middle Year Program International Baccalaureate Chemistry and Biology.
Internist as adjunct chemistry professor at Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA.
Work as a Designated Vice Principal substitute at Mira Loma High School,
Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Leadership Program
Professional Development Trainer for Instructional Leadership Corp (ILC) - The California Teachers Association has partnered with Stanford University’s Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) and the National Board Resource Center (NBRC) to provide needed staff development on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) (2014-2015)
Youth Leader/Executive Director/Volunteer Teacher, Sacramento, CA 1999-Present
Kim Quang Buddhist Youth Association/Vietnamese Foundation for Youth and Education (VFYE)—a nonprofit organization in Sacramento that provides educational, life-skills and character training programs to youth and under-served groups.
Teaching Dharma (Buddha’s Teaching) classes and Vietnamese language classes

Present Roles:
A Buddhist practitioner, a mindful educator and a Vietnamese Buddhist Youth leader
California Teacher Association State Council 2014 to present
Secretary of the Buddhist Association of Sacramento 2004 to present
Vietnamese Buddhist Youth Association (GPT) Leader 1993 to present
Volunteer Buddhist Chaplain, Buddhist Pathway Prison Project 2011 to present
San Juan Teacher Association Representatives for MLHS 2005 to present

Dr. Elizabeth Williams Oerberg

Email Address : elizawill@gmail.com
Current Position : Postdoc at University of Copenhagen

Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg is a Postdoc scholar at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. She is currently working on the research project "Buddhism, Business and Believers" with a particular focus on spiritual tourism and the branding of Buddhism in Ladakh, India. She has a PhD in Anthropology from Aarhus University where she wrote her PhD thesis Young Buddhism: Examining Ladakhi Buddhist Youth Engagements with Migration, Modernity and Morality in India, which highlights the particularly prominent role that modern education and youth play in forwarding contemporary transformations of Buddhism.

Education :
2009- 2014 Ph.D. Anthropology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
2012 Affiliated Scholar, Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics.
2011 Visiting Scholar, Department of Asian Languages and Culture, University of Michigan.
2005- 2007 M.A., Asian Studies, Lund University.
2003 Guest Student, Tibetan Studies, Copenhagen University.
1998- 2002 B.A. student, Center for Buddhist Studies, Kathmandu University.
1993- 1997 B.A. with distinction, Psychology & Comparative Religion, University of Michigan.

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Postdoc researcher at the University of Copenhagen as part of a larger project on "Buddhism, Business and Believers" funded by the Carlsberg Foundation.
Wrote PhD thesis on Young Buddhism: Examining Ladakhi Buddhist Youth Engagements with Migration, Modernity and Morality in India.
Student at the Center for Buddhist Studies, Kathmandu University, Nepal, for three years.

Work Experiences :
2014- Freelance editor of academic articles, edited volumes and monographs.
2014 External Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University.
2007 -8 Research support, Linköping University.
2006 -7 Research support, Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University.
2004 -5 Coordinator/teacher, Pacific Village Institute, "Buddhism in India" course, India.
2000 -4 Administrative assistant at Rangjung Yeshe Publications & Institute, Kathmandu.
2001 Consultant at the Michigan Department of Education, Lansing, Michigan

Ms. Wilis Rengganiasih E.E.

Telephone Number : +62-852-9145-4983
Email Address : wilis.ree@gmail.com

Wilis Rengganiasih Endah Ekowati is a faculty member at the Syailendra Buddhist College in Semarang. She received her BA in dance from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Surakarta, and MAs in religious studies from the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies at Gadjah Mada Uniersity, Yogyakarta, and from Florida International University. She is now a PhD candidate at the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at UC Berkeley. She offers dance classes for free, as part of her outreach program for Buddhist and non-Buddhist communities. Since mid 2013 she collaborates with Warung Info Jagad Cleguk in Borobudur in providing art workshop and serves as an artistic consultant for a number of traditional performing art groups in Magelang Regency.

Her experiences and research showed that works of art are powerful in promoting and building understanding, honesty, and trust among individuals from different backgrounds of faith, ethnicity, and culture.

Education :
B.A. in Dance, Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Surakarta, Indonesia
M.A. in Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
M.A. in Religious Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
PhD Candidate, South and Southeast Asian Studies Department, UC Berkeley, CA, USA

Buddhist Projects/Experiences :
Controversy of Bhikkhuni Ordination within Theravada Tradition in Indonesia, 2001
“The Golden Swan” performing art, script writer, 2010
“Sendratari Mahakarya Borobudur,” research project, 2013
Ruwat-Rawat Borobudur, research project, 2014
“Sasa Jataka: Generosity as the Foundation of All Virtues,” a dance project, director, script writer, and choreographer, 2014.

Work Experiences :
2003 – present, Lecturer, Syailendra Buddhist College, Semarang
Spring and Fall 2007, Teaching Assistant, Florida International University
Spring, 2008, Co-teaching in Gender and Religion, Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
May, 2009 – May 2010, Lecturer, Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

Present Roles :
Faculty member at the Syailendra Buddhist College, Semarang
January, 2014 – present, Coordinator Program of the Empowerment Project, Vihara Dhamma Sundara, Surakarta

Professor Dr. Padmasiri de Silva

Telephone Number : 61 03 95403654
Email Address : pdesilva@alphalink.com.au

Education :
M.A & Ph.D Comparative East-West Philosophy, University of Hawaii
Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Counselling & Buddhist Psychotherapy, Sophia College, Australia; Member C.A.P.A.V

Padmasiri de Silva graduated from the University of Ceylon with a Honours Degree in Philosophy, and also obtained the M.A. & Ph.D in Comparative Philosophy (University of Hawaii). He was the Professor & Head of Philosophy& Psychology Department, University of Peradeniya (1980-89). Subsequently he was appointed Senior Teaching Fellow at NUS Singapore. He has also held visiting positions in the University of Pittsburgh and the ISLE program in USA and the University of Waikato in New Zealand.

He also functioned as the coordinator of the IRC Program on “Environment ,Ethics and Education” in Singapore, organising four international conferences and was nominated for the Green Leaf Award. Based on this experience he published, “Environmental Philosophy & Ethics in Buddhism” (Macmillan, 1998). He has been active in developing the field of Buddhist Psychology over the years and is the author of the books, An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Counselling (Macmillan-Palgrave, 2014).

He is the author of number of books and articles on Buddhist Philosophy . In 2006 he was awarded the Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Counselling and practiced as a professional counsellor at the Springvale community center, working with migrants. He developed his own method of counselling: “Mindfulness-Based, Emotion-Focused Therapy”. Currently he is working On Pain Education as a Facet of Humanitarian Care.