Awards
Outstanding Women in Buddhism 2003
Outstanding Women in Buddhism 2003
Bhiksuni Tenzin Kacho
USA
Bhiksuni Tenzin Kacho is an American Buddhist nun who was born and raised in Hawaii. She is of Japanese ancestry. For thirty years she studied Buddhism. She raised one daughter who is now living in ...
Bhiksuni Dr. Yifa
Taiwan
Bhiksuni Dr. Yifa of Taiwan earned her Ph.D. at Yale University (USA) in Religious Studies. Her research focused on the Buddhist monastic code. She holds a faculty post at Hsi Lai Buddhist University ...
Bhikkhuni Wekada Bhadra
Sri Lanka
Wekada Bhadra Bhikkhuni was born and educated in Sri Lanka. She married and bore a son. Then she traveled to the USA with her diplomatic spouse. Far away from her motherland, her heartfelt thoughts jou ...
Bhikkhuni Siri Sumedha
Sri Lanka
Bhikkhuni Siri Sumedha of Sri Lanka, a Buddhist master of more than three decades, is serenely reserved and is a mountain of spiritual strength not only for herself, but also for her community, country ...
Bhiksuni Ampika Khunvinichkul
Thailand
Bhiksuni Ampika from Nakhonsi Thammarat, Thailand earned both her B.A. and M.A. in Buddhist studies abroad in Taiwan at Shong Lin University (in Kao Shung) and at Nan Hwa University (in Jia Yi), respec ...
Maechee Juteepa Tapasut
Thailand
Maechee Juteepa Tapasut earned her B.A. in law and holds an M.B.A. (Master's in Business Administration). After graduation she worked for the Thai government in rural development projects. She transiti ...
Maechee Dr. Pairor Thipayathasana
Thailand
Maechee Dr. Pairor Thipayathasana is a scientist, Buddhist nun and educator on the par of the noble and excellent. This brilliant woman earned her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry respectiv ...
Sanitsuda Ekachai
Thailand
Clarity of vision and integrity characterize Sanitsuda Ekachai. This cutting-edge journalist addresses complex and demanding issues with the clarity and integrity of an international leader. ...
Dr. Tomomi Ito
Japan
Dr. Tomomi Ito of Japan is a profoundly, talented woman and a brilliant research scholar. She conducted her doctoral research on the Intellectual Pursuits of Thai Buddhists in the Mileau of Buddhadasa ...
Ajahn Manta Horatanachai
Thailand
Ajahn Manta Horatanachai followed her life interest in Buddhism, and studied meditation with Dr. Khun Mae Siri Krinchai. In 1950 she joined the Buddhist Youth Association of Chiang Mai, Thailand, and c ...
Senator Rabiaprat Pongpanit
Thailand
Senator Rabiaprat Pongpanit took her early training in Political Science at Thammasat University. Then she went to work for the Thai Ministry of Finance's Personnel Office for more than twenty years. N ...
Dr. Kornvipa Boonsue
Thailand
Dr. Kornvipa Boonsue of the United Nations' Bangkok UNIFEM Regional office is an insightful woman. Throughout her life, she's worked steadily as a scholar activist for the betterment of women and human ...