Awards
Outstanding Women in Buddhism 2020
Outstanding Woman In Buddhism Awards 2020
Bhikkhuni Anula
Thailand
Bhikkhuni Anula was born in 1959 in Udon Thani, the eastern part of Thailand adjacent to Laos. On her ninth day of birth, her family moved to Laos. And, her life was lived between these two cultures ...
Bhiksuni Fa Xun
Singapore
Venerable Bhiksuni Fa Xun was born in Singapore in 1965. She ordained in 1992 in Taiwan with Bhiksuni Wu Yin of the Luminary Bhiksuni Sangha, where she also went through five years of monastic trainin ...
Bhikkhuni Madulle Vijithananda
Sri Lanka
Bhikkhuni Madulle Vijithananda holds a B.A. and M.A. in Buddhist Studies from the Buddhist & Pali University and the University of Kelaniya respectively. She is currently the Abbess of the Sakyadhita ...
Bhiksuni Guo Zheng
China
Bhiksuni Guo Zheng is the Abbess of Puzhao Temple, a women’s temple in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, China. In 1992, she decided to ordain, and in 1993 she received full ordination at Donglin Te ...
Bhiksuni Longmen
Taiwan
The Most Venerable Bhiksuni Longmen took refuge in Dharma at an early age. She enjoyed reading the sutras, and this offset the suffering which she experienced as her family was quite poor. The sutras ...
Chen Jui Chen
Taiwan
Chen Jui Chen is a Buddhist Activist who takes a stand for a healthy way of life and protecting all sentient beings by being an international chef who entices humanity to vegetarianism and veganism. F ...
Lye Geok Choo
Singapore
“Ever since I was young, I lacked confidence and I loved to dream and live in my own safety zone. I suspected that since my parents decided to give me away when I was 4 months old, there might be some ...
Maechee Kanjana Pocasawat
Thailand
Born in 1975 in Yasothorn, Thailand. She was the 9th child born in her family. She earned her elementary school education and high school diploma in Yasothorn. Then she earned her Associate Bachelor ...
Maechee Phaphon Kittithavornsri
Thailand
Born in 1960, Maechee Phaphon was adopted by rice farmers: Pau Gon and Mae Boon Pimsaen and raised in Chonburi province, Thailand. She attended school to grade 4 primary school. She was a bright and ...
Maechee Punyaporn Saengkhum
Thailand
Born in 1971 and ordained for 25 years, she holds the position of leader of Maechees in Udon Thani province, Thailand. Her objective in work is to deliver services and care to Maechees so that they ma ...
Ng Lai Chan
Malaysia
Ng Lai Chan was born in 1939 in Malaysia and stayed in Singapore until the age of seven. After graduating from Nanyang Girls’ High School, she was chosen to attend Nursing School in 1959 in a program ...
Shermila Milroy
Sri Lanka
Shermila Milroy of Sri Lanka exhibits multiple intelligence. She loves: Science, teaching children and adults, Buddhism, Feminism, social transformation, and the use of technology to benefit society. ...