Awards
Outstanding Women in Buddhism 2026
Bhikkhuni Saddha
Cambodia
USA
Bhikkhuni Saddha Cambodia – USA Bhikkhuni Saddha was born with the name, Seam Chim, in the Village of Srey Snom, Seam Reap Province. In 2007, her life turned directly to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangh ...
Bhikkhuni Dhammanusari
Cambodia
Canada
Bhikkhuni Dhammanusari Cambodia - Canada Bhikkhuni Dhammanusari was born Chou Serey. She was ordained as a white-robed nun by Cambodian Bhikkhu: T. T. Dhammo Mahathera in September 2016. At that tim ...
Reverend Eishen Tanaka
Japan
Reverend Eishen Tanaka Japan Reverend Eishen Tanaka is a Buddhist priest from Japan who has dedicated her life to spiritual practice and teaching the Dharma. As a respected teacher in the Japanese Bu ...
Bhikkhuni Souvannaratana
Laos
Bhikkhuni Souvannaratana Laos The true depth of her faith was tested not in the quiet of a temple, but in the chaos of life. Souvanna faced the harrowing reality of escaping war, leaving behind the o ...
Bhikkhuni Shih Lee Terk
Malaysia
Bhikkhuni Shih Lee Terk Malaysia Bhikkhuni Shih Lee Terk was born in Penang, Malaysia and ordained at Siang Lin Chiao Temple, Malaysia as a Samaneri in 1985 and at Miao Tong Monastery in Kaohsiung, T ...
Bhikkhuni Molini
Myanmar
Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Dr. Molini Myanmar Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Dr. Molini was born in 1958 in Myanmar. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Law, a Master's Degree and Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in ...
Roshana Devi Tulashar
Nepal
Roshana Devi Tulashar Nepal Roshana Devi Tulashar is a leader, a change agent of compassionate action, a role model for Nepalese women. Her efforts have reached the lives of Nepalese people and Her E ...
Bhikkhuni Welagedara Dhamma Sri
Sri Lanka
Bhikkhuni Welagedara Dhamma Sri Sri Lanka Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Welagedara Dharma Sri was born in 1950 and from a very young age demonstrated a deep ability to observe and contemplate the behavior ...
Bhikkhuni Buddhatini
Thailand
Bhikkhuni Buddhatini Thailand Bhikkhuni Buddhatini is a Thai Buddhist born into a Chinese family, which operated a trading business, whereby they manufactured gold-plated jewelry for women and suppli ...
Bhikkhuni Dhamma Prapa
Thailand
Bhikkhuni Dhammaprapa Thailand Born in Mueang District, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand in 1964. Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from Ramkhamhaeng Universit ...
Bhikkhuni Rattanayani
Thailand
Bhikkhuni Dhamma Rattanayani Thailand Bhikkhuni Dhamma Rattanayani holds two Bachelor's Degrees: Communication Arts and Buddhist Studies. After graduation, she worked in the real estate sector for 19 ...
Maechee Dr. Rabiap Thiranyanee
Thailand
Maechee Dr. Rabiap Thiranyanee Thailand Positions & Titles 1. Executive Chairperson of Chulamanee Sisaket Vocational College (Kanthararom District, Sisaket Province) and the Chulamanee Network across ...
Sirirat Tieosirichaisakul
Thailand
Sirirat Tieosirichaisakul Thailand Sirirat Tieosirichaisakul was born in 1967 in Udon Thani Province, Thailand. She is a volunteer and a homemaker, married with three children. Sirirat Tieosirichais ...
Bhikkhuni Shih Ceng Da A Wang De Ji
USA
China
Bhikkhuni Shih Ceng Da A Wang De Ji USA – China From a Buddhist family upbringing in Sichuan, China to leading the International Buddhism Sangha Association and serving as an Abbess of various temple ...
Bhikkhuni Kurunegala Dhammadinna
USA
Sri Lanka
Bhikkhuni Kurunegala Dhammadinna USA – Sri Lanka Bhikkhuni Kurunegala Dhammadinna is deeply devoted to the simplicity, purity, and inner discipline of the forest tradition. Living in close associatio ...
Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Shih Chang Yin
Taiwan
Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Shih Chang Yin Taiwan Born in 1957 in Taipei City, Taiwan, with the secular surname Hong and the monastic name Shan De, she grew up immersed in Buddhist teachings through her ...
Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Shih Yi-Ding
Taiwan
Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Shih Yi-Ding Taiwan Most Venerable Bhikkhuni Shih Yi-Ding was born Wu Xiufeng, in 1946 in Yunlin County. It was the year after Taiwan's restoration, freedom from Japanese occ ...
Ruifeng Shen
Taiwan
Ruifeng Shen Taiwan Ms. Ruifeng Shen was born in 1956 in Taichung County, Taiwan, a remote mountainous area with cold winters and inconvenient transportation. She grew up in an ordinary, industrious, ...