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Board of Trustees

Venerable Jae Sook Lee 

(Beop-il), Chairperson

      • Founder of International University of the East

      • President and Abbot of Seogwangsa Buddhist Temple

    Mi Ran Kim


      • President of International University of the East

    Manakada Kemananda, Ph.D.

      • Ph.D. in Jinayamsadipa, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand

      • MA in Buddhist Studies, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand

      • MA in Sanskrit, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

      • BA in Pali, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

    John R. Phalen, Ph.D.

      • Sc.D. of Theology San Francisco Theology Seminary

      • MDiv. Berkeley at the Yale Divinity School

      • BA in Economics, Union College

    Aparekke Punyasiri, Ph.D.

      • President & Abbot, Maithree Vihara Buddhist Meditation Center

      • Ph.D Candidate in buddhist Ministry, University of the West

      • MA in Religious Studies, Temple University

      • BA in Buddhist Philosophy and Pali, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

    Pitakotte Seelaratana, Ph.D.

      • President & Abbot, Colorado Buddhist Viharaya Temple

      • Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, Uidok University, Gyeongju, South Korea

      • MA in buddhist Studis, Uidok University, Gyeongju, South Korea

      • BA in Buddhist Studies, Uidok University, Gyeongju, South Korea

    Hye Wol Sunim

      • Buril International Zen Center, South Korea (Songkwangsa Monastery) 1983-1990

      • Korean Language, Korean Buddhist Culture, Korean Zen meditation

      • Polam Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, 1982-1983

      • Chinese Buddhism, Chan Meditation, Chinese Monastery Activity

      • Wat Chanai Monastery, Thailand 1980-1982

      • Thai Buddhism, Thai Language, Meditation, Monastic Activity

      • Subhadrarama Pirivena Vidyayatanaya, Nugegoda, Srilanka 1977-1980

      • Sri Bodhiraja Bhikkuhu Training Center, Embilipitiya, Srilanka, 1977-1979

      • Pali Language, Buddhist Culture, Buddhism, Sinhala Language

    Hee Jong You, Ph.D

      • Ph.D in Religious Studies (Buddhist Studies), University of the West

      • MA in Religious Studies (Buddhist Studies), University of the West

      • MBA (Computer Information Systems), University of the West

      • BA in Religious Studies (Buddhist Studies), University of the West

      • BA in Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang Shan Ts’ung Ling University