COUNCIL OF PATRONS PATRONS 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
His Holiness Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana Mahathera His Eminence Agga Maha Panditha Dawuldena Gnanissara Maha Nayaka Thera His Holiness Phra Achan Maha Phong Samaleuk His Holiness Thich Pho Tue His Holiness Dr. Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa His Holiness Samdech Preah Agga Maha Sangharajadhipati TepVong His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzing Gyatso His Holiness Jinje -beopwon His Eminence Rev. Khamba Lama Gabju His Eminence Khamba Lama Damba Ayushev His Holiness Sanghanayaka Sudhananda Mahathero
The 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand Mahanayaka Thero, The Supreme Prelate of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Sri Lanka Sangharaja & Acting President, Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organisation Supreme Patriarch of All Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Sangharaja, and Chairman State Sangha Maha Nāyaka Committee the Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia 14th Dalai Lama 13th Supreme Patriarch of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism The Supreme Head of Mongolian Buddhist Supreme Head of Russian Buddhists, Buryat Republic, Russian Federation Bangladesh
INVITED PATRONS 1 2
His Eminence Master Chuan Yin His Eminence Thich Nhat Hanh
3
His Holiness Je Khenpo Trulku Jigme Choedak
President, Buddhist Association of China Zen master & founder Plum Village monastery. France 70th Supreme Patriarch of Bhutan
SUPREME DHAMMA COUNCIL 1
Mahanayeke of Asgiriya chapter
Sri Lanka
2 3 4
Most Ven. Uddugama Sri Buddharakhita Mahnayake Thero H.E Sangharaja Non Nget H.E............ H.E Sakya Trizin Rinpoche
Sangharaja of Maha Nikaya, Cambodia Sangharaja of ....nikaya Supreme Head, Sakya Tradition
5 6
H.E 102rdGaden Tri Rinpoche HH 17th Karmapa
Supreme Head, Gelug School Head of Karma Kagyu tradition
7
Mahnayake Thero of Kotte chapter Mahnayake Thero of Ramanya chapter
Sri Lanka
9
Most Ven Ittapanne Mahnayake Thero Most Ven. Napanne Pemasiri Mahnayake Thero Most Ven Dr. Thich Thien Nhon
Cambodia Myanmar Tibetan in exile India Tibetan in exile Sri Lanka
Vietnam
10
Most Ven Dr. Thich Thien Tam
11
H.E Chokyi Nima Rinpohe
Standing Vice President General secretary of National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (Mahayana) Vice President of National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Vietnam (Theravada) Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Monastery
12
H.E Lama Zopa Rinpoche
13 14
Most Ven Sogyal Rinpoche Most Ven Tarthang Tulku*
15 16
Most Ven Phra Prommethee Rev. Sato Rev. Dr Masazumi Okano
8
17 18 19 20 21
Rev Eisho Kawahara Dhamma Master Hsin Tao* Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Rev ......Hibino* Most Ven Khandroma .....*
Founder, Foundation for Promotion of Mahayana Tradition Founder & Director, Rigpa Foundation Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ratna Ling, Nyingma Trust & Dharma Publications Dhamakaya Foundation Resident, Kodo-san Temple, Kodo Kyodan Buddhist Fellowship Museum of World Religions Deer Park Institute
Vietnam Tibetan in Exile USA France USA Thailand Japan Japan Japan Taiwan Bhutan Japan Tibetan in exile
22
H.E Mugsang Kuchen Rinpoche
23 24 25
Most Ven Jetsunma Tenzing Palmo Most Ven Tapassi Dhamma** Most Ven Revatha Mahathera
26 27 28
Rev. S.N. Goenka* Most Ven Lokamitra Ven. Dhammaratna
29 30
Amala Wrightson Sensei Most Ven Shih Lien Hai
31
Ven B. Sri Saran-kara Nayaka Maha Thero
32
* Invited ** currently withheld under request
Palyul Ling International, Namdroling Monastry, Karnataka, India Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, Kangra, H.P
Tibetan in exile India
Chief Abbot, Charumati Buddha Vihara Secretary General, Mahabodhi Society of India Vipassana Master Founder, Nagaloka Director, Buddhist Links & Liaison Officer to UNESCO Spiritual Director, Auckland Zen Centre Chairman, Taipei Buddhist Sangha Sponsor Association Chief Rev and Judiciary Monk of Malaysia
Nepal Sri Lanka India India France New Zealand Taiwan Malaysia
GOVERNING BODY OF IBC PRESIDUM (Comprising Eight Presidents & Eleven Vice Presidents on Rotational Country wise basis) PRESIDENTS Supreme Patriarch of Dhammayuttika Nikaya, Cambodia
Cambodia
2 3
His Holiness Samdech Preah Sanghareach BourKry His Eminence Jaesung Sunim His Eminence Dr Ashin Nyanissara
President, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
S. Korea Myanmar
4
Most Ven Prof Thich Tri Quang
5
Most Ven. Prof. S. Rinpoche
6
Most Ven Maha Veth Masaenai
7
Ven. Siu Kun
8
HRH Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuk,
Vice President, National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Chancellor, Sanchi University of BuddhistIndic Studies Vice President, Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organisation President, Hong Kong Buddhist Sangha Association Princess of Kingdom of Bhutan
1
Mahasayadaw, Sitagu International Buddhist Academy, Myanmar
Vietnam Tibetan in Exile Laos Hong Kong SAR of PRC Bhutan
VICE PRESIDENTS 1
His Eminence Dr. Ch. Dambajav
Khamba Lama, Dashicholing Monastery, Mongolia Secretary General (Chinese section), World Buddhist Sangha Council, Taipei
Mongolia
2
Most Ven. Sek Hui Siong
3
His Eminence LochenT ulku Rinpoche
Spritual Director, Key Monastery, India
India
4
Phra Bhavanavirikhun Bhikkhu Dattajeevu
Vice President, Dhammakaya Foundation
Thailand
5
His Eminence Phakchok Rinpoche
Nepal
6
Most Ven Ming Kwang Shi
7
His Eminence Telo Tulku Rinpoche
8
Jamie Creswell
Spiritual Teacher, Ka Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery President, Buddhist Association of Taipei, Standing Director of Buddhist Association of ROC Shadjin Lama, Kalmyk Republic, Russian Federation President, European Buddhist Union
9 10 11
Most Ven. Wei Wu Ven Banagala Upatissa Ven Thich Quang Ba
President, Than Hsiang Buddhist Temple President, Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka Founding Abbott, Van Hanh Monastery, & Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre
Indonesia
Taiwan Russia United Kingdom Malaysia Sri Lanka Australia
SECRETARY GENERAL 1
Ven. Lama Lobzang
Vice President, WFB, Vice President, WBSC and President, Asoka Mission, India
India
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERALS 1
Harsha Navratne
President, INEB and President, Sewa Lanka, Sri Lanka Upaya Institute & Zen Centre Member of Parliament, Eminent Economist, former member, Planning Commission of India
2 3
Roshi Joan Halifax Dr B. Mungekar
4 5
Ven Bhikshuni Dhammananda Most Ven Dhammapala
Spiritual Director, Buddhist Door Foundation
Sri Lanka USA India
Thailand Hong Kong SAR of PRC
HONORARY SECRETARIES 1
Dr Gregory Kruglak
2
Most Ven. Mizutan Eikan
3 4
Datuk Dr Victor Wee Mrs. Ang Dawa Sherpa
5
TsewangThondup
Co- Founder & President, Conservancy for Trans-Himalayan Arts & Culture Chief Resident Abbot, Koyasan Shingon Sect, Zenmazan Shinsyouji Temple President, Buddhist Gem Fellowship Former member of Constituent Assembly Member of Legislative Assembly, Arunachal Pradesh
USA Japan
Malaysia Nepal India
HONORARY TREASURER 1
Most Ven, Sanghasena Mahathera
President, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, Leh, Laddakh
HONORARY ASSISTANT TREASURER 1
TBA later
India
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS (2013-2016) S.No Ballot No. Name 1 2 3 4
3 Ven. Dr. Jinwol Y. H. Lee 2 Ven. Beop-Gwang 21 Lama Chosphel Zotpa 1 Ven. Bhanthe Budhakhiba
Country Korea Korea India (Himalaya) Uganda (Africa)
5 6 7 8
12 14 42 25
Dr.Pornchai Pinyapong Khenpo Chimed Kim Hollow Ven. Dr. DhammaJoti
Thailand Nepal Australia India
9 10 11 12
16 40 20 4
Ven. Khenpo Acharya Sangay Lodoe Capt. Kaji Sherpa H.E. Drukpa Thuksey Rinpoche Ven. Khy Sovanratana
India (Himalaya) UK India (Himalaya) Cambodia
13
7 Henry Baey (SengKah)
Singapore
14
13 Dr. Damenda Porage
Sri Lanka
15 16 17
39 Dr. S. M Kariyakarawana 44 Ven. Bhikkhu Nandisena 18 Lama Sangay Yonten
UK Mexico India (Himalaya)
18
10 Wintomo Tjandra
Indonesia
19 20
43 Ms. Alina Morales Troncoso 45 Dr. Aye Hnin Thwin
Mexico Jamaica
21
9 Ven. Thich NhatTu
22
22 Anjan Kumar Baruah
Vietnam India
NOMINATED EXECUTIVE MEMBERS (2013-2016) S.No Name
Country
Bhikshuni Jampa
1 Tsedroen Dr Carolla Roloff
Member, Committee for Germany Bhikshuni Ordination (CBO) in the Tibetan Buddhism & Faculty, Academy of World Religions, Hamburg
2 3 4 5 NOMINATED CO-OPTED MEMBERS (2013-2016) S.No Name Lalit Mansingh
Country India
1
Chairman, Global Advisory Committee, IBC
2 Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
Global Envoy, IBC
USA
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC
A
ELECTORAL COMMITTEE
1
Chairman
Dr Ananda Guruge
2
Vice Chairman
Lalit Mansingh
2
Member
Most Ven Ittapane Mahthero
4
Member
Fredrick Hyde Chambers
5
Secretary
Somboon Chungprampree
Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council Vice President, Mahabodhi Society of India, Former Foreign Secretary, India Maha Nayaka Thero of Kotte Sri Kalyana Samagri Sangha Sabha of Siyam Maha Nikaya Council of Buddhist Society, Chairman Buddhist Chaplaincy Support Group Secretary General, INEB
Sri Lanka/ USA India
Sri Lanka
UK
Thailand
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC B
HERITAGE PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
1
Chairman
Prof Ananda Guruge
2
Co-Chair
Ven. Dhammajyoti
3
Ramdas Athawale
4
Vice Chairman Co- Vice Chairman Secretary
5
Member
6
Member
Premananda Rupawate Egil Lothe
7
Member
Dr Ravindra Panth
8
Member
Acharya Norbu Sherpa
9
Member
Ven Jikdol Sherpa
10
Member
Mrs Rukmini Tharu*
11 12
Member Member
Dr Sunil Karyakarwana Pramatha Barua
13 14 15
Member Member
Chombay Kee Ms Shakun Sherchan
4
Dr Son Saubert Rev. Kani Kouie
* currently withheld under request
Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong Former Member of Parliament
USA
Hony Privy Counsellor, Kingdom of Cambodia Chief Resident Abbott, Tendai Sect Kozanji Temple Founder, Bahujan Shiksha Sangh
Cambodia
Vice President, European Buddhist Union Director, Nav Nalanda Mahavihara Chairman, Monastery &Vihara Management Council, Nepal Vice President, Nepal Buddhist Federation Former Member of Constituent Assembly Buddhist Chaplain to HM Forces Finance Secretary, Bangladesh Boudha Kristi PracharSangha President, YUVA Arunachal
Norway
Hong Kong SAR of PRC India
Japan India
India Nepal Nepal Nepal UK Bangladesh India Nepal
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC
C
GLOBAL ENVOYS
1 2
Richard Gere Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
3
Stan Lai*
4 5
Lady Mohini Kent Noon* PhallopThaiiry*
6
Ani Choying Drolma
7 8
Dr B.K.Modi Kirsan Illyumzhinov
Actor and Chairman, Gere Foundation Chairman, Conservancy for TransHimalayan Arts & Culture, Visiting Faculty, Brookings University, Eminent Director of Theatre & Films, Taiwan Noon Foods Plc, promotes Inter-Faith understanding Secretary General, World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB), Bangkok Nagi Gompa Nunnery, Nuns Welfare Foundation of Nepal & Arya Tara Nunnery Chairman, Spice Group Former President, Kalmyk Republic,
9
Most Ven. Prof.Phra Dharmakosajarn
Rector, Mahachulalong Kornrajavidyalaya University
* Invited
USA USA
Taiwan UK Thailand Nepal
India Russian Federation Thailand
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC D
GLOBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1
Chairman
Lalit Mansingh
2 3 4
Co-Chair Co- Chair Co- Chair
Dr Prakash Ambedkar Ajarn Sulak Sivaraksha Bhikshuni Jampa Tsedroen Dr Carolla Roloff
5 6
Vice Dr (Mrs) Vesna Wallace Chairperson Member H.E Tsona Rinpoche
7
Member
8
Member
9
Member
10 11
Member Member
12 13
Member Member
14
Member
Dr Kapila Vatsyayan* Most Ven Gelek Rinpoche Ms Wangmo Dixie*
15
Member
Tashi Densapa
16 17
Member Member
18 19
Most Ven Thumtok Rinpoche Sir Fredrick Hyde Chambers, OBE Ms. Sonam Yangchen Rana* Prof. Kwaak Young Hoon Dr Lokesh Chandra*
Dr Pema Gyalpo Ven Mynak Tulku Rinpoche Member Jagath Sumathipala Coordinator Dr Gregory Kruglak
* Invited
Vice President, Mahabodhi Society of India, Former Foreign Secretary, Board Member, International Crisis Group President, Buddhist Society of India Co- founder, INEB Member, Committee for Bhikshuni Ordination (CBO) in the Tibetan Buddhism & Faculty, Academy of World Religions, Hamburg Professor of Buddhist & Mongolian Studies, University of California Chairman, Adhyatmic& Karmic Karyalaya Abbot, Namgyal Monastery Council of Buddhist Society, Chairman Buddhist Chaplaincy Support Group UNDP
India
Kwaak ESPRI Director, International Academy of Indian Culture Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Jewel Heart Foundation
S. Korea India
Chief Executive, Light of Buddhadharma Foundation International (LBDFI) Director, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Prof of Law Professor Emeritus National Library and Archives, Royal Govt. of Bhutan President, All Ceylon Buddhist Congress President, Conservancy for Trans Himalayan Arts & Culture
USA
India Thailand Germany
USA India Tibetan in exile UK Nepal
India USA
India Japan Bhutan Sri Lanka USA
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC E
CONVENERS FOR YOUNG LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
1
H.E Kyabje Ling Rinpoche
Gelugpa Order/Tradition
2 3
H.E Thuksey Rinpoche H.E Kundeling Rinpoche
The Drukpa Order Drepung Gomang Monastery
4 5 6 7 8
Somboon Chungprampree Ms Amanda Keisel Tashi Zangmo Dr Pornchai Pinyapong Henry Baey
9 10
Milind Gaikwad Ms. Siew Seet Tee
11 12 13 14 15
Peter Mao Prashant Varma Maling Gombu H.E Minling Penom Rinpoche Khenpo Nyima
16
Capt Kaji Sherpa
17 18 19
Ms Thilini Navratne Ven Hai Min* Dr Aye Hnin Thwin
Secretary General, INEB Sewalanka Foundation Bhutan Nuns Association President, WFB Youth Former President, Singapore Buddhist Fellowship Secretary, BahujanSanskrutik Kendra Religious Affair officer, Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia Buddhist Door Director, Deer Park Institute Arunachal Pradesh Minling order, Nyingma Tradition Buddhist Philosophy Promotion & Monastery Development Committee President, Nepalese Buddhist Association, UK Sewalanka Foundation Iconic Korean young US based monk President, Buddha Wisdom Society
* Invited
Tibetan in exile India Tibetan in exile Thailand USA Bhutan Thailand Singapore India Malaysia Hong Kong India India USA Nepal UK Sri Lanka S. Korea Jamaica
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC
F 1
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
4
H.H Karmapa Ogyen Thinley Dorjee Vice Most Ven Prof. Chairperson Bellanwila Wimalaratna Thero Co- Vice Prof. John Stanley Chair Secretary Dr. Barbara Maas
5
Member
Ven Karma Rinpoche
6
Member
7 8 9 10
Member Member Member Member
Ven Guru Tulku Rinpoche Damenda Porage Dr Lee Chi Ran Simon Sharpe Most Ven Ashin Kumara
2
3
11 12 13 14 15
Chairman
17th Karmapa, head of KarmaKagyu tradition Secretary General (English Section), World Buddhist Sangha Council (WBSC), Taipei
Tibetan in exile Sri Lanka
Ireland Head, Species Conservation, NAABU, Germany Nalanda Monastery, Karnataka Abbot, Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh Advisor, E-Learning Project
Sitagu International
Germany Tibetan in exile India Sri Lanka S. Korea UK Myanmar
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC G
INTRA TRADITION, INTER FAITH DIALOGUE & UNDERSTANDING
1 2 3
Chairman Co- Chair Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Co –Vice Chair Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ven. Manju Shri
Sri Lanka
PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEES OF IBC
H 1 2 3
ART, CULTURE & MEDIA
6
Chairman Co- Chair Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Co –Vice Chair Member
Ms. Aruna Vasudev
7 8 9
Member Member Member
Suresh Jindal Parikshet Sahni* John Solomon
10 11 12
Member Member Member
Ms. Kshipra Simon Ms. Khuspreet Sonam Gechen Agola
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Member Member Member Member Member Member Member
4 5
Chairperson, Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema, Samsara Trust & Inner Path Devki Foundation Board Member, Khyentse Foundation Asoka Mission, photojournalist Asoka Mission, photo archivist Agola Films, Arunachal Pradesh
India
India India USA India India India