Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi
TitlePresident of the Buddhist Association of the United States
Personal
Born
Jeffrey Block

(1944-12-10) December 10, 1944 (age 79)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
EducationBrooklyn College
Claremont Graduate University
Occupationscholar-monk; president, Buddhist Publication Society
Senior posting
TeacherVen. Ananda Maitreya
Based inChuang Yen Monastery
Buddhist Publication Society
Sangha Council of Bodhi Monastery
Yin Shun Foundation
PredecessorVen. Nyanaponika Thera (BPS editor and president)
SuccessorMr. Kariyavasam (BPS editor),[1] P.D. Premasiri (BPS president) Buddhist Publication Society

Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

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