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Sulak Sivaraksa (b. 1933)

March 15, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

Sulak Sivaraksa

Sulak Sivaraksa is a Thai Buddhist social activist who has founded a number of organizations focusing on interfaith work to promote global change.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Ouyporn Khuankaew (b. 1963)

March 15, 2015 by Daniel Buttry

Ouyporn Khuankaew

Ouyporn Khankaew is a Thai feminist trainer who works to help women, LGBT individuals, and people living with HIV, incorporating Buddhism into her work.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Joanna Macy

April 14, 2014 by Becky Hile

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Joanna Macy, a self-identified “eco-philosopher,” Buddhist scholar and teacher who bridges East and West.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, North America

Aung San Suu Kyi (b. 1945)

January 17, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese activist and politician who won a seat in Parliament after 15 years under house arrest for opposition to Burmese dictatorship.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Maha Ghosananda (1929-2007)

January 9, 2014 by Daniel Buttry

Maha Ghosananda profile

Maha Ghosananda was a Cambodian Buddhist monk who led peace walks during the reign of the Khmer Rouge, a violent insurgency that led a genocidal program.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

Thich Nhat Hanh

January 26, 2009 by Mike Thompson

Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Vietnamese Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, including his exploration of ways of reconciling Christianity and Buddhism.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism

Ashoka

January 10, 2009 by Mike Thompson

(304-232 B.C.E.) One must not exalt one’s creed discrediting all others, nor must one degrade these others without legitimate reasons. One must, on the contrary, render to other creeds the honor befitting them. —Ashoka Ashoka was the Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty whose religious conversion to Buddhism led to such a transformation that the one who […]

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism

The Dalai Lama

January 2, 2009 by Daniel Buttry

Tezin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso has been a lifelong advocate for the Tibetan people as their 14th Dalai Lama. He also strives toward global peace and harmony.

Filed Under: Asia, Buddhism, SPIRITUALITY, WORLD REGION

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