INEB Committee
International Network of Engaged Buddhists
Spiritual Ancestors, Patrons, Honorary Advisors, Advisory Committee and Executive Committee Name Lists
Effective December 2, 2024, during the Joint AC/EC Meeting, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spiritual Ancestors
The late Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Siam/Thailand
The late Maha Ghosananda
Cambodia
The late Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnam
The late Lodi Gyari Rinpoche, Tibet
The late Urgyen Sangharakshita
United Kingdom
The late Pracha Hutanuwatr
Siam/Thailand
The late Paula Green
United States of America
The late Venerable Lama Lobzang
India (Ladakh)
The late A. T. Ariyaratne
Sri Lanka
The late Venerable Lama Doboom Tulku
India (Tibet)
Patrons
His Holiness the Dalai Lama India (Tibet)
Venerable Maha Somchai Kusalacitto Siam/ Thailand
Venerable Bhikshuni Chao Hwei Taiwan
Venerable Pomnyun Sunim South Korea
Honorary Advisors
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi USA
Venerable Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo India (UK)
Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche India (Tibet)
Venerable Tsing Tao Taiwan
Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin Taiwan
Rev. Hozan Alan Senauke USA
David R. Loy USA
Hisashi Nakamura Japan
Jill Jameson Australia
Joan Halifax Roshi USA
Joanna Macy USA
John Ralston Saul Canada
Raja Dhammapala Sri Lanka
Rinko Okano Japan
Advisory Committee (AC)
| Name | Organisation | Country |
| Sulak Sivaraksa (Founder Chair) | Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute | Siam/Thailand |
| Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche (Co-chair) | Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Monastery | Nepal |
| Ven. Galkande Dhammananda | Walpola Rahula Institute | Sri Lanka |
| Ven. Geshe Dorje Damdul | Tibet House, New Delhi | India (Tibet) |
| Ven. Madampagama Assaji Thissa Thero | The Mahanayaka of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya | Sri Lanka |
| Ven. Paisal Visalo | Buddhika Network for Buddhism and Society | Siam/Thailand |
| Ven. Sanghasena | Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre | India (Ladakh) |
| Ven. Sangkom Thanapanyo | Mab-eung Meditation Center for sufficiency economy | Siam/Thailand |
| Ven. Sumanalankar | Parbatya Bouddha Mission | Bangladesh |
| Ven. Tsering Palmo | Ladakh Nuns Association | India (Ladakh) |
| Ang Choo Hong | Buddhist Research Society of Malaysia | Malaysia |
| Dharmachari Lokamitra | Jambudvipa Trust | India |
| Douangdeuane Bounyavong | Buddhism for Development | Laos |
| Hans van Willenswaard | School for Wellbeing | Netherlands/Siam |
| Rev. Hidehito Okochi | Juko-in Temple | Japan |
| Rev. Hiroshi Niwano | Niwano Peace Foundation | Japan |
| Hsiang-chou Yo | Lay Buddhist Association | Taiwan |
| Jamie Cresswell | European Buddhist Union | UK |
| Matt Weiner | Office of Religious Life, Princeton University | USA |
| Rev. Masazumi Okano | International Buddhist Exchange Center | Japan |
| Minyong Lee | The Korea Institute for the Religion and Culture | South Korea |
| Ouyporn Khuankaew | International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice | Siam/Thailand |
| Stella Tamang | Bikalpa Gyan Tatha Bikas Kendra | Nepal |
| Thant Lwin Maung | Socially Engaged Monastic Schools | Burma/Myanmar |
| Tsuji Oiwa Keibo | SLOTH Club | Japan |
| Vinya Ariyaratne | Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement | Sri Lanka |
| Wallapa van Willenswaard | Innovation Network International (ini) – creative space | Siam |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC)
| Name | Organisation | Country |
| Harsha Navaratne (Chairperson) | Sevalanka Foundation | Sri Lanka |
| Ven. Bhikkhuni Dhammakamala | Thippaya Sathan Dhamma Temple | Siam/Thailand |
| Ven. Kalupahana Piyaratana | Human Development Edification Center | Sri Lanka |
| Ven. Miao Hai | China Shandong Zhengjue Monastery | Switzerland |
| Ven. Sithornh Xayavongsone | Buddhism for Development | Laos |
| Ven. Vy Sovechea | Maha Ghosananda Funds | Cambodia |
| Ven. Win Mektripop | Sekhiyadhamma | Siam/Thailand |
| Ven. Bhikkhuni Zinai | Luminary Buddhist Institute | Taiwan |
| Amanda Kiessel | Good Market | Sri Lanka/USA |
| Bobo Lwin | Engaged Buddhist Activist | Burma/Myanmar |
| Bogyean Ok | The Institute for Religion and Gender Research | South Korea |
| Chen Mei Huai (Grace) | Lay Buddhist Association | Taiwan |
| Chisa Yamashita | Rinbutshuken Institute for Engaged Buddhism | Japan |
| Chanthalangsy Sisouvanh | Rural Development Agency | Laos |
| Dang To Kien | SPERI | Vietnam |
| Dishani Jayaweera | Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation | Sri Lanka |
| Emilie Parry | Rootbridge Ecosystem | USA (Hawaii) |
Gauthama Prabhu Nagappan Gregory Kruglak | Foundation of His Sacred Majesty The Bridge Fund | India (Tamil Nadu) Switzerland – USA |
| Helina Rai | Bikalpa Gyan Tatha Bikas Kendra | Nepal |
| Hesook Lee | Institute for Social Childcare | South Korea |
| Jaizhen Wang | Sunshine Eco-village Network | China |
| Jeung-yeon Choi | Jungto Society | South Korea |
| Jonathan Watts | Japan Network of Engaged Buddhists | Japan/USA |
| Junghee Min | New Bodhisattva Movement | South Korea |
| Kishore Thukral | Buddhist activist | India |
| Lakhindar Soren | Nagaloka – Nagarjuna Training Institute | India (Nagpur) |
| Linda Buckley | Alaskan Buddhist Community | USA (Alaska) |
| Mangesh Dahiwale | Writer | India |
| Matteo Pistono | Writer | USA |
| Melinda Varfi | Social Fokus | Hungary |
| Memyo Ningombi | All Manipur Buddhist Association | India (Manipur) |
| Mitsuya Dake | Ryukoku University | Japan |
| Nachale Boonyapisomparn | Foundation of Transgender Alliance for Human Rights | Siam/Thailand |
| Nan Mya Thida | Pelone Education Development Unit, Taung Galay | Burma/Myanmar |
| Nang Loung Hom | Walpola Rahula Institute | Sri Lanka/Myanmar |
| Shui Meng Ng | Saoban Crafts | Laos/Singapore |
| Pa Pa Phyo | Kalyana Mitta Foundation | Burma/Myanmar |
| Poolchawee Ruangwichatorn | Spirit in Education Movement (SEM) | Siam/Thailand |
| Prashant Varma | Deer Park Institute | India |
| Quach Thanh Thien | VCIL Travel School | Vietnam |
| Sai Sam Kham | Engaged Buddhist Activist | Burma/Myanmar |
| Sanat Kumar Barua | Atisha Dipankar Peace Trust | Bangladesh |
| Santoshita Chakma | Jumma Refugee Welfare Association | Bangladesh |
| Sarom Sek | Dhammayietra | Cambodia |
| Suchith Abeyewickreme | Sri Lankan Network of Engaged Buddhists (SriNEB) | Sri Lanka |
| Suresh Bauddha | Youth Buddhist Society of India | India (U.P.) |
| Tashi Zangmo | Bhutan Nuns’ Foundation | Bhutan |
| Tin Ma Ma Htet | Saya Foundation | Burma / Myanmar |
| Vidyananda (KV Soon) | Malaysia Network of Engaged Buddhists | Malaysia |
| Wintomo Tjandra | Indonesia Network of Engaged Buddhists | Indonesia |
| Grace, Dong Dong | Ananda Cultural Exchange Center | China |
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Somboon Chungprampree International Network of Engaged Buddhists Siam/Thailand