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DVA’s Monastic Members and some of DVA’s Dharma Teachers
AUSTRALIA
Pasado Bhikkhu ~ Monk at Ajahn Brahm’s Monastery
Venerable Hue Can– Pertha
Ven. Drolma – Pertha
Bhante Sujato – Pertha
Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan – Braybrook, Victoriaa
BANGLADESH
Ven. Asim Baron – Chittagong
Bhikkhu Buddhananda – Chittagong
Ven. Shanghananda – Chittagong
BHUTAN
Khedrup Rinpoche – Thimphu
CANADA
Bhante J. Nugegalayaye – Ottawa, Ontario
Guruma Bodhi Sakyadhita – St. Albert, Alberta
Bhante Seevali – Toronto, Ontario
ENGLAND
Bhante Bodhidhamma – Minsterley, Shropshire
Ven. Gelong Ngedon Drime – East Ayton, North Yorkshire
Christopher Titmuss – Totnes, Devon
Ani Tsondru
GERMANY
Annabelle Dagmar Zinser – Berlin
Ven. Gyalten Choedrak – Hannover
Bhiksu Thich Dong Hoa – Berlin
Geshe Ngawang Thapkhe – Cologne
INDIA
Ven. Dr. Bhadant Rahul Bodhi – Mumbai
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo – Palampur, District Kangra
Geshe Thupten Phelgye – Bylakuppe
ITALY
Taehye Sunim – La Spezia
MALAYSIA
Ven. Siriratana Badallegame – Kuala Lumpur
Ven. Siriwimala Badullegama – Kuala Lumpur
Ven. Wu Chang – Penang
Ven. Choo Voon Leek – Negri Sembilan
Ven. Kai Lek – Penang
Ven. Bootawatte Saranankara – Kuala Lumpur
Ven. Kotawila Siridhamma, Kuala Lumpur
Ven. Wei Wu – Penang
Ven. Zhenxiu – Penang
NEPAL
Kamala Lama – Kathmandu
*Chatral Rinpoche – Kathmandu
Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta
SINGAPORE
Ven. Shravasti Dhammika
SOUTH KOREA
Ven. Musang Beophyeon – Seoul
SPAIN
Ven. Pedro Kaiten Piquero – Badajoz
SWITZERLAND
Ven. H. Wimalarathana – Geneva
TAIWAN
Ven. Chuanfa Shih – Taipei
Ven. Shi Zhanli – Keelung City
SRI LANKA
Ven. Homapola Mahindaloka Thero – Kandy
Rev. Pannawansa Thero – Ratmalana
Ven. Vajiraramaye Nanasiha Thero – Rajagiriya
Ven. Y. Wimalarathana Thero – Thimbirigaskatuwa
THAILAND
Venerable Bhante Ānandajoti Bhikkhu
Ven. Phra Anil Sakya
UNITED STATES
Lourdes Arguelles/Dorje Khandro – Claremont
Guy Armstrong – Woodacre
Sally Armstrong – Woodacre
James Baraz, – Berkeley
Devin Berry – Berkeley
Alex Bernstein – Chicago, IL
Sandy Boucher – Oakland
Tara Brach – Washington, D.C.
Sister Helen Cummings – Mount Shasta
*Ruth Denison – Joshua Tree
Losang Dondrub – Santa Fe, NM
*Taizan Gendo/Mark Adams – Aroma
Don Handrick– Santa Fe – NM
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana – WV
Ven. Ayya Jayati – Placerville
Kittisaro – Sebastopol
Shaku Mui, Sensei – Evanston, Ill
Tashi Nyima – Dallas
Ven. Dr. Jongmae Park – Anaheim Hills
Bhante Rahula, Riverside
Dr. Larry Rosenberg – Cambridge, MA
Bhante Sathi – Mankato, MN
Dawn Scott – CA
Richard Shankman – Oakland
Ven. Heng Shun – Talmadge
Bob Stahl – Santa Cruz
Rev. Heng Sure – Berkeley
Stephanie Swann, Ph.D., LCSW – Atlanta, GA
Venerable Losang Tendrol – Reston, VA
Thanissara – Sebastopol
Ven. Thich Tin Man – San Marcos
Rinchen Tsultrim – Dallas, TX
Lama Yeshe Wangmo, Ocean View, HI
Spring Washam – Oakland
Ven. Heng Yin – Ukiah
VIETNAM
Ven. Thich Kien Dinh – Hue City
Ven. Thich Thanh Huan – Hanoi
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