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  Professors

Snjezana Veljacic-Akpinar
(President and Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
Professor, Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
Advanced Degree in Middle Eastern Languages and Civilization (1963), University of Belgrade
Ph.D. (1966), Ottoman Turkish Studies, University of Istanbul

Ronald Epstein (Chancellor for the Americas)
Research Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
B.A., Social Relations (1965), Harvard College, Massachusetts
M.A., Chinese Language & Literature (1969), University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D., Buddhist Studies (1975), University of California, Berkeley

Heng Ch’ih (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Translation of Buddhist Texts, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Hsien (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies,
B.A., Comparative Literature (1964), U.C. Berkeley
M.A., Mediterranean Studies (1965), Brandeis University
Ph.D., South & Southeast Asian Studies (1975), University of California, Berkeley

Heng Sure (Bhikshu, Dharma Master, Dean of Translation Program)
Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
B.A., East Asian Studies (1971), Oakland University, Michigan
M.A., Oriental Language (1976), University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Buddhist Study & Practice (1979), DRBU
Ph.D., Buddhist Studies, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley

Martin Verhoeven
Associate Research Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Buddhist Education; General Studies
B.A. (1971); M.A. (1979), History, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D., Buddhist Study & Practice (1979), Dharma Realm Buddhist University
Ph.D., History, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Heng Wen (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Library Director
B.A. Philosophy (1966), National Taiwan University
M.A., Library Science (1973), Spalding College, Louisville, KY


Lecturers:

John (Jen-hou) Chu
Lecturer, Chinese Studies; Buddhist Study & Practice; General Studies
B.A., Diplomacy (1979); M.A., East Asian Studies (1984)
National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Yvonne Chu (Dean of Student Services)
Lecturer, Chinese Studies; Translation & Language Studies
B.A., Journalism (1980), National Chengchi University, Taiwan
M.A., Journalism (1986), National Chengchi University, Taiwan
M.A., Environmental Resource & Policy (1991), George Washington University, D.C.

Roger Kellerman
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Buddhist Education; General Studies
B.A. (1978), Math & Philosophy, Boston University
M.B.E. (1984), Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Je (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A. (1976), Tamkang University, Taiwan
M.A. (1997), Translation & Language Studies, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Liang (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies
B.A. (1986), M.A. (1988), Translation of Buddhist Texts Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Syin (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A. (1969), National Chengchi University, Taipei
M.A. (1999), Translation & Language Studies, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Yin (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
B.S., Computer Science (1989), University of Texas, Austin
M.A., Translation of Buddhist Texts (1994), Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Terri Nicholson
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Buddhist Education
B.A., Religious Studies (1975), U.C., Santa Barbara
M.B.E. (1984), Dharma Realm Buddhist University
Teaching Credential, Dominican College, San Rafael

Douglas Powers (Vice-President for Operations)
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; General Studies
B.A., Political Science (1968), University of the Redlands, Redlands, California
M.A., Political Science (1969), University of the Redlands, Redlands, California
M.A., Philosophy & Religion (1973), Graduate Theological Union

David Rounds
Lecturer, Buddhist Study & Practice; Buddhist Education; Translation & Language Studies
B.A. (1964, Summa Cum Laude), English Literature, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
M.A. (1984), Buddhist Study & Practice, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Barbara Waugh
Lecturer, Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
B.A. (1972), Religious Studies, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., South & Southeast Asian Language & Literature (1976), University of California, Berkeley

Instructors

Heng Jhuang (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies
B.A., (1995), Translation, Dharma Realm Buddhist University
M.A. (candidate), Translation & Language Studies, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Lyu (Bhikshu, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice
B.A., Buddhist Study & Practice (1995), DRBU

Heng Yi (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice
B.A. (1988), Buddhist Study & Practice, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Sun Yuh-Tase
Instructor, Translation & Language Studies; General Studies
B.A., Chinese Literature (1975), Jhuang Sing University

Part Time Faculty

Lap H. Ha
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies
Diploma, French Baccalaureate (1945), Hue-Vietnam

Heng Gwei (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A., Asian Studies (1984), University of British Columbia

Heng Shr (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Buddhist Education
B.A., Language & Literature (1982), Tamkang University, Taiwan

Heng Tung (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A., Chinese Studies (1987), Fu Ren University, Taiwan
M.A. (Candidate), Buddhist Study & Practice, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Heng Yuen (Bhikshu, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; General Studies
Diploma, Business Administration (1977), University of Toronto, Canada
B.S., Social Science (1970), University of Singapore, Singapore

Heng Yun (Bhikshuni, Dharma Master)
Instructor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Chinese Studies
B.A. (1987); M.A. (1994), Buddhist Study & Practice, Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Adjunct Faculty

Bhikshu Heng Tso
Professor, Buddhist Study & Practice; Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A., M.A., Chinese Language (1972; 1976), S.F. State University
Ph.D., Buddhist Study & Practice (1984), Dharma Realm Buddhist University

Susan Rounds
Professor, Translation & Language Studies; Buddhist Education
B.A., English Literature (1962), Wellesley College, Mass.
M.Ed., (1963), Harvard School of Education, Mass.
Ph.D., Language & Reading Development (1981), U.C., Berkeley

Pai-Cho Ho (Chancellor for Asia)
Professor, Chinese Studies
B.A., Teacher’s Training University in Chi-lin, Manchuria
Graduate Research, University of Tokyo, Japan

Richard F.S. Yang
Professor, Translation & Language Studies; Chinese Studies
B.A., Journalism (1943), Yenching University, Beijing, China
M.A., Political Science (1950), University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D., Chinese Language & Literature (1955), University of Washington, Seattle

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