Bhikshu Heng Sure
Rev. Heng Sure was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1976. For the sake of world peace, he undertook anpilgrimage from?South Pasadena to Ukiah, repeatedly taking three steps and one bow to cover the entire journey. In the entire two years taken to make the pilgrimage, he observed a practice of total silence. Rev. Heng Sure has an M.A. in Oriental Languages from UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He serves as the Managing Director of the and has taught at the Graduate Theological Union, Bond University, and . He lectures on the? and other.?He currently leads a team to . He is actively involved in interfaith dialogue and in the ongoing conversation between spirituality and technology.
Education
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2003
Ph.D., 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, 1979
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1976
B. A., Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1970
Positions
Professor, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, 1994¨C
Director, Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 1994¨C
Adjunct Professor, Pacific School of Religion, Graduate Theological Union, 1996¨C
Global Councillor (Buddhist), United Religions Initiative, 2002¨C2009
Board of Trustees, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ
President, Board of Directors, Dharma Realm Buddhist Association