.09raphy of the Recih' A Brief Biography of Maha Ghosananda ~ 0\ ""'ent §!••o.>7D7-tf-JII 1929 Born in Takeo Province in south-central Cam­ bodia. 1943 Initiated into the Cambodian Buddhist Order. 1953 Entered Nalanda University in Bihar State, In­ dia. [~fm:] 1956 Attended the Sixth Sangha COlmcil of Bud­ 192 9 7J /*'/70):$'7:tHI-c'~1h6o dhism (2500 B.E.) at Kaba Aye Pagoda in Ran­ 194 3 7J / */71Mx~: -C1~ffto goon, Burma, as member of the Cambodian delegation w1der its former Sangha Raja, 1 953 T - 7 / :$'''*~ (1 / J,t • ~ /\- 7 ~+I) ~:A~o ChuonNath. 1 956 T.:z.:t/· TA, IB-lT/7J"· 7/"'I'O)7J/* 1957 Received doctoral degree from Nalanda Uni­ /71t£HIIO);/ //~'-O)-Ac l-C, ~'}v'7 versity, title Maha Ghosananda bestowed. 0) 7 /7"- /~: il0 6 7J /~.. 7.:L.I. '#liJt-c'1m1lli Studied with contemporary masters of Bud­ ~ ht..: r~ 6 @]11\~-lT / 7J"tbh~i? (2500BE) J dhism in Mahayana and Theravada traditions in Japan and . ~: I±\J$ 0 1 957 T-7/~*~~~~±~0)~~c~~, '7 1965 Entered the hermitage of Thai meditation master Venerable Achaan Dhammadaro. /\. ::t--lTT/:$'''CIt'-?f,r.~i-t~-9-~h60 1978 Met first influx of Cambodian refugees enter­ B *& lf7J / *. / 7 0))(*& lfJ::.~,&~~:;B~t ing Sakeo camp following expulsion of Khmer 611\~0) w.r-1tO):j§'~1\f ~ ~:1iJfil'T [P] c 6 0 Rouge regime from power. Distributed tracts 196 5 :$'1m~0)~.~il067T"'I'7/·~/'7~ to the refugees, reminding them of the Bud­ o~i1iO)~rc l-Cff11!,~~il5rA60 dha's words: "Hatred can never be appeased by hah'ed, hah'ed can only be appeased by }v-/.:z.0)~1N~:1*1t'7J 1 978 7 ;/-}v· /*'/7 love." iltRiI{-lT7:t . -t-"'I' /7'1:lit})I:iHEA l t..: tRi 1978 Established temples in refugee camps on the mH:jJ/[~T ~, r·r~!'I¥. 6 0 91IERBU:;J-illtrHic Thai-Cambodia border. Ii#( l-Ct~~~: J: -:J -C~&? 6':' c Ii ~ ~ tj: It'o 1980 Represented Khmer nation-in-exile as consul­ ·r~~~±t..:t":·~~I: J: -:J -C~&?6':' CiI{-c' ~ 6J tant to the U.N. Economic and Social Cow1cil.

Cit' -? mJlJ.O) § ~ i- A4 1:.\J;t It 'ItS ~ it6 0 Co-founded Inter-Religious Mission for Peace. 1 978 :$'1-7J/*/700~~il06iltR-t-"'I'/~~ Launched ecwnenical initiatives, world days of prayer for "Peace in Cambodia and the '#liJti-~JLo Whole World." 1 980 oo~~mtli?~.i?O)D~cl-C7;/-~~ 1981 FOlmded Buddhist temples in Cambodia and lfffilill:Jff i-1t*T 6 0 Cambodian resettlement commwuties in r7J/*/7W~0)~&?~B*ft~[p]~mrnJ North America, Europe, and Aush'alia; cur­ i-~[P]~JLoM*~~tj:1~~7T7i-~~ rently oversees temples, establishes cultural and educational programs, sponsors medita­ c{E:tJtWO)~*DJ Ii t&?, rr7J /*/7 i-1'JT tions for peace, sponsors training programs ~':T6-I!tWT"- J i-ImVElo for hwnan rights advocacy and development of nonviolent conflict resolution. 198 1 7J / *' / 7 ;B J: If'~t 7 ;/ I) 7J, 3 - 0 -;; /~, :t-A~7~70)7J/*,/7AO)~~tt~[P] 1983 Met with Pope John Paul II in Rome to discuss 18 19 religious basis for world peace before planned meeting in Assisi. 1986 Invited by the pope to participate in Day of Prayer for World Peace with world religious leaders in Assisi (now an annual event always attended by Maha Ghosananda).

1988-1991 Led contingents of Buddhist monks to UN.­ sponsored Cambodian peace negotiations, proposing a compromise and reminding na­ tional leaders that "peace is our common goal." 1::1~71:(, .I-"'I~;P:f1l"'~'ltifJ77;"'· it;..., A-' T-R:5!:I::~Jl. Maha Ghosananda meets Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 1988 Elected a Supreme Patriarch of in Burma, 1996. Cambodia.

~~~.0~~~.~om~, ~~0~~~ 1989 Granted honorary doctorate of humanitarian service at Providence College, Providence, RI, ~!n~fB97·tJ ~7'71, ~.fJUi~ Ii, Jt1tB9, l. If US.A. W0~~0m~0~~~mL~~.A~••, 1992 Received the title Samdech Preal1 from King 1m96, ;JF~:tH: J: 7.Jkyj-~·mi*0t-:~0 r v­ Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. Popularly known

:::.. './ 7" . 7· tJ 7" '7 1, ~ tn:1:J1< L t-: ~ L -c It' 7.J 0 as Samdech Song Santipeap (the leader of Re­ 1983 ~WIfW0~~0*.~~.~.t7.J~~~ ligion for Peace) in Cambodia. Led the First Dhammayietra (Walk for Peace and Reconcili­ 7 '/ / :; ~.::. tJ - ?~ :3 J \;:f' . J' I) tJ 2 ~ -c ation) for one month tlu'ough northern Cam­ ~r c 4:?~o bodia just prior to full implementation of 1986 7'//:;~Im~h~rIfW0~~0*~0_ United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). "Step by Step: Medita­ It'J ~:~W0*~H§'~::M' C ::tU:~1JaT 7.J J: -? tions on Wisdom and Compassion" by Maha tJ-?~~~.::.t?H~~h7.J (tUl{;, 4Jf:iF, _It' Ghosananda published by Parallax Press,

~.::. tf:'d1t) 0 US.A. (now published in Khmer, Thai, Span­ 1988-1991 ish, Portuguese, and Japanese). Awarded 1992 Rafto Foundation Prize for Human Rights, 1.Ux1~~'::' J: 7.J iJj(jil:Il ~ OOi!E3::1tli 0WIfx~~.::. Bergen, Norway. ~I* L, tom~~tn:~L, 00~(0t§'i!J::M'j£~: 1993 Led Second Dhammayietra through area of rifLtO/i:fJi:4 0~jlli0 E1.f~'U"JiJ 7.JJ cit' -?:¥:~ civil war before first Cambodian elections, en­

~ I~jl@ T 7.J 0 couraging citizens to overcome fear of politi­ cal violence and intimidation and exercise 1988 ~'./*:;7~~W*~~~ff~~h7.Jo their right to vote. Named honorary leader ~) ~'T" 1 9 8 9 tJ - F . 7 1 '7 './ H+I (7 .P) 0 7· tJ of Ponleu Khmer, citizens' advisory cow1cil './~~JiJ7.J~tJ~~'./~·~v'/:;~G)~ to the Cambodian Constitutional Assembly. 3::.~~.~MT7.J~W~±~~~4~h7.Jo Ponleu Khmer presents proposals for the pro­ tection of human rights and for nonviolent 1 9 9 2 7· / './ x: './~:;f.) It' /7'7. - 7 J: I? -IT 1, -c oox resolution of the continuing Cambodian con­ ~'/7·~v7-0~~~4~Gh7.Jo~'./ flict. Invited to attend the Parliament of the *:; 7 ~ Ii, -IT 1, ~ '/ 7 . '/ './ 7" . -IT './ T 1 World's Religions in Chicago. t:-7· (Ift00t-:~0*~X0I)-7'''-) c L 1994 Asked to bless the opening ceremony of the 20 21 -C~ L. ;Ln6 0 Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life at OO~n/~Y7~~~m~m (UNTAC) Auschwitz, Poland, Led Third Dhammayietra tlu'ough the most heavily war-torn western ii{7\:~f':ID1:Nt ('S h6 nl1Jl1H':, n / *'y 7:lt#f\ province of Cambodia, The walk was caught ~fi~~6 r~ffi~ffiM0~~0M1@Y/ in crossfire between government and rebel ?-\" ~ 7 (&0~tL)J ~ 1 n fHB'~~It'60 forces, and two peace walkers were killed, Proclaiming "This violence is indeed the rea­ nJ1H~h0tJT ~ -t'~ ~ ~~0"]i';~J\J (~1\3": son we walk," Maha Ghosananda led the ?/\. ::r--lj-T/->''') ii{7;i.')n0/,\7';;7 Dhammayietra to its completion. Led contin­

A 1±l/1tH± f.: J: -:J -C I±l AA: ('S ~1. 6 (-f 01& , 7;i. gent of highest-ranking monks to peace ne­ gotiations held lmder the auspices of King - )v~.g-, ->' -1 ~.g-, A ~ -1 /~.g-, *,)v ~ n")v~.g-, Sihanouk in Pyongyang, North Korea, and to B *~.g-f':~ ('S ~1.I±l/UY: ('S ~1.6) 0 a second round of negotiations later in Phnom /'Z)v7'/ (./)vrJ~-) f.:-C r1992iF-JJt77 Penh. Led interreligious delegation to peace HrJ'EflA;ttdtJ ~:t~.!:J.('Sh60 negotiations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to help seek an end to that cOlmtry's long-standing M1@n/~Y7~~~0M~,~.~~~ 1993 civil war. Nominated for 1994 Nobel Prize 6MZ@->,"/?-\" ~7~$It', i&i5'0~:t.J-? for Peace by U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, ••~M~6~h~~nL.,~~m~fi~~ Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Com­ mittee. ~YTm~~»JX!JJJJ~ 6 J: -) f.: n / 6 0 n / ~y 7~~f};ilJIJ~Mt~-"..0*~ii' G11X:6 gil' 1995 Nominated for a second time by Sen. Pell and r",'~ffi! ~, *' / )v- . 7 ;i. - )v0~~J1Uir.,9 f.: an anonymous Nobel laureate for the 1995 Nobel Prize for Peace. 1f:iiJ ('S h6 0 *' / )v- , 7 ;i. -)v f±ArIH~iUJM ~ n / ~Y7~6i~f':M~ 6~~~lJf': J: 6 JfJ!hk: January Dedicated Disabled Persons' Center, Phnom ~~:tJl!:1±l~60 Penh. 1 9 9 3 "/ n ::(-c'mJii'ht..:7JOO*n~~f':I±lJ$~ 6 J: February. mlr~('S h6 -) 0 International Network of Engaged Buddhists 1 9 9 4 *'-7/ F07 rJ "/2- r'f l' ';I ':J f.:;j:31t'-C r~ (!NEB) conference, aslu-am, Nakhon, Nayok, ;fD~~-6f;0t":~0~*n~tLJ 0fh'~A~t5L Thailand t~~ 6 J: -) f.:1UJI ('S h6 0 March 1 994 .$011l@'F0iHJi~It'n/*'Y7im#I\0HI~ International Women's Day, Phnom Penh/ Battambang; Buddhist Teachers' Meeting ~6. ~ ~$It'60 1T~'±, 3 @->,"/?-\" 7 (Asian-Western), Dharamsala, India i&m. ~ Ni&m. ~ 0-J!f:rj(:$H.:iWlIt' , ~;fD April 1TJfg1\3"ZAii{Wx:('Sh6 0 L.7'J.'L., ?/\. ::t­ International Consultancy on Religion, Educa­ -lj- T / ->,"ftilH±, r.:: -) It' -:J t..:~:t.Jii{ih 6 ii' G .:: tion and Culture, Atami, Japan; International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Cul­ -fflJ..: -J:> f±1TJ1!~ 6 0-c'~ J ~:[ § L. -c, 1T ture, Windsor Castle, England ~~ 13 B~~;l: -c'~ <0 May ~t~J1f.~-¥0l:::" 3 /-\" /-c'''/7 '5l. -7 003:0.=E11li Cambodian Engaged Buddhist Nlms and Lay­ f.: J: ~ Im11li ('S ht":*[I~xitt';j:3 J: U'1& f.: 7°./ / women, conference in Takmau ~/~mJ~h~Z@130xitt'~ ••~~~G May-Jlme ~ I$~ I1X: 6 iJj(jiffl iJ 6 0 Led Fourth Dhammayietra for Peace and Rec­ ~iF-0~.0~~('S~6~~~, A~7/n onciliation in Cambodia, walking from the 22 23 (j):J 0 ::nf-'-c'(j);rOifxi&~:~*~(j)1t*[ij] ~ Thai border to the Viehlamese border. Contin­ ~1$Tl.Jo ued calls for peace negotiations and educating public about the ongoing dangers hom land ~~1#-~·~~~*~~~m.·~*~ mines and lmexploded ordnance in Cambo­ ~1;'iJ/'~x~.~m:lH: J: '? -c, 1994ifOJi / ­ dia. «)vif;rOjt~:/ ~ ;f'- r ~hl.Jo September 1 9 9 5 1995ifOJi/ -«)vif;rO:t(j)~jttJ1~*ffic l-c, Preparatory meeting for a Peace COlU1cil, ~)v ~Iljf~~. c 11't~ (j) / -« )vjt~jttJ~:J: UK.; led International Peace Day Ceremonies, during Cambodian Festival of the Dead, for a ~ ~ ~t '? -c 2 lEI EI (j)iffiii l.J 0 ban on land mines; attended Gorbachev Foun­ 1 Ji 7°/ ~~~(j)!t1*lj!~tJ-t~7-(j)t-::&)~:Jflk dation State of the World Forum. !to October 2Ji 71(j)T:J~'T3~'7/~7A~(j)~~ Attended UN. Review Conference on the tJ~p~ill:\mo~~~ (lNES) ~:IiIJ$o Convention on Conventional Weapons to pre­ sent the suffering of ordinary people due to 3 ~1~¥,:tcI1T'- 7°/ ~~~/J'\-;J 7 ~ J'i'~) Ji 0/': land mines and plead for a total ban on them; ~:~1Jao toured Italy at invitation of the Italian Cam­ 1Mx(j)~affi(j)~~~ (7;)7' [§W\) (lj~': 1 ~ paign to Ban Land Mines. F, 7"7L.,+J-7) ~:~1Jao November 4 Ji *~, il'!(~, )(1t~:~T l.J ~[;~1Jrii~~~ Oj~': Founding meeting of the Peace COlmcil at Windsor Castle, England. The Peace COlmcil ~:~1Jao E3;

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W.ffi!IX0i\11j1iL01t:3'R#7'J{} /' J~'- f':::-2;;t ~'L.:6 0 1 9 9 6 7} I) j] . 7 V /' ;(~1±SJ (l967if-1t ~ -« )v.~.#)f':::l-:J ~, 3 if-J!~:1[-C'1996if-1t~ -«)vIJZ*D.f':::~ 2. ;t,- I, ~~'L.:6o 2 J=! :tl!r~ ~ 11::. ~ WF X. .:6 t..: tl6 f':::, 7° ~ /' ~ /' f.::: ;B It'

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5-6J=! j]/'#'/70IJZW~mM0~tl60M5@~/' ~~.~~~~~-~~.~~~5~-~fM~~-~~~~~ 71' r 7 ~$It'.:6o wtt1~t*;Bl U'1P-~, ~F% Maha Ghosananda leads anti-land mine march. #;~1~t*, ~ ;B~:1[

'7 - '7 1 0) OOjj[ f: it; 1.> J \ 0 ':J :7 J \.:: 9t1H~.';.:t- '\' June As a Patron of the organization, he attended :/ 7°'.l:Mr,,9o the International Network of Engaged Bud­ 8J=J 7 J=J0):7-j"7-0)1&, tJ :/*Y70)r-m:tJ~1l dhists conference in Kanchanaburi province, $- f: i> It' -C "':tJ~tt '.l: *~ 1.> iH:lJ0)**1'f~ Thailand, which brought together Buddhist social activists from throughout Asia and '.l: t§':t1f!T 1.> 0 f- 0)1&, ;J.. I) '7 :/ tJ f::f'f ~, -tT arolmd the world, Visited Halockhani refugee :t~ ~ ~'L )v ;to 7" l' J: I) -'f-;J'D jt '.l: J} 1.> 0 camp on the Burma-Thai border at the invita­ tion of the New Mon Relief Committee. August After the coup d'etat in July he led the first mass event calling for an end to the use of vio­ lence in Cambodian power struggles. He later h'aveled to Sri Lanka, where he received an award for peacemaking from the Sarvodaya organization.

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