Buddhistdoor 30th anniversary symposium
佛門網三十周年研討會
Nourished and Steered by Dharma into the Future:
Buddhistdoor as a Disseminator and a Catalyst in the Contemporary World
以佛法引領邁向未來：
佛門網在當代世界承擔的傳播和推動工作
Sep 3 / 2025
10 AM ~ 5 PM (PST)
Venue: Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Canada Society
2495 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V5N 4L1
Online zoom registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
Guest Speakers’ Bio – as of 15 August 2025:
| Dr. Tashi Zangmo | Bhutanese activist and executive director for the Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF) |
| Gauthama Prabhu | Founder of the Foundation of His Sacred Majesty, chairperson of the South Indian Buddhist Council, engaged Buddhist activist |
| Anchalee Kurutach | Executive Committee member of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, and coordinator for INEB’s Regional Network for Peacebuilders project |
| Rebecca Wong | Artist, Buddhist practitioner, BDG writer; educated in Oxford and LSE |
| Sarah C. Beasley | Nyingma practitioner, author of Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner, Kindness for All Creatures, BDG writer |
| Nina Muller | Mindfulness practitioner, Buddhist practitioner, teacher, BDG writer |
| Kassidy Evans | Worked at the Dharma Bum Temple in University Heights, currently at the non-profit Meals on Wheels San Diego, BDG writer |
| Grace Song | Won Buddhist Studies Dept Chair at Won Institute of Graduate Studies & Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Wonkwang University, BDG writer |
| Dr. Paul Fuller | Programme Director for Religious Studies, University of Edinburgh (Buddhist Studies), MA, PhD in Buddhist Studies, University of Bristol |
| Joseph Houseal | Executive and Artistic Director, Core of Culture; MPhil, Trinity Laban Conservatoire; BDG writer |
| Asa Hershoff | Director, The 5 Wisdoms Academy; A chiropractor, naturopathic physician, and homeopath with practices in Los Angeles and New York City; BDG writer |
| Ratnadevi (Luise Holtbernd PhD) | Mindfulness teacher; Has been teaching in Scotland and internationally over 30 years; A member of the Triratna Buddhist Order; BDG writer |
| Ann Shaftel | Art conservator, specialization in thangkas and Buddhist heritage; Fellow of IIC and AIC; MSc in Conservation, MA in Asian Art History |
| John Harvey Negru | Publisher at The Sumeru Press; Involved in many Buddhist community development projects over the past 50 years, BDG writer |
| Ven. Pomnyun Sunim | A Korean Seon master and social activist; Founder of the Jungto Society; One of the four patrons of INEB alongside the Dalai Lama, Ven. Maha Somchai Kusalacitto, and Ven. Bhikshuni Chao Hwei |
| Tiffani Gyatso Hollack | An artist from Brazil specializing in traditional Tibetan thangka painting. She runs her own art retreat center at the Atelier YabYum in the mountains of Brazil and guides art groups to the Himalayan regions and India. |
