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|name          = Jeffrey Block
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|name          = Bhikkhu Bodhi
 
|birth_place  = Brooklyn, New York
 
|birth_place  = Brooklyn, New York
 
|nationality  = USA
 
|nationality  = USA
|education    = Ph.D. in philosophy
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|education    = B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in philosophy
 
|alma_mater    = Clairemeont Graduate School
 
|alma_mater    = Clairemeont Graduate School
 
|occupation    = Buddhist monk, teacher, author
 
|occupation    = Buddhist monk, teacher, author
 
|home_town    = Carmel, New York
 
|home_town    = Carmel, New York
 
|known_for    = Buddhist teachings spread throughout the world
 
|known_for    = Buddhist teachings spread throughout the world
|religion      = Buddhism, Therevada
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Revision as of 18:23, 28 September 2008

Bhikkhu Bodhi, Ph.D. (1944- ) was born named Jeffrey Block in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Clairemont Graduate School in 1972. He was the editor and president of the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka where he lived for most of his early years as a Theravada monk. He has translated most of the Nikayas of the Pali Canon and has improved the quality of previous translations for the modern reader. He has given keynote addresses to the United Nations and to the International Buddhist Women’s Conference. He supports the full ordinations of women as bhikkhunis (nuns).

Bhikkhu Bodhi
Bhikkhu bodhi.jpg
Born Brooklyn, New York
Nationality USA
Education B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in philosophy
Alma mater Clairemeont Graduate School
Occupation Buddhist monk, teacher, author
Known for Buddhist teachings spread throughout the world
Home town Carmel, New York
Religion Buddhism, Theravada