Pāli, Sanskrit
Ven. Dr. Dhammanandhi studied Sanskrit, Pāli, Japanese and Buddhist Philosophy. She obtained her Ph.D. in Pāli Language (University of Pune, India). She has been a lecturer at the Cheong AmSa Sangha University in Korea. Currently she is a permanent lecturer at the International Buddhist College.
Early Buddhism; Mahāyāna Buddhism
Ven. Dr. Zhen Chan pursued his undergraduate studies in the field of Humanities at the University of Science, Malaysia and Master of Buddhist Studies at The University of Hong Kong, China. He obtained his doctorate degree (Ph.D. in Human Resource Development) from a national university (Burapha) in Thailand. Since 2006, he has been working at International Buddhist College (IBC). Currently, he is a lecturer at IBC.
Dr. Bhikkhu Gyanabodhi (Sajal Barua) obtained a BA (Religious Studies) from International Buddhist College, Thailand. He followed a one year course-work in MA (Buddhist Studies) from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and obtained an MA (Buddhist Studies) from the University of Hong Kong, and a PhD (Buddhist Studies) from the Mahidol University, Thailand. His research interests are – Pāli Literature, Theravāda Buddhism, and Early Buddhist Philosophy.
Early Buddhism; Mahāyāna Buddhism
Ven. Dr. Zhen Ti obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology from the
National University of Malaysia in 1998. Then, she completed her Diploma in Education in
2007. She obtained her Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies in 2015 and Doctor of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies in 2024 at the International Buddhist College (IBC), Thailand.
Currently, she is a permanent lecturer and Director of Academic Affairs at IBC.
English
Mr. Kala Baran Chakma obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), India in 2019. In 2021, he completed his M.A. in Buddhist Studies from the International Buddhist College (IBC), Thailand.
Sanskrit, Abhidharma, Meditation
Dr. Fa Qing obtained his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada, in 2001. Since then, he has been teaching Buddhism in Chinese and English in China, Malaysia and Thailand. He is now a senior lecturer and the Dean of the Graduate School at International Buddhist College. He is currently working on early meditation texts in Chinese Buddhism.
Buddhist philosophy, Ch'an Buddhism
Dr. Zhu Xiaoning obtained his B.A. degree in English literature at the Nanjing Normal University in China; and his M.A. and Ph.D degrees in Buddhist Studies at International Buddhist College (IBC), Thailand. His main interests lie in Buddhist philosophy, Ch'an Buddhism, hermeneutics and classical Chinese. He has been teaching several courses in English and Chinese at IBC for nearly 20 years.
Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy
A Bhutanese, Ven. Khenpo Chonyi Rangdrol obtained his Bachelor of Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy and Master of Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy in 2000 and 2003 respectively. Subsequently, he obtained his Doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy in 2006.
Early Buddhist art, archaeology, manuscript culture, Pāli, Sanskrit
Dr. Ooi Eng Jin has been a lecturer and the Dean of the Faculty of Buddhist Studies at International Buddhist College (IBC) since January 2025. He also holds the Palyul-Khyentse Chair in Buddhist Textual Studies. Before joining IBC, Eng Jin was a faculty member of the College of Religious Studies at Mahidol University in Thailand.