Ven. Asst. Prof. Dr. Phramaha Anon Anando
Director for M.A. Buddhist Studies Program (Chinese Program)
Venerable Phramaha Anon Anando (Padao), Ph.D.
1. Name–Surname, Monastic Name
• Thai: พระมหาอานนท ปาดาว (อานนฺโท)
• English: PHRAMAHA ANON PADAO
• Chinese: 阿難比丘 / 釋阿難
• Pāli: A.P. ĀNANDO
• Birth Date: 30-6-1977
2. Current Position
• Assistant Professor at International Buddhist Studies
College (IBSC), Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya
University (MCU)
• Director of Fo Guang Shan Thaihua Temple, Thai-Chinese Buddhist Translation
Center（泰華佛典翻譯中心）, Thailand
• Director of M.A. in Buddhist Studies (Chinese Program) at at International
Buddhist
3. Contact Information
• Temple Address: 7 Dusitaram Temple, Arunamarin, Bangkok-noi District,
Bangkok 10700, Thailand
• Work Address: International Buddhist Studies College, (Phra Brahmapundit
Building, F4) Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 79 Moo 1, Lamsai,
Wang-noi, Phra Nakorn Si Ayutthaya, 13170, Thailand
• Email: anon.pa@mcu.ac.th, a.p.anando@gmail.com
Venerable Phramaha Anon Anando is a faculty member
at International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajaviyalaya University
Educational Background:
1995-1996 Pali language Grade V.
1997-2002 Bachelor of Arts in Buddhism (Philosophy), MCU.
2002-2004 Training in Chinese Language, Thammasat
University.
2004-2005 Mahayana Buddhism, Fo Guang Shan Men’s
Buddhist College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2006-2009 M.A., Nanhua University, Taiwan. Master of Arts
in Religious Studies (Buddhism), College of
Humanities.
2010-2014 Ph.D, Fudan University, Shanghai. Doctor of
Philosophy Science of Religion (Hetuvidyā), School
of Philosophy.
2016-2017 General English & IELTS, Birmingham College.
Specialised Areas:
•Early Buddhism (Pali, Interpretation, History)
•Buddhist Logic (Hetuvidyā, Kathā-vatthu)
•Mahayana Buddhism (Translation of Sutras, Madhyamaka, History)
•Comparative studies of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism