
Ven. Asst. Prof. Dr. Phramaha Anon Anando
Director for M.A. Buddhist Studies Program (Chinese Program)

Venerable Phramaha Anon Anando (Padao), Ph.D.
Academic position: Assistant Professor
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