Biography of Bhiksuni Dr. Myongsong

    2003-present President of the National Association of Korean Bhiksunis
    2001-2003 Preceptor for the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order’s Bhiksuni Ordination Platform
    1998  Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies, Dongguk University, Korea
    1991  Publication of A Collection of Essays in Buddhist Studies, a book on the Abhidharma and nuns’ monastic education
    1977-1998 Abbess of Unmun Temple
    1970-1993   Member of the Central Council of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order
    1970   Instructor at the Monastic Seminary of Unmun Temple
    1958   Instructor at the Monastic Seminary of Sŏnam Temple