Rev. Doyeon Park, Representative to the UN
Rev. Doyeon Park has served since 2008 as a minister of the Manhattan Won Buddhist Temple and as a representative of Won Buddhism to the United Nations. She also serves as a Buddhist spiritual life advisor at Columbia University and New York University, President of the Buddhist Council of New York, and Co-Chair of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations.
Rev. Park is committed to sharing the teachings of Won Buddhism as a way to support both personal growth and positive social change—nurturing understanding, compassion, and justice. Guided by the spirit of interconnectedness, she works with people of diverse faiths and institutions to foster dialogue, cooperation, and mutual respect across religious and global communities.
Inspired by the Buddhist path of inner freedom and peace, Rev. Park began her monastic training in 1998. She earned a B.A. in Won Buddhism from Wonkwang University in Korea and an M.A. in Won Buddhist Studies from the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Pennsylvania. She received full ordination in 2007.
Rev. Park’s reflections on Buddhist practice and contemporary life have been featured in Huffington Post and Lion’s Roar.