Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi
Title	President of the Buddhist Association of the United States
Personal
Born	Jeffrey Block (1944-12-10) December 10, 1944 (age 79) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	American
School	Theravada
Education	Brooklyn College Claremont Graduate University
Occupation	scholar-monk; president, Buddhist Publication Society
Senior posting
Teacher	Ven. Ananda Maitreya
Based in	Chuang Yen Monastery Buddhist Publication Society Sangha Council of Bodhi Monastery Yin Shun Foundation
Predecessor	Ven. Nyanaponika Thera (BPS editor and president)
Successor	Mr. Kariyavasam (BPS editor),[1] P.D. Premasiri (BPS president) Buddhist Publication Society

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Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Society and has edited and authored several publications grounded in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.