The Venerable Priya Sraman is the Buddhist Chaplain of Emory in the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life. As a member of Emory's multifaith chaplaincy team, he collaborates to meet the spiritual and religious needs of the expanding and diverse Buddhist and mindfulness communities on campus.
The Venerable Priya Sraman
The Venerable Priya Sraman was appointed the Buddhist Chaplain of Emory on January 20, 2021. Reporting to the Dean of Religious Life, he works as part of Emory's multifaith chaplaincy team to support the various spiritual and religious interests of the growing and diverse Buddhist and mindfulness communities on campus. His responsibilities include supporting weekly spiritual gatherings, providing educational opportunities, offering pastoral care, and promoting service, social justice, and interfaith engagement in the Emory campus community and with partners beyond.
Before coming to Emory, Venerable Priya served for four years as the Buddhist Chaplain at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he provided spiritual care and counseling to communities of students, faculty, and staff.
Venerable Priya is an ordained monk (Pali: bhikkhu, Sanskrit: bhikṣu) in the Theravada School of Buddhism. He has lived, studied, and practiced Buddhism for various lengths of time in different Buddhist communities in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and China.
He received a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School focused on Buddhist Ministry, a Master of Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Arts in Buddhist Studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Thailand.
Venerable Priya is originally from Chattogram, Bangladesh, and currently lives in Atlanta. He enjoys reading, photographing nature and ancient historical structures, and travelling. He likes cooking and learning about different foods.
The Venerable Priya Sraman
Buddhist Chaplain of Emory in the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
International Outreach Awards
Year
Recipient
2023
The Venerable Priya Sraman
2022
Daphne Orr, director, International Student Programs
2021
Elizabeth Hornor, director of education, Carlos Museum
2020
Levin Arnsperger, associate director, Emory Writing Center (EWC) and English Language Learning Program
2019
Frank Gaertner, associate director in the Office of Undergraduate Education
2018
Mark Butt, director of undergraduate selection in the Office of Undergraduate Admission
2017
Jessica Dworkin, assistant dean of graduate programs at the School of Law
2016
Mark Hutcheson, managing director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (EGDRC) in the Rollins School of Public Health
2015
Kate Piasecki, associate director of MBA Admissions at Emory’s Goizueta Business School
2014
Lelia Crawford, former director of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS)
2013
Kenya Casey, associate director for the Center for International Programs Abroad (CIPA)
2012
Scott Allen, senior associate dean and director of international recruitment, Emory College Admission Office
