to Anālayo's academic activity remain theoretical and practical aspects of meditation. He has published several articles on insight and absorption meditation and related contemporary meditation traditions to their textual sources. His comparative studies of early Buddhist texts have also led Anālayo to focus on historical developments of Buddhist thought, and to research the early roots and genesis of the bodhisattva ideal and the beginning of Abhidharma thought. Bhikkhu Anālayo was a presenter at the International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha. Exploring attitudes towards bhikkhunis (female monastics) in early Buddhist texts and the story of the foundation of the bhikkhuni order has allowed him to be a supporter of bhikkhuni ordination, which is a matter of controversy in the Theravada and Tibetan traditions. Bhikkhu Anālayo has retired from being a professor of the Numata Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg. He is the co-founder of the Āgama Research Group, a resident scholar and core faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a member of the Numata Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg. Selected published work *co-editor (reprinted as a booklet together with translations into Sinhala, Thai and Burmese: West Malaysia: Selangor Buddhist Vipassanā Meditation Society, 2013; and New York: Buddhist Association of the United States, 2014). PDF References External links Bhikkhu Anālayo's published works Bhikkhu Anālayo's profile at the Āgama Research Group Bhikkhu Analayo's on-line lectures Bhikkhu Anālayo's research projects with the Āgama Research Group Bhikkhu Anālayo’s teaching schedule Video interview with Bhikkhu Anālayo on respecting the different Buddhist traditions 1962 births Theravada Buddhism writers Living people Sri Lankan Buddhist monks Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhists German Buddhist monks Sri Lankan scholars of Buddhism German scholars of Buddhism German Buddhists Academic staff of the University of Hamburg