Bhikshuni Kung Shih was born in Malaysia on Sept. 25th, 1959. She went to Taiwan in 1996 and was ordained under Bhikshu Ji Ru at the ShuangLin Monastery in Tao Yuan, Taiwan in 1997. She studied and was trained the monastic life under Bhikshuni Zhao Hui and Bhikshuni Xin Guang in ShuangLin Monastery. She has joined and stayed at Mid-America Buddhist Association since July, 1998.

Bhikshuni Chimiu has been practicing since the age of eight when she entered into Jing Hui Yuan in Hong Kong. She received her novice vows as a nun in 1963, and her higher ordination as a bhikshuni in 1967. She came to the United States in 1993, first practicing at Chuang Yen Monastery and The Temple of Enlightenment in New York. In 1999 she moved to MABA, where she practiced as a student of Master Ji Ru. In 2001, she moved to MABA's sister Temple in Chicago, the International Buddhism Friendship Association (IBFA/Enlightenment Temple).

Bhikshuni Kongzheng, born on Feb. 2nd, 1970, in Zhaodong City, Hei-Long-Jiang Province. She ordained as a Buddhist Nun at Shuicao Buddhist Nunnery, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province in Aug. 1989. She studied Buddhism at Chenglin Hall, Xianyou County, Fujian from Feb. 1990 to Jan 1991. She continued her study at Minnan Buddhist College in Feb. 1991, and gratuated in Dec. 1996. She took her higher ordination in 1996. She became a Buddhist teacher of Shuicao Buddhist Nunnery, Nanjing City in 1997. Later, she taught at the Buddhist Training Class of Zhongde Temple, Fujian in 1998. She joined MABA in Jan. 2002.

Bhikshuni Kong Huan joining MABA in July 2002. She was born in Malaysia June 25th, 1955. She was ordained under Bhikshu Ji Ru at Teng Wai Koi Temple, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia in 2001. She went to Taiwan to take her higher ordination at Yuan Chao Temple, Kaohsiong Hsien. After her ordination she studied and practiced at Triple Wisdom Temple in Kaoshiong before joining MABA's sangha in July of 2003.

Bhikshuni Long Yun was born in Beijing on August, 15th, 1967. She was ordained as a Buddhist Nun at Bao Guo Temple, Si Chuan Province with Master Chang Zhen in January 1994. She studied Buddhism at Si Chuan Buddhist College from 1994 to 1995. Then, she studied and trained in Theravada Buddhism in Thailand from 1996 to 1999. After coming back to China, she studied Buddhist precepts at Pu Shou Temple of Wu Tai Mountain. In December of 2000, she came to the United Stated and studied at Fa Yun Zen College. She joined MABA in 2003.

Xianyang Carl Jerome has been practicing Buddhism for the past ten years. His first Teacher was Zen Master Zenshin Philip Whalen in San Francisco. For the past five years, Carl has been a student of Master Ji Ru. Carl teaches meditation and Buddhism classes and leads retreats at MABA, IBFA and MO Prisons. In 2006 Master Ji Ru granted him Lay Teaching Endorsement. Carl is the editor of Rightview Quarterly Magazine and editor, guiding teacher, and founder of RightviewOnline.org. He resides at MABA, his home monastery,  with frequent jaunts to the monastery's Enlightenment Temple (IBFA) in Chicago's Chinatown.