Mrozik was one of the organizers of the conference that inspired this book. She earned her M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School and her Ph.D. from the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. A specialist in Buddhist ethics, Mrozik has written extensively on the ethical significance of gender, bodies, and emotions and is the author of Virtuous Bodies: The Physical Dimensions of Morality in Buddhist Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2007). Her newest research project concerns the reestablishment of the Therav›da Buddhist nun’s lineage in Sri Lanka.