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Yifa is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun ordained by the Fo Guang Shan order (aka International Buddhist Progress Society), a recently founded (1967) order which promotes “Humanistic Buddhism”.
She holds a law degree from the Taiwan National University, an MA in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawaii and PhD in religious studies from Yale.
She lives in California here; and I assume this is where Kuhn interviewed her. (BTW, if you’re ever in Southern California, that temple is worth a visit.)
Watch her interview with Robert Kuhn here (click the blue “Play Video” button) and then click here for my take -> Continue reading »