Yifa

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Yifa
依法

Yifa in 2008

Religion Fo Guang Shan

Education National Taiwan University

Yale University

University of Hawaii

Personal

Nationality Taiwanese

Born 1959 (age 58–59)

Taiwan

Senior posting

Title Venerable

Religious career

Teacher Hsing Yun

 Website www.woodenfish.org

Yifa (Chinese: 依法, born 1959) is a Taiwanese scholar and writer and the founder of the
organization, Woodenfish Foundation. She is a nun ordained in 1979 by Fo Guang Shan, a new
religious movement of Taiwan. Yifa holds a law degree from the National Taiwan University, a
masters in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawaii, and a doctorate in religious
studies from Yale University. She served as a department head and dean of University of the
West during her tenure at the college.[1]
Yifa has participated in many interfaith dialogues such as the Gethsemani Encounter and
contributed to the UNICEF South Asia's Safe Motherhood Project. She is also the current
director of the Woodenfish program for college students.[2]
In 2003, Yifa was awarded an Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award. In October 2006, she
was honored at the 9th Annual Juliet Hollister Awards Ceremony, which was held at the United
Nations Headquarters.[3] Yifa was recognized along with Wall Street Journalreporter Daniel Pearl,
who was honored posthumously.
Venerable Yifa has also been involved in translating sutras from Mandarin to English. Since
2006, Yifa and others have published translations of the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Kṣitigarbha
Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra and the Amitabha Sutra.[4] Yifa is based in Beijing, China and
travels often to meet with scholars and members of the global Buddhist community.

Contents
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 1List of books
 2See also
 3External links
 4References

List of books[edit]
 Authenticity: Clearing the Junk, A Buddhist Perspective [5]
 The Tender Heart: A Buddhist Response to Suffering [6]
 Discernment: Educating the Mind and Spirit [7]
 Safeguarding the Heart: A Buddhist Response to Suffering and September 11[8]
 The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation and Study of
the Chanyuan Qinggui[9]
Yifa has also co-authored Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect On the Role of St. Benedict,
along with Norman Fischer, Joseph Goldstein, Judith Simmer-Brown, David Steindl-Rast, and
editor Patrick J. Henry.[10]

See also[edit]
 Fo Guang Shan
 Hsing Yun
 Woodenfish Foundation

External links[edit]
 The Woodenfish Program official website
 Interview with Danny Fisher about her latest book, "Junk"
 References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Danny Fisher - April 20th 2007 blog
2. Jump up^ Brief bio of Venerable Yifa, Phd - Program Director
3. Jump up^ The 9th Annual Juliet Hollister Awards Ceremony, honoring Dr. Ven. Yifa, Chief Arvol
Looking Horse and the late Daniel Pearl
4. Jump up^ "Sutra Translations". Woodenfish. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
5. Jump up^ Lantern Books link
6. Jump up^ Lantern Books link
7. Jump up^ Lantern Books link
8. Jump up^ Amazon.com link
9. Jump up^ Barnes & Noble link
10. Jump up^ Amazon.com link

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