Born in 1946 in New York. As a student of Venerable Master Chin Kung, became a nun in Texas in 1997 and received full ordination in Taiwan. Follows the Pure Land school of Mahayana Buddhism.
From 1998 to 2001, lectured in Singapore and Malaysia. In 1999, appointed Head of the Silent Voices translation team. Relocated to Australia in 2001 and became Teacher of the Amitabha Buddhist Retreat Centre in Nanango, Queensland.
2004 to 2007 was been based in both Australia and the United States, and lectured in Australia, Asia, and North America. Currently resides in Australia.
Books include path to peace, Awaken to the Buddha Within, and In One Lifetime: Pure Land Buddhism. Edited and contributed to Heart of a Buddha.