Yasuda, Jun

Date:
2014-02-01
Length:
40 minutes
Interviewer:
Poindexter, Sarah-Jane
Transcription available:
no
Series:
General collection
Series ID:
0000-000
Interview Number(s):
2015_51_
Summary:
Jun Yasuda is a Buddhist nun in the Nipponzan Myohoji order. Yasuda describes her upbringing in Japan and her introduction to Nipponzan Myohoji. A main practice of this order to chant the Daimoku Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō while beating a hand drum and walking throughout the world promoting peace and non-violence. Yasuda discusses reasons for and experiences with participating in Footprints For Peace’s “Walk for a Sustainable Future” walking from the coalfields region of East Kentucky to the state capitol in Frankfort.
Topic(s):
Footprints for Peace, Mountaintop removal mining--Kentucky, Environmental justice--Kentucky, Pilgrims and pilgrimages