B. Kim joined in Won Buddhism in 1972 when she was 19 years old. She came to the United States from Korea in 1979 and finished her Ph.D. in Religion at Temple University, Philadelphia in 1989. Serving as a Won Buddhist Kyomunin (priest) in the Won Buddhist Temple of Philadelphia since 1987, she has presented numerous articles on Won Buddhism and Won Buddhist practices, including Won Buddhism in the United States.
