Yao doesn't see himself as just an architect, however. He's also a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. His occupation and his beliefs have become one. Yao's works give an impression of a humble, peaceful, and modest character.
然而，姚仁喜眼中的自己，除了是建築藝術創作者，更是一位佛教密宗修行者，建築與修行兩者合而為一，讓姚仁喜的作品，呈現一種自謙、寧靜、不矜誇的性格。