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    Tzu Chi is a Buddhist charity organization founded in 1966 in Taiwan by Dharma Master Cheng Yen with 30 followers. It has since grown to over 10 million volunteers operating in over 40 countries, making it the world's largest Chinese non-governmental organization. The organization runs hospitals, schools, and the largest bone marrow bank in Asia, and was among the first responders to disasters like the 2004 tsunami and 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Led by Master Cheng Yen's vision of "humanist Buddhism" to apply Buddhist teachings to helping all people, Tzu Chi demonstrates compassion through worldwide charitable projects.

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    Tzu Chi is a Buddhist charity organization founded in 1966 in Taiwan by Dharma Master Cheng Yen with 30 followers. It has since grown to over 10 million volunteers operating in over 40 countries, making it the world's largest Chinese non-governmental organization. The organization runs hospitals, schools, and the largest bone marrow bank in Asia, and was among the first responders to disasters like the 2004 tsunami and 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Led by Master Cheng Yen's vision of "humanist Buddhism" to apply Buddhist teachings to helping all people, Tzu Chi demonstrates compassion through worldwide charitable projects.

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    A Great Insight into the Charity of Tzu Chi

    By Buddhistdoor International Brenda Leung


    Buddhistdoor Global | 2012-03-01 |
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    Dharma Master Cheng Yen
    Tzu Chi volunteers in blue and white

    You may, or may not, have heard of the Tzu Chi organization?

    What you will come to discover in this well-written book about its history, philosophy and extensive global
    charity work will surely fill you with awe!

    Tzu Chi is a low-key Buddhist organization founded in Taiwan in a simple and modest manner by a Buddhist nun
    named Cheng Yen with 30 volunteer followers in 1966. Today, the Tzu Chi organization has grown and developed into
    what has become the world’s largest Chinese non-government organization with operations in over 40 countries and
    10 million volunteers! That is a remarkable achievement in expansion over 45 years of service dedicated to helping
    others around the world. Tzu Chi has built seven hospitals, 100 schools, a university; and it currently runs the largest
    bone marrow bank in Asia. It was one of the first NGOs to aid the victims of the Katrina Hurricane damage in the US
    (2005), and quickly mobilized teams and supplies after the tsunamis in Asia (2004/2011) and the Sichuan earthquake
    in China (2008). All these great works have sprung from Master Cheng Yen’s pioneered vision of “humanist
    Buddhism”, a mission to transform traditional monastery Buddhist practices into Bodhisattvas’ acts to benefit people
    all over the world.

    In “TZU CHI, Serving with Compassion”, Mark O’Neill the author provides an exquisite account of the organization
    by delving into its history, philosophy and worldwide projects. He gives a comprehensive narrative of the background
    and development of Tzu Chi, starting from the early life of Master Cheng Yen and her founding of this movement based
    upon the mission of humanist Buddhism, to Tzu Chi’s initial services and then its step-by-step expansion into its current
    global scope of charity work. There are numerous inspiring personal stories that reflect not only the exceptional
    determination and dedication of Master Cheng Yen, but her followers and subsequent foundation members who joined
    throughout the years. The vivid examples of humanist Buddhism serve to illustrate how Buddhist teachings can be
    applied into daily life practice to benefit all sentient beings.

    Tzu Chi is an exceptional NGO not only because of its size and scope of services all over the world, but also
    because of its efficient management style and philosophy to evoke the compassion in every human being. According to
    O’Neill, Tzu Chi is run like a multi-national company to ensure effective use of money and thus has earned the trust
    from donors and patrons all over the world with annual donations of $300 million and an endowment of over $780
    million. Moreover, the aid materials are delivered person-to-person by Tzu Chi members as Master Cheng Yen believes
    that this will bring as much blessing to the donors and to the recipients, and more importantly, will spread the seeds of
    love to the suffering people. It is therefore no surprise to find the Tzu Chi members in white and blue uniforms helping
    out in natural disasters or battle zones in various corners of the globe. Master Cheng Yen believes that we
    are all capable to take the Bodhisattva vows and practice the Buddhist teachings by working to ease the suffering of
    others.

    Tzu Chi demonstrates the Bodhisattva’s ideals in its actions and illuminates universal love for all sentient beings
    in our daily life. As O’Neill says, “it (Tzu Chi) gives aids to everyone, regardless of race or color, and welcomes people
    of every belief. It sees the world as one family and everyone who is suffering as worthy of help”, and that “this is
    Buddhism is action, not a religion confined to temples and monasteries.”

    The Tzu Chi organization is a life-teaching example of Buddhism in action.

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