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Description:Chapters: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, Dao Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cheng Yen (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: Zhngyn Fsh; born 11 May 1937) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni), teacher, and philanthropist. In 1966, Cheng Yen founded the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, commonly known as Tzu Chi; its motto is "instructing the rich and saving the poor." Later, Cheng Yen's Charity, Medicine, Education, and Culture Missions developed, and to the present the Tzu Chi Foundation has become involved in international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, environmental protection, and community volunteering. Cheng Yen was born Wng Jnyn () in 1937 in Qingshui in Taichung County, Taiwan. Her uncle was childless, so she was given to be raised by her aunt and uncle. She had first hand experience of suffering because she was raised in Japan-controlled Taiwan during WWII. She witnessed the devastating effects of war and even experienced bombings in Taiwan. These experiences taught Cheng Yen the truth behind the concept of impermanence. As early as 1945, she had to experience peoples pain and helplessness at the age of eight when she had to look after her sick brother in a hospital for eight months. At the age of 23, her father died suddenly from brain hemorrhaging caused by a stroke. It was in searching for a burial place for him that Cheng Yen first came into contact with the Buddhist Dharma. After her father's death, Cheng Yen took over managing her father's theaters and became financially responsible for her family. Upon deciding to become a nun, Cheng Yen had to run away to a temple because she feared that her mother would not allow her to go. After her first...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1346987We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chinese Buddhist Nuns: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, DAO Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing. To get started finding Chinese Buddhist Nuns: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, DAO Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

ISBN: 1158713967

Description: Chapters: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, Dao Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cheng Yen (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: Zhngyn Fsh; born 11 May 1937) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni), teacher, and philanthropist. In 1966, Cheng Yen founded the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, commonly known as Tzu Chi; its motto is "instructing the rich and saving the poor." Later, Cheng Yen's Charity, Medicine, Education, and Culture Missions developed, and to the present the Tzu Chi Foundation has become involved in international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, environmental protection, and community volunteering. Cheng Yen was born Wng Jnyn () in 1937 in Qingshui in Taichung County, Taiwan. Her uncle was childless, so she was given to be raised by her aunt and uncle. She had first hand experience of suffering because she was raised in Japan-controlled Taiwan during WWII. She witnessed the devastating effects of war and even experienced bombings in Taiwan. These experiences taught Cheng Yen the truth behind the concept of impermanence. As early as 1945, she had to experience peoples pain and helplessness at the age of eight when she had to look after her sick brother in a hospital for eight months. At the age of 23, her father died suddenly from brain hemorrhaging caused by a stroke. It was in searching for a burial place for him that Cheng Yen first came into contact with the Buddhist Dharma. After her father's death, Cheng Yen took over managing her father's theaters and became financially responsible for her family. Upon deciding to become a nun, Cheng Yen had to run away to a temple because she feared that her mother would not allow her to go. After her first...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1346987We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chinese Buddhist Nuns: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, DAO Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing. To get started finding Chinese Buddhist Nuns: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns, DAO Zheng, Cheng Yen, Chen Xiaoxu, Empress Feng Qing, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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