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Cheng Yen

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Chingshui, Taiwan

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Venerable Master Cheng Yen was born in a small town called Chingshui in central Taiwan in 1937. When she was twenty-three years old, she left home to become a Buddhist nun. The Master has always led a simple and virtuous life. In her frugality, she made candles and bean powder to maintain a living. In 1966, she established the Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, and for thirty five years this organization has concentrated its activities in the major areas of charity, medicine, education, culture, international relief and bone marrow donation. In 1991, the Master received the Philippine Magsaysay Award, the "Asian Nobel Prize." Living a simple life with only the basic necessities, the Master has actively pursued her work of helping the poo ...more

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Cheng Yen’s books

Average rating: 4.17 · 52 ratings · 3 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Still Thoughts: Volume Two by Cheng Yen, Liu King-pong (Translator), Douglas Shaw (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contos Orientais de um Mestre Zen by Cheng Yen, Armandina Guimarães (Translator) 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Thoughts: Volume One 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jing Si Aphorisms 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contos Budistas para Mentes Zen 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Thousand Lotus Blossoms of the Heart it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cycle of Beauty by Cheng Yen, Douglas Shaw (Editor), Foreign Language Publications Department (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Thoughts, Wisdom and Love 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Thoughts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal Harian Master Cheng Yen : Chinese Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars