Tzu Chi is an international Buddhist organization led by the Venerable Cheng Yen, an 87-year-old nun living in Taiwan. The organization follows the principle of humanistic or engaged Buddhism ...

Worshippers gathered at the centuries-old Longshan Temple to pray in Taiwan. Footage shows the ... The temple is dedicated to Guanyin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, but it also houses altars ...

HUALIEN, Taiwan — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating budget grew up at a time when women could not be ordained as Buddhist nuns.

Hsi Lai Temple in California was Fo Guang Shan’s first overseas expansion. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Hsing Yun died at the age of 95 in February this year, having established Fo Guang Shan ...

HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ... Tzu Chi, an international Buddhist organization led by an 87-year-old nun, the Venerable Cheng Yen, and her followers, sprang into ...

Taiwan, who traced the evolution of Tzu Chi from a grassroots initiative to global nonprofit in her book “Charisma and Compassion.” For example, Buddhist symbols can be found in their ...

Taiwan, who traced the evolution of Tzu Chi from a grassroots initiative to global nonprofit in her book “Charisma and Compassion.” For example, Buddhist symbols can be found in their ...

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April ... Tzu Chi, an international Buddhist organization led by an 87-year-old nun, the Venerable Cheng Yen, and her followers, sprang ...