TZU CHI 慈濟Teacher ：Momokostudent ：20109 Melody20110 Katherine 20308 Peggy20425 Venson20426 Yang

Da Zhi Senior High School, Taipei, Taiwan

Trillium LearningGlobal Language and Culture Project

Religion is always growing when the society is

orderless.

Buddhism• Borned in about -6th century in India and

brought to China in about 4th century.• mercy 、 calm 、 vegetarian……• Help people release their own suffering and

pain or how to live better when they are dead.

Christianity • Created in 1st century by Jesus• Have many actions in about 13th century.• Ex:transcribing various books 、 education……

The same part

• Scriptures• Talk to them• Clergy ＆ Monk （ the people explaining the meaning

of scriptures ）• Hope people’s behavior well• Help people strong their mind• Stabilize society

The different part

• To compare with Christianity ,it didn’t have real action on the world. It only focus on how to help persons release their own suffering and pain or how to live better when they are dead.

• Christianity has only one god,Jesus,and buddhism has many gods.

MahayanaBuddhism

Theravada Buddhism

MahayanaBuddhism Theravada Buddhism

Distribution North and East Asia Southeast AsiaDoctrine the possibility of

universal liberation from suffering for all beings and the existence of buddhas and bodhisattvas embodying Buddha Nature

Human liberation is self-practice, and ultimately achieve Nirvana, and thus out of the cycle, relief of pain.

mixing Hybrid 　Confucianism’s ideas

traditional

The different between Red Cross and Tzu Chi

Red Cross Tzu ChiEnvironmental protection X VEducation and training enough not enoughTracing people V XMagazine X VTelevision station X VReligion Christianity Buddhism

Tzu Chi

Dharma Master Cheng YenThe story of Tzu Chi’s founding

Tzu chi Logo

Tzu Chi Mission of Culture and Education

Da Ai Television Drama University Jing Si Aphorisms Monthly

Plot introduction purpose Establishment process Establishment process How to appear Example

Tzu Chi

Medical Treatment

General Hospital Volunteer Service Abroad Medicine International Relief

Silent Mentor

Tzu Chi

What can we do ? Why do recycle Related devotions

How to reproduce

Eco-friendly product

How to deliver concern

慈濟和證嚴法師Tzu Chi

and Dharma Master Cheng Yen

Dharma Master Cheng Yen

• 1937 born in Taichung County, the town Shimizu

• 1960 her father died so she came into contact with Buddhism

In 1961, Dharma Master Cheng Yen left her family home to embark on the spiritual path

Dharma Master Cheng Yen • In 1966, at the age of 29,

Dharma Master Cheng Yen founded Tzu Chi.

• Founded Tzu Chi poor clinic in1972

• The news magazine TIME has named Master Cheng Yen on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010.

The story of Tzu Chi’s founding• One day in 1966 three Catholic nuns visited Dharma

Master Cheng Yen, they had a discussion on the teachings of their respective religions

Today we finally understand the Buddha's compassion is the universal spirit of all life with wrigglings

Buddhism teaches love and compassion for all living beings

The story of Tzu Chi’s founding

IIIBut why have we not seen buddhists doing good works for the society, such as setting up nursing homes, orphanages, and hospitals?

• One day in 1966 three Catholic nuns visited Dharma Master Cheng Yen, they had a discussion on the teachings of their respective religions

The story of Tzu Chi’s founding

• She think buddhist usually help people secretly but unorganized

• So she decide to founded Tzu Chi

Tzu Chi Logo

Tzu Chi

• Tzu Chi Foundation• Tzu Chi University • Tzu Chi hospital• Da Ai Television

Humanitarian aid activities• In every major disaster, when

will sent a rescue team to where it is needed

• We will introduce the relief activities of Tzu Chi

Haiti 7.0 Strong earthquake

North Korea

• North Korea faces serious food crisis.

Agricultural crop

• Floods in June or July of this year and August typhoons of clubs, let North Korea agricultural crop failures in implementing food rationing system, in some areas, each person can only be assigned to 100 grams of food a day, food is potatoes.

• 100 grams of grain, about equal to Taiwan a pack of instant noodles, how can this feed a person in a day?

Lin Shan County Grandma said: "I used to not be a man of ability to work, but this time of disaster, I still can't, in order to live, be sure to make a meal. " ( Tsu-geological disaster of North Korea mission)

• Eating a good meal in the morning, starved to evening, two meals a day, is the principle of dignity, of North Korean national, fail to hit anything.

Home visits is at noon, home to the kitchen only to see a bowl of "grass porridge", husband of Lady is waiting for the cultivation of agricultural land back out to dinner.

4county13,000 tons of riceThe release of 400,000 people, 143,000 households,

• Aid to Hurricane Ida Survivors in El Salvador

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• Relief efforts in the Philippines and Indonesia

• Thursday, 08 October

• In September, 2011, volunteers began the happy campus backpack food program in Romero-Cruz Elementary school. (Photo by Luo Yi-Chuan; date: 09/16/2011; location: CA, USA)

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Tzu Chi Carries Out Winter Distribution for

Vancouver Natives

Tzu Chi General Hospital

The first Tzu Chi General Hospital was founded on August 17, 1986 and persist the life-respect principles, practicing medical care of patient-orientation in the eastern Taiwan. In May, 1995, Tzu Chi General Hospital was promoted to be the first medical center in eastern Taiwan and received the ISO 9002 certification in March, 2000. It became the only one medical center with ISO 9002 certification among 18 medical centers in Taiwan.

Volunteer Service

Volunteers shall take courses of ’’revocational training’’ and ’’on-the-job-training’’ before serving and when serving in the hospital. The courses include psychology, and basic nursing classes etc.

BEFORE

1.Caring patients in the hospital

2.Concerning prisoners in the jail

3.Visiting the local poor and helpless people

4.Providing home nursing care, home care and hospice care .

5.Social workers seek resource for patients. Dieticians teach them about good diet.

6.Providing free clinic of traditional Chinese medicine two days a week for Rueisuei Township .

What they do ?

Abroad Medicine MissionTzu Chi Medical Associationspread the arms of medicallove into Philippine 、Indonesia 、 Vietnam and other countries without sufficient medical resource, conducting surgery and general free clinic services.

Tzu Chi Medical Association has served more than 249,367 people worldwide .

International Relief

In Japan

Tzu Chi have started tothe international disaster relief since 1991,flooding

in Bangladesh .They provide food, clothing, grain

species,drugs, emergency

assistance,but also assistance in housing, school, help

develop water resources, provide medical consultations.

One of the Silent Mentor said ’’ when youbecome a doctor , doctors are medicalBodhisattvas . I will give you my body to experiment .You can make many mistake on me ,but never make a mistake on a patient .’’

These words should be deeply embedded in all medicine students’ his art . Medical students and nurse call these great bodyDonors’’ Silent Mentors’’ ;they pay their respects before and after each class .

Tzu Chi Great Body Donation Unit will perform a memorial service to pay the most respect for these Silent Mentors.

The farewell ceremony for Silent Mentors

Media publishing • Da Ai Television – Drama

Tzu Chi Monthly　 The Tzu Chi

Monthly is a free magazine that was first published on July 20, 1967. It was originally a bi-monthly four-page newsletter that was published on the 5th and the 20th of every month.

　 In the beginning, Tzu Chi Monthly was published to list the names of Tzu Chi's benefactors and the amounts of their donations. Over time, it has evolved into a publication that reports on all that is true in the world.

Tzu Chi University• Purpose

For social fostering "respect for life ， people-oriented" ， embrace the concept of saving the world and helping others and

practice the spirit of volunteer service talents .

• October 16, 1994, "Tzu Chi College of Medicine" founded

• August 1, 2000 renamed "Tzu Chi University."

• In September 2000, "Tzu Chi University Affiliated High School, Experimental Elementary School" founding ceremony

• September 2007 added Humanities and Social Sciences Campus

Jing Si Aphorisms

　 Jing Si Aphorisms compiles from master ordinary day to the disciple, the Ciji member or social populace's writing out and talks.

• 不要小看自己，因為人有無限的可能。 • Do not underestimate yourself ,

everyone has unlimited potential. • 每天都是生命中的一張白紙，每一個人、每一件事都是一篇生動的文章。 • Every single day is like a blank page

of our life. Every person we meet, every event we participate in is a lively essay.

• Tzu Chi is different with other religious group it will be engaged in the educational work ,like Tzu Chi University .but as early as in 1860, the Western missionary then arrived at China to be engaged in the educational work. Along with thorough development which does missionary work, some Missionary school sets up.

• 1.Missionary school's course content has three aspects; first, religious education. The curriculum mainly passes through for the Saint. In addition, the student also participates in each religious activities, like prayer, worship and so on. Second, Chinese tradition Confucianist Confucian classics. Third, Western scientific knowledge.

Service items

• International help• Surrounding & Recycling• Health care• Education• Media• Technology• Neighborhood

Why do recycle

20 years ago ， plastic products are all around the surrounding of Taiwan and make it dirty .

One of the followers decided to improve the environment. She and her neighbor do recycling. After that more and more people follow them.They use the recycled plastic bottles to make all the other living things.

How to reproduce

Steps

• Eco-friendly products

color

How to send them ？• respect

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Surrounding

• Green Building

Taiwan is a high - tech country .Why you are still using labor to classify ？ Because this

process can clean your heart and can indirect safer the society.

What have they done ？

lid

• She works at the department store ， she advised

”Breakthrough psychological defense ,just do it ！”

What can we do?

• Use soap• Bring a spoon 、 bowl 、 mug with

you• Use less (paper 、 water……)• Turn off the power switch • Eat less meat• Do recycle• Riding a bike instead of driving a car• Use handkerchief

summary

• Taiwan is connected to the world by Tzu Chi and the world is interaction with Tzu Chi .

• Tzu Chi contributes selfless love to the society.• Religious beliefs are transmitted to the whole

world by new forms.• Religious use their action to improve the

world.