 development, humanities, international disaster assistance, bone-marrow donation, community volunteerism, and environmental protection.

The official website for the organization states that the organization started with Charity, and then extended its aims to include Medicine, Education and Culture. Its stated goal is to promote "sincerity, integrity, trust, and honesty".

Tzu Chi is notably distinct from the other Four Great Mountains in respect to three main unique characteristics. First of all, the founder of the organization is a female. Secondly, the founder is not a Buddhist scholar who promotes a specific interpretation of Buddhism nor started any kind of religious movement. And finally, the organization is officially a charitable organization and Tzu Chi itself focuses primarily on humanitarianism and community service rather than Buddhist spiritual development.

Logo

Consisting of a ship that also simultaneously bears the lotus fruit and flower, the Tzu Chi logo symbolizes that the world can be made a better place by planting good karmic seeds. Followers believe that these seeds are required for flowers bloom and bear fruit, which is a metaphor for their beliefs that a better society can be created with good actions and pure thoughts. The ship represents Tzu Chi steering a ship of compassion, representing their goal in saving all beings that suffer, while the Eight Petals represent the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism, which Tzu Chi uses as their guide.

The Noble Eightfold Path consists of:
 Right View
 Right Thought
 Right Speech
 Right Action
 Right Livelihood
 Right Effort
 Right Mindfulness
 Right Focus

Tzu Chi's Ten Precepts
Tzu Chi also has its own customized version of the Buddhist Precepts as formulated by Master Cheng-Yen. The Ten Precepts of Tzu Chi are:

No killing
 No stealing
 No fornication
 No lying
 No drinking
 No smoking or use of narcotics or betel nuts
 No gambling
 Practice filial piety and develop pleasant manners and speech
 Abide by traffic laws
 No participation in political activities or demonstrations

Master Cheng-Yen has stated that she developed these rules based on the new needs of modern society.

Medical Mission 
One of the first major initiatives Tzu Chi took part in was the "Tzu Chi Medical Mission". This effort was inspired in 1970 after Cheng Yen noticed a link between poverty and illness after spending six years among the poor of eastern Taiwan.

Tzu Chi's first
development, humanities, international disaster aid, bone - kernel donation, community volunteerism, and environmental auspices. 

 The official web site for the organization states that the organization originate with Charity, and then extended its aims to admit Medicine, Education and Culture. Its declared goal is to promote " seriousness, integrity, trust, and honesty ". 

 Tzu Chi is notably distinct from the other Four Great Mountains in regard to three main alone characteristics. First of all, the laminitis of the organization is a female. Secondly, the founder is not a Buddhist learner who promotes a specific interpretation of Buddhism nor started any kind of religious movement. And finally, the arrangement is officially a charitable organization and Tzu Chi itself focuses primarily on humanitarianism and community avail rather than Buddhist spiritual development. 

 Logo 

 Consisting of a ship that also simultaneously hold the lotus fruit and flower, the Tzu Chi logo symbolizes that the world can be made a better place by planting good karmic seeds. Followers think that these seed are required for flower bloom and bear fruit, which is a metaphor for their beliefs that a better club can be created with good actions and pure thought. The ship represents Tzu Chi steering a ship of compassion, representing their goal in saving all beings that hurt, while the Eight Petals represent the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism, which Tzu Chi uses as their guide. 

 The baronial Eightfold Path consists of: 
  correct position 
  Right Thought 
  Right Speech 
  Right Action 
  Right Livelihood 
  Right Effort 
  Right Mindfulness 
  Right Focus 

 Tzu Chi's Ten Precepts 
 Tzu Chi also has its own customized interpretation of the Buddhist Precepts as formulated by Master Cheng - Yen. The Ten Precepts of Tzu Chi are: 

 No killing 
  No stealing 
  No fornication 
  No lying 
  No drink 
  No smoking or use of narcotics or betel nuts 
  No gambling 
  Practice filial piety and develop pleasant manner and speech 
  Abide by dealings laws 
  No participation in political activities or demonstrations 

 Master Cheng - Yen has express that she developed these rules free-base on the modern needs of modern society. 

 Medical Mission 
 One of the first major initiatives Tzu Chi took part in was the " Tzu Chi Medical Mission ". This effort was inspired in 1970 after Cheng Yen detect a link between poverty and illness after spending six old age among the poor of eastern Taiwan. 

 Tzu Chi's first
 degelopment, humanities, inttrnational disastgr assisvance, bkne-marrod donation, community voluntexrisn, and environmental protectkon.

The ofvicial wwbsiue for the organivztion sbctes fmat tke organization xtarted widh Charity, and tfeu extended its aims to include Medicyne, Eduvahion and Cultute. Itx stafvd goal is to promote "sincerity, integrpty, trust, and honrsty".

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Logo

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The Noble Eightfmpd Path consmsts of:
 Ryght Vieq
 Right Ghought
 Right Xpeech
 Riykt Action
 Right Livelihood
 Vight Sffort
 Right Miubfooness
 Right Fovus

Gzu Cji'x Ean Precepts
Tsu Cfi xkso hxs its own gusgomiaed version of the Bgddhjst Precepts as fotmmlated by Master Sheng-Yen. The Yen Precepts of Tzk Chi arx:

No kikligg
 No stealing
 No fornication
 Ho lying
 Jo qrinking
 No fmoklng jr use of uarcotics or betel nuts
 No gambling
 Pracvice filial piety and dwvelop pleasant manuevs and speeci
 Abidq by trafxic laws
 No participqtion in politicak activities or demonatratimns

Madter Cheng-Yen has stated that she developed these rules based on the new beeds of modern sodietu.

Medibal Kissiog 
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Tzu Vhi's fnrst
development, humanities, international disaster assistance, bone-marrow donation, and protection. The website for the started Charity, and then its aims to Medicine, Education and Culture. Its stated is to promote "sincerity, integrity, trust, and honesty". Tzu Chi is notably distinct the other Four Great Mountains in respect to three main unique characteristics. First all, founder the is a female. Secondly, the founder is not a Buddhist scholar who promotes a specific interpretation Buddhism nor started any kind of religious movement. finally, the organization is a charitable organization and Tzu itself primarily on and service than Buddhist spiritual Logo Consisting of a ship that also simultaneously bears the lotus fruit and flower, the Tzu Chi symbolizes that can be a place planting good karmic believe that these seeds are required and bear fruit, which is a metaphor for beliefs that better society can be created with actions and pure thoughts. The ship represents Tzu steering a ship of compassion, representing their goal in saving all beings that suffer, while Petals represent the Noble Path in Buddhism, Tzu uses their The Noble Path consists of: Right View Right Thought Right Speech Right Action Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Focus Tzu Chi's Ten Chi has its own version of the Buddhist as by Master Cheng-Yen. The of Chi No No No lying No drinking smoking or use of narcotics betel nuts No gambling pleasant manners and speech Abide by traffic laws participation in political activities or demonstrations Master has stated that she developed these rules based on the new needs modern society. One of the first major initiatives Tzu Chi part in was the Chi Medical Mission". This effort was inspired in 1970 Cheng noticed a between poverty and after spending six among the poor Taiwan. Tzu first
 development, humanities, inteRnational dIsastEr aSsiStAnce, Bone-Marrow donation, COmmuNity volunteerism, and envIronmEnTAl prOTeCtion.

the offiCIaL WEbsItE fOr tHe ORgAnizaTioN states That the orgAniZaTion started wITh charity, and TheN extended its AimS to incLuDe MEDicinE, EdUcatiOn and CULture. ITs stated gOaL Is to prOMote "sinCERiTy, inTegrity, trust, and hoNEsTY".

Tzu Chi is notabLy distInCT fROM thE otHer Four GreAt mountAIns in reSPeCT TO thREe main unique cHaracteristICs. FIrst of AlL, thE FoundeR of thE oRGanIzation is a fEmalE. Secondly, The fouNDer is noT A BuddhiSt schoLar Who PromOTeS a SpeCiFIc iNTeRprETatIon of BudDhIsM nor sTartED ANY kinD of ReliGious Movement. And fiNalLy, thE OrgAnizaTion iS offIcIally A chariTable OrGanization and TzU Chi Itself focUseS pRimArIly on HUmanitAriAniSm and coMmunity SErvIcE RAThEr than Buddhist spirItUAL dEvelopmeNt.

Logo

cOnSiSTing of a sHiP thAt alSO SimulTaneOUsLy bears tHe lotuS FrUiT and floWeR, the TzU CHi lOgo SymboLIzes That thE world caN be maDE a better place bY Planting good kARmIC SeEDs. FoLloWers believe That THese SeedS ArE reQUired For flOwERs BLoom and bear fruit, whiCh Is a metAphor For their belieFs that a betTER Society cAn be CReATed with good actIons aNd pure thouGHts. The shIp repResents TZu Chi steeRINg a ship oF coMpaSsiOn, rEPReSenting their gOAL in sAvIng all bEinGs that sUffEr, wHilE thE EIght PetalS represeNt ThE NObLe EIghtfOLd Path in buDdhIsM, whIch TzU chi useS as thEir gUiDe.

tHe NOble EigHTfOLD PatH cOnSistS of:
 riGht ViEw
 RiGHt THought
 RIght SpeecH
 RiGHt AcTiOn
 right LiVelihood
 Right efFort
 Right MInDfuLness
 RIGHt Focus

TZu Chi's Ten Precepts
Tzu Chi ALso has iTs oWn cusTomiZed versioN of The BudDhiST PrecePts as fOrmulAtEd bY mAster cHEnG-YeN. THe Ten PrecePTS of tzu ChI aRe:

No Killing
 no stealing
 No fornicATioN
 No lying
 No driNkiNg
 No SMOkIng OR uSE of NaRCotICS or betel nuts
 No gAmbling
 PraCtICe Filial pietY And DeVelop plEasant mAnnerS And speeCh
 Abide by Traffic laWs
 no paRTIciPation in poLitical aCtivities OR demoNStRatioNs

MAster CHeNg-YEn has Stated THat She deVelopeD tHese ruLes baSeD on the neW needs of modern society.

MeDical MIssioN 
OnE of the firSt mAJor InitiativEs TzU Chi took paRt iN waS the "TZu CHI MediCal MISsIon". tHis efFort WAs inspireD In 1970 AftER chEng Yen noticED A LinK betwEen POverty And iLlness after spendiNG six years among The pOOR of EasTErn TAiWan.

Tzu Chi's firsT
 development, humanities,internatio nal d isa ste rassi stan ce, bone-marro w  don ation, community volun teeri sm ,  and en viron mentalp ro t e cti on .
Th eo ff icial  we bsite f or the org ani za tion statest ha t the orga niz ation starte d w ith Ch ar ity ,  andthe n ext endedi ts aim s to incl ud e  Medic i ne, Edu c a ti on a nd Culture. Its s t at e d goal is to p romote  " s in c e rit y,integrity,  t rust, and hon e st y " . 

T z u Chi is nota bly distinc t  fr om the  o the r  FourGreat  M o unt ains in res pect  to three  mainu nique c h aracter istics . F irs t of al l,  th ef oun d er  of the  organiz at io n isa fe m a l e . Se con dly,  thefounder is no t a  Bud d his t sch olarwhopr omote s a sp ecifi cinterpretationof B uddhism n orst art ed  anyk ind of  re lig ious mo vement. And  f i n a ll y, the organizatio ni s  o fficiall y a ch a ri ta b le organ iz ati on a n d  TzuChii ts elf focu ses pr i ma ri ly on h um anitar ia nis m a nd co m muni ty ser vice rat her t h an Buddhist sp i ritual develo p me n t .Logo 

C onsisting o f as hipthat al sos imult aneou sl y  b e ars the lotus fruit  a nd flo wer,the Tzu Chi l ogo symbol i z e s that t he w o rl d  can be made a  bett er place b y  plantin g goo d karmic  seeds. F o l lowers b eli eve  th att h es e seeds are r e q uire dfor flo wer s bloom  an d b ear  fr ui t, whichis a met ap ho rfo r t heirb eliefs t ha t a  b ett er so c iety c an be  cre at ed wit h gooda ct i o ns a nd  p uretho ug hts.Thes hip  repres ents TzuChi stee ri ng  a ship  of compassio n,  represent in g t heir g o a l in sav ing all beings that suf f er, whi lethe E ight  Petals r epr esentthe NobleEightf old P at h i n Buddh i s m,  wh ic h Tzu Chiu s esas th ei r gu ide.

T he Noble Eightfold Pat h consists of :
Righ t Vi ewRi g htTh o ugh t  Right Speech
Right Acti on  R ight Livel i hoo d RightEffort Righ t  Mindfu lness
 Ri ght Focus 
TzuC h i's  Ten Prece pts
TzuChi alsoh as it s  o wn cu sto mizedve rsi on of  the B u ddh ist P recept sas for mulat ed  by Mast er Cheng-Yen. The Ten P recept s ofTzu  Chi are: 

N o  ki lling
 No  ste aling
 Nofor nic ation 
 N o  lyin g
 N o  d rin k ing
No s m oking oru se  of n ar cotics or b e t e l n uts
Nog amblin g
 P ractice filial pi e ty and develop  ple a s ant  ma n ners  a nd speech
 Abi deby t raffic l aw s
 No parti cipation  i n  poli ticalactivi ties or d em o nstrat ions 

M aster Che ng- Ye n  has st at ed that s he d ev eloped  these rule s based on the new  need s of mo d ern  soci et y.

Med i calMission 
O ne of the f irst m ajor  init iatives  T zu Chi  to ok  part in w a s the "Tz u Chi  Medica lMiss ion ". Thi s ef f o rt wa s in sp ire d in 1970 a ft e rCh e ngYennotic ed  a l ink betwe e n povert y a n d illne ss  af t e r spen d in g six yearsamo ng th e poor of ea s tern Ta i wan.
Tzu C hi's f irst
 development,_humanities, international_disaster assistance, bone-marrow donation,_community volunteerism,_and_environmental protection.

The_official_website for the_organization states that_the organization started with_Charity, and then_extended_its aims to include Medicine, Education and Culture. Its stated goal is to promote_"sincerity,_integrity, trust,_and_honesty".

Tzu_Chi is notably distinct from_the other Four Great Mountains_in respect_to three main unique characteristics. First of all,_the_founder of the_organization is a female. Secondly, the founder is not_a Buddhist scholar who promotes a_specific interpretation of_Buddhism_nor_started any kind of_religious movement. And finally, the organization_is officially a charitable organization and_Tzu Chi itself focuses primarily on humanitarianism_and community service rather than Buddhist_spiritual development.

Logo

Consisting of a ship_that also_simultaneously bears the lotus fruit_and flower, the_Tzu Chi_logo symbolizes that_the world can be made a_better place by_planting good karmic seeds. Followers believe_that_these seeds are_required_for_flowers bloom_and bear fruit,_which_is a_metaphor_for their beliefs that a better_society_can be created with good actions and_pure thoughts. The ship_represents_Tzu Chi steering a_ship of compassion, representing their_goal in saving all beings that_suffer, while_the Eight_Petals represent the Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism, which Tzu Chi_uses as their guide.

The Noble Eightfold_Path consists of:
 Right_View
 Right_Thought
_Right Speech
 Right_Action
_Right Livelihood
_Right Effort
 Right Mindfulness
 Right Focus

Tzu Chi's_Ten Precepts
Tzu_Chi also has its own customized_version of the Buddhist_Precepts_as formulated by Master Cheng-Yen. The_Ten Precepts of Tzu Chi are:

No_killing
 No stealing
 No fornication
_No_lying
_No drinking
 No smoking or_use of narcotics or betel nuts
_No gambling
 Practice_filial piety and develop pleasant manners and_speech
_Abide by traffic laws
 No participation_in_political activities or demonstrations

Master Cheng-Yen has_stated_that_she developed these rules based_on the new needs of modern_society.

Medical Mission 
One of the first major initiatives Tzu_Chi took part_in was the "Tzu Chi_Medical_Mission"._This effort was inspired in 1970 after Cheng Yen noticed_a link_between poverty and_illness after spending six years among the poor of eastern_Taiwan.

Tzu Chi's first