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Language: en
Pages: 225
Pages: 225
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-17 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
This book captures well the history and spirit of Tzu Chi and its volunteers. It explains the passion and devotion that have made it the largest non-governmenta
Language: en
Pages: 390
Pages: 390
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Psychology Press
These essays chart the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Engaged
Language: en
Pages: 354
Pages: 354
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-31 - Publisher: Harvard University Press
The Venerable Cheng-yen is an unassuming Taiwanese Buddhist nun who leads a worldwide social welfare movement with five million devotees in over thirty countrie
Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-15 - Publisher: Anthem Press
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