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Taiwanese vegetable seller is a philanthropist

By Jocelyn R. Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network, Sep 3, 2012

Taipei, Taiwan -- Every day for the past four decades, 60-year-old Chen Shu-Jiu wakes up at 2:30 a.m. to set up her stall at the busy central market in Taitung, a county in eastern Taiwan. With her fresh merchandise-about a hundred varieties of vegetables-towering over her, she works until dark.

Taiwan holds same-sex Buddhist wedding

REUTERS, August 12 2012

Taipei, Taiwan -- Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage.

Taiwan to stage first same-sex Buddhist wedding

by Benjamin Yeh, AFP, Jul 10, 2012

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Two women plan to tie the knot next month in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, as gay and lesbian groups push to make the island the first society in Asia to legalise gay marriage

Taiwan's Buddhist rites "killing millions" of animals

Channel News Asia, 13 May 2012

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Tens of millions of animals, mostly fish and birds, are dying every year in Taiwan because of so-called "mercy releases" by Buddhists trying to improve their karma, according to animal welfare activists.

Famous Indian environmentalist visits Taiwan

by Chen Shun-hsieh and Sofia Wu, Central News Agency, Nov 19, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan -- The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, a respected Indian environmentalist and educator, said in Taipei Saturday that he hopes his current visit will help lead more Taiwanese to dedicate themselves to environmental protection in their daily lives.

Taiwan museum says fake copies of treasured Buddhist scripture sold to buyers in China

World Buddhism relic specialists to meet in Taipei

Asian NGOs, awash with cash, ride a wave of economic growth

Ship sets off on religious cruise to free suffering souls

Taiwanese Monk Gives TCV Students Performance Opportunities

Caught in the moment at a Taiwanese monastery

Sakyamuni Buddha birthday celebrated in Taiwan

The development of Taiwanese Buddhism

Tzu Chi Foundation response to the Massive quake in Japan

Eco-friendly blanket gains international recognition

Office of Tibet in Taipei Organises Discourse on Buddhism

World's Buddhist Traditions Pray for Peace and Inter-faith Harmony

U.S., European Buddhist nuns ordained in Taiwan

Taiwanese academic on a mission to study Buddhist heritage in Central Asia

Tzu Chi sends eco-friendly blankets to Pakistan as aid

Huayen Globalization Forum to be held in Taipei

Tibetans protest Taiwan exhibit of 'plundered' treasures

Tibet treasures exhibited in Taiwan

Tzu Chi Foundation receives special status at U.N. ECOSOC

Venerable Dharma Master Cheng Yen Guides Asustek Plan to Challenge IPad

Buddhist Tzu Chi group discusses Typhoon Morakot disaster relief at WHO conference

Taiwan President hopes Taiwan Buddhism can influence China

Religious rite worries conservationists in Taiwan

Taiwan Buddhist temple donates 8 tons of relief goods to Manila

Plastic bottles reborn as blankets in Buddhist recycling centre

Dalai Lama moves thousands at ceremony

Dalai Lama Holds Services for Typhoon Victims

China tempers response to Dalai Lama 4-day visit

Charities get aid to disaster victims faster than government

Prefab houses for typhoon victims

Taipei Tibet Office organizes a prayer ceremony for Typhoon victims

Turning Buddhist Temples into rescue shelters for Taiwan's typhoon victims

Buddhist Nun texting of dire situations in Liuqui and Cishan

Fo Guang Shan Mobile Clinics rush to provide aid to typhoon Morakot victims

Buddhist charity raises environmental consciousness in army

Taiwan Buddhist master says swine flu is warning for mankind

Buddhist charity offers tips on how to cope with financial crisis

Taiwan Buddhist master: 'No Taiwanese'

Dalai Lama's exclusion criticized

Tibet protest likely during China’s world Buddhism Forum in Taiwan

Dalai Lama says eager to visit Taiwan: report

Taiwan, China to cohost 2nd World Buddhist Forum in March

Dharma Drum Buddhist College to waive tuition for new students

Ashes of Master Sheng Yen buried

Dharma Master Sheng Yen cremated in Miaoli County

Thousands pay homage to Dharma Master

Tributes paid to late Buddhist Master Sheng Yen

Taiwan's Buddhist Master Sheng-yen dies

Religious Leaders Oppose Legalized Gambling On Outlying Taiwanese Islands

Chinese delegation arrives to help handle death of monks

Southern Taiwan Buddhist group gives scholarships to poor pupils

Taiwan president rules out Dalai Lama visit

Taiwan president rules out Dalai Lama visit

The Tzu Chi Foundation – the world’s largest Buddhist charity

Dalai Lama says he hopes to visit Taiwan next year

Treading the Buddha Path

Tzu Chi campaigns for bone-marrow donors

Faithful partake in famous Buddhist mountain retreats

Memorial ceremony for late Ven. Hui Pen

Memorial ceremony for late Ven. Hui Pen

Big Buddha calligraphy exhibition of 100 calligraphers opens

'Donate Buddhist gown' criminal ring busted open

Tzu Chi relief work for Typhoon Fengshen victims in Philippines

Taiwan Buddhist monk jailed for public masturbation

Chinese Taipei to include Master Hsing Yun in Olympic delegation

Tzu Chi prepares to offer more aid to Myanmar

Tibetans in Taiwan pray for Victims of China and Myanmar Tragedy

Taiwanese temple plans more relief for Myanmar's cyclone victims

Buddhist temple fitted out with QSC

Chinese IPTV Service Adds Hwazan TV Channel

Tzu Chi Foundation to stage Mother’s Day event

Exhibition seeks to raise awareness of environmental ills

Taiwan: Religion-affiliated schools offer study in single faith

Taiwan: A nun's story

The Pure Truth and Benevolence Is Really Good

Tzu Chi Foundation Approved To Open Branch In Mainland China

Tzu Chi relief report in Philippines for Year 2007

Priceless Buddhist Scripture shown in Taipei

Venerable company

Israeli representative defends Tzu Chi's relief work in China

A Buddhist Tends to her Flock in Taiwan

Taiwan Buddhist group sends low-fluorine tea to Tibet

Tzu Chi offers medical aid to quake victims in Indonesia

Taiwan's Tzu Chi rescue team leaves for Indonesia

Six Taiwanese monks nabbed for working without visas

Buddhist network's annual conference opens in Taoyuan

INEB conference to be held in Taiwan

Buddhists tame shrew crocodiles

Taiwanese monk jailed for sexually abusing pupils

Desmond Tutu calls for Christians to emulate Buddhist Tzu Chi

Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation receives U.S. environmental award

Hearing sutra helps crocodile

Buddhist University finds music to their ears

Taiwanese Buddhist dies in Bodh Gaya

Taiwanese Premier and Taipei Mayor join forces against suicide at Buddhist event

Living as one big, happy family

Taiwanese Buddhist Master Hsing Yun meets with pope

Former convicts make a new life for themselves through Buddhism

Tzu Chi Foundation marks 40th anniversary in Taiwan, around globe

Modern image for Zen Buddhism

Private charitable organization builds 61 homes for the impoverished in Tainan

Taiwan Buddhist group builds houses in tsunami-hit nations

Buddhism brings out the best in actors

Ban slaughter of birds at markets: Buddhist group

Tzu Chi sends relief team to help Pakistani quake victims

Dharma Drum Mountain opens World Center for Buddhist Education

Tzu Chi aid to U.S. hurricane victims tops US$3 million

Construction starts on Tzu Chi-funded village in Aceh to house disaster refugees

Tzu Chi provides relief aid to over 9,000 hurricane victims

Open Letter from Master Cheng Yen to Hurricane Katrina Victims

Sapling of sacred Buddhist Bodhi Tree from Sri Lanka planted in Taiwan

World-famous monks offer Taiwan a treat

Years of study let Westerners write Buddhist scriptures from heart

Tzu Chi rebuilding five schools in quake-stricken Bam

Tzu Chi distributes 310 tons of rice to tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka

187 hurt at Buddhist temple

Family donates insurance money from daughter's death to charity

Tzu Chi sends relief goods to quake-stricken Indonesian island

Tibetan Buddhist Master from Sikkim dies from pneumonia in Taiwan

Pray for World Peace

Monks run off with $4m

Freeing captured birds criticized





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