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Statues to spread Buddhist teachings

By Huang Mei-chu and Jake Chung, Taipei Times, June 16, 2017

CULTURALLY ACCEPTING:The style of the statues are reminiscent of those that were made during the Tang Dynasty, Dafowang Temple master Shih Sing-yan said
Taipei, Taiwan -- Twenty-two five-story tall statues of Buddhist deities tower over the landscape in Hsinchu County’s Fonggang  area near the Sibin Expressway, making them a cluster that is considered a “temple” in and of themselves, the first of seven such clusters that are to be built at Dafowang Temple  on Mitoushan  in Jhubei City.

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New Taipei, Buddhist group to establish altar to mourn Thai king

by Lee Hsin-Yin, Focus Taiwan, Oct 16, 2016

Taipei, Taiwan -- New Taipei City government and Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society announced on Sunday that they will jointly establish a public altar for those who want to mourn the death of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday at the age of 88.

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Religion goes green in Taiwan pollution battle

By Amber Wang, AFP, May 21, 2016

Taipei, Taiwan -- Smoke billows daily from temples across Taiwan as visitors burn incense and paper money to bring luck and prosperity – but that familiar fragrant haze could be a thing of the past as concerns grow over ritual pollutants.

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Buddhist Grand Master Wei Chueh dies

CNA, April 9, 2016

Taipei, Taiwan -- Buddhist Grand Master Wei Chueh, who founded the Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Nantou County’s Puli Township, passed away at 10:31pm on Friday night, the monastery announced yesterday. He was 88.

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Taiwan's Buddhist groups helping with Nepal quake relief efforts

CNA, April 26, 2015

Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Buddhist groups are organizing teams that will go to Nepal to help with the Himalayan country's relief efforts in the wake of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake Saturday that have reportedly killed more than 2,000 people.

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Dalai Lama moves thousands at ceremony
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Prefab houses for typhoon victims
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Tzu Chi Foundation – the world’s largest Buddhist charity
Dalai Lama says he hopes to visit Taiwan next year
Treading the Buddha Path
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Faithful partake in famous Buddhist mountain retreats
Memorial ceremony for late Ven. Hui Pen
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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
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Buddhist temple fitted out with QSC
Chinese IPTV Service Adds Hwazan TV Channel
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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
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Sapling of sacred Buddhist Bodhi Tree from Sri Lanka planted in Taiwan
World-famous monks offer Taiwan a treat
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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
Greater respect for lives of animals urged
Freeing captured birds criticized

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