Being the son of the first Tzu Chi volunteers in Taidong, Wang Shou-rong grew up watching his parents helping others all the time. Years later when he moved to another town, he also started Tzu Chi's work and became the first seed of Tzu Chi there.
In Myanmar, more than 1,500 farming households save up rice from every meal to help people worse off than them. How did this practice of the poor helping the poor get started?
In 1967, one year after Tzu Chi was founded, Dharma Master Cheng Yen decided to build a house for a poor elderly man who lived all by himself, making it the first permanent house Tzu Chi built for the less fortunate.
In 1973, Tzu Chi carried out its first major disaster relief for typhoon survivors in Taiwan. What are the main principles of Tzu Chi's relief work? Why does Tzu Chi always provide support directly to people in need?
Every year, Tzu Chi will hold Year-end Blessings Ceremonies and invite everyone to see off the past with gratitude and welcome in the new year with sincere piety. What's the origin of this practice?
In 1972, Tzu Chi set up a free clinic to provide medical services to the poor twice a week. The clinic remained in service until Tzu Chi opened its first hospital in 1986.