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Datuk Seri Cheng Yen est une bhikkhuni bouddhiste taïwanaise, professeur et philanthrope. En 1966, Cheng Yen a fondé la Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation ; généralement appelée Tzu Chi. Sa devise est d'« instruire les riches et sauver les pauvres ». Elle est impliquée dans l'aide internationale en réaction aux catastrophes naturelles, à la protection environnementales, etc..

Elle a été classée comme l'une des 100 personnes les plus influentes du monde en 2011 par le Time. Wikipedia  

✵ 11. mai 1937
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Cheng Yen: Citations en anglais

“A happy person creates a happy home, and from that is able to contribute to his country and finally the world.”

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Source: Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen, p. 18

“Life is a journey; we board an express train at birth and head for the unavoidable destination of death. The scenery drifts by, and the only meaningful thing we can do is to be good and kind to our fellow passengers.”

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Source: Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen, p. 13

“We are all human beings, the best of us a saint, but never a god. We can follow a saint's conduct and imitate his behavior, but it is unnecessary to worship him.”

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Source: Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen, p. 7

“All lives deserve to be respected, and all beings need to be loved. It ought to be easy for us to feel the pain experienced by the bodies other than our own and grant happiness to those who are but strangers.”

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Source: Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen, p. 3

“Love and Mercy transcernds races, nationalities and geographical distance.”

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Source: Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen, p. vi