Charisma and Compassion: Cheng Yen and the Buddhist Tzu CHI Movement

by C. Julia Huang

The Venerable Cheng-yen is an unassuming Taiwanese Buddhist nun who leads a worldwide social welfare movement with five million devotees in over thirty countries--with its largest branch in the United States. Tzu-Chi (Compassion Relief) began as a tiny, grassroots women's charitable group; today in Taiwan it runs three state-of-the-art hospitals, a television channel, and a university. Cheng-yen, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674031334
• ISBN13: 9780674031333
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"