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When Dharma Master Cheng Yen founded Tzu
Chi in 1966, she fashioned coin banks from bam-
boo and asked her lay followers—thirty house-
wives—to save NT$0.50 (about US$0.02) from
their grocery money every day to help the poor.
One follower asked, “Can’t I just donate NT$15
each month?” But Master refused. She explained
that though the amount was the same, it was
important to give rise to a kind thought each
and every day.
From these humble beginnings forty-eight years
ago, Tzu Chi has grown into a global NGO with
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