Master of Love and Mercy: Cheng Yen

By Yu-Ing Ching

Book Overview

Master Cheng Yen has been called "the Mother Teresa of Asia" and the "Red Cross of China" - where everyone knows her name. As head of a small Buddhist temple in Taiwan, her generous followers number... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9578444451
• ISBN13: 9789578444454
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Still Thoughts Creations
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good starting book on Tzu-Chi

If you're reading this review and you came looking for this book deliberately in the first place, you know you're going to buy this book. =)Speaking as a Tzu Ching member, I found this book to be extremely refreshing. While I was never sure what is Tzu-Chi and who is Master Cheng Yen, this book gave me a lot of answers to the questions I had. Everything from a description of the Still Thoughts Temple to the life and history of Master Cheng Yen and her disciples, this book is perfect for anyone who's new and interested in Tzu-Chi. (Plus, this is one of the few English materials on Tzu-Chi, so if you can't understand or read Chinese, this is a factor you'd want to consider also)However, while a new member will find this book fulfilling, this book might not satisfy those who are already familiar with Master Cheng Yen and her works. The book is written in a very simple manner, and while it introduces a lot of ideas and concepts, they don't go into them too deeply. If you think you know a decent amount about Tzu-Chi and Master Cheng Yen, chances are, you can find some other book for further reading. However, I'd say this is one of the best books out there for people interested in Tzu-Chi, and even those who think they know a lot should give this book a glance.