Tzu Chi Mission of Culture

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Wisdom at Dawn

Hailed as the king of sutras, the Lotus Sutra reveals the Buddha’s true Dharma in his later years. It affirms that all beings can attain Buddhahood and encourages us to walk the Bodhisattva Path by benefiting others.

Wisdom at Dawn

Key to Wisdom is a speech-style program featuring influential guest speakers from across Taiwan. Experts from diverse fields share knowledge, perspectives, and experiences that spark reflection on life and the world.

All About Health

All About Health host Superintendent Chien of Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital explains medical knowledge through the lens of history, art, and literature—making complex concepts engaging and accessible to everyone.

News

Tzu Chi English News

Tzu Chi English News reports on Tzu Chi volunteers carrying out Tzu Chi’s missions of charity, medicine, education, and culture around the world. Watch the reports and see how Tzu Chi volunteers reach out to those in need without asking anything in return, and how those who are helped pay love forward by helping others worse off than them.

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Words that Inspire Actions

Superstition

From gold masks in ancient tombs to athletes' pre-race rituals, superstition has shaped human culture and behavior throughout history. What purposes do such beliefs serve, and how have they evolved to meet the challenges of the modern information age?

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From gold masks in ancient tombs to athletes' pre-race rituals, superstition has shaped human culture and behavior throughout history. What purposes do such beliefs serve, and how have they evolved to meet the challenges of the modern information age?

A City That Cares

In Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Animal Ambulance runs day and night, rescuing wild and domestic animals of all kinds whenever they are in danger or distress.

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Saskia Damman holds an injured swan after it struck a construction fence at Strand IJburg. Following treatment at the clinic, it is taken to a wildlife refuge to recover.

Long Shadow

In northern Uganda’s refugee settlements, the sudden cut in international funding has left classrooms empty, clinics without medicine, and livelihoods collapsing overnight.

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Pigs that survived severe flooding at a factory farm stand in contaminated water. Extreme weather, worsened by years of drought, caused nearby rivers to overflow. Factory farms amplify environmental risks, turning floods into biological hazards.

When the Aid Dries Up

In northern Uganda's refugee settlements, the sudden cut in international funding has left classrooms empty, clinics without medicine, and livelihoods collapsing overnight.

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Marita Goretti, 31, works with her daughter and sister at her restaurant in the Ogili community, Lamwo District. After aid cuts forced NGOs to leave, she lost her employees and now runs the business alone, earning a fraction of her former income.

Healing Encounters

Tzu Chi's medical volunteers from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines joined Cambodian teams to provide free medical...

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Roofs Repaired After Typhoon Danas

After Typhoon Danas struck Taiwan, Tzu Chi helped restore over a hundred roofs. Racing against time and making the most of every spell of good weather, repair teams brought smiles to disadvantaged resident...

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Hope Rooted in Action

Sierra Leone, one of the world's poorest nations, has seen a decade of collaboration between Tzu Chi and three nonprofit partners to aid the poor and vulnerable...

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A Second Chance at Life

Timoteo Dicen survived a vehicular accident in 2020 but lost his wife and his right leg. Four years later, he met Tzu Chi volunteers who helped bring clarity to his eyes and assisted him in receiving a prosthetic leg.

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Sowing Seeds of Change

Timoteo Dicen survived a vehicular accident in 2020 but lost his wife and his right leg. Four years later, he met Tzu Chi volunteers who helped bring clarity to his eyes and assisted him in receiving a prosthetic leg.

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A Photographer’s Reflection

In Bodh Gaya, a photographer captured Tzu Chi volunteers’ genuine care for local residents and the meaning of helping the vulnerable in the birthplace of Buddhism.

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Our Impact

Many people have been inspired by our media and changed their lives for the better. Read their stories to learn more about their journey of transformation.

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