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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
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Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation  

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  • The Tzu Chi (Ciji) Foundation is a large and multifaceted Buddhist organization based in Taiwan, best known for its charitable activities and altruistic ethos. Tzu Chi represents the fastest growing humanistic or this-worldly lay Buddhist movement in the Chinese cultural sphere in the 21st century, and it is one of the world's largest nonprofit relief and charity organizations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation]

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