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Master Cheng Yen Receives Niwano Peace Prize

CNW, Thursday, May 10, 2007

TOKYO (Japan) The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded today the 24th Niwano Peace Prize to Dharma Master Cheng Yen of Taiwan, the founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation.

At a ceremony in Tokyo, Mr. Rei-Sheng Her, spokesman for Master Cheng Yen and the Tzu Chi Foundation, received an award certificate, a medal and 20 million yen on her behalf.

"First, I want to express my deepest gratitude to your foundation for this great honor which you have bestowed on all the members of Tzu Chi and not myself alone," Mr.Her said, speaking on behalf of Master Cheng Yen. "What Tzu Chi has accomplished has not been done by myself alone but all its devoted members." He added that the award "has made a great contribution to peace in the world and I would like to express my great esteem and admiration for your efforts and devotion in creating a better world."

Master Cheng Yen, born in 1937 in a small town in central Taiwan, established the Tzu Chi Foundation in 1966. With a mission of "humanizing Buddhism and bringing bodhisattvas into this world," she has worked in four major areas - charity, medicine, education and culture. The Foundation has millions of volunteers in 231 offices in 40 countries.

In selecting Master Cheng Yen as an awardee, the Niwano Peace Prize Committee commented: "As a woman and spiritual leader, who despite her very modest beginnings, has improved the quality of life of thousands of people through her integration of spirit and action, Master Cheng Yen is a worthy recipient of the NPP."

Niwano Peace Prize

The Niwano Peace Prize was established in 1983 to honor individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to inter-religious understanding and cooperation, thereby furthering the cause of world peace. To avoid undue emphasis on any particular religion or region, nominations are solicited from people of recognized intellectual stature around the world.

Past recipients are:
1. Archbishop Helder P. Camara (1983)
2. Dr. Homer A. Jack (1984)
3. Mr. Zhao Puchu (1985)
4. Dr. Philip A. Potter (1986)
5. The World Muslim Congress (1987)
6. Rev. Etai Yamada (1989)
7. Mr. Norman Cousins (1990
8. Dr. Hildegard Goss-Mayr (1991)
9. Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne (1992)
10. Neve Shalom/ Wahat al-Salam (1993)
11. Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns (1994)
12. Dr. M. Aram (1995)
13. Ms. Marii K. Hasegawa (1996)
14. The Corrymeela Community (1997)
15. Ven. Maha Ghosananda (1998)
16. The Community of Sant’Egidio (1999)
17. Dr. Kang Won Yong (2000)
18. Rev. Abuna Elias Chacour (2001)
19. Rev. Samuel Ruiz Garcia (2002)
20. Dr. Priscilla Elworthy (2003)
21. The Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (2004)
22. Dr. Hans Küng (2005)
23. Rabbis for Human Rights (2006)

Niwano Peace Foundation

The Niwano Peace Foundation was chartered in 1978 to contribute to the realization of world peace and the enhancement of a culture of peace. The Foundation promotes research and other activities based on a religious spirit, and serves the cause of peace in such fields as education, science, religion and philosophy.

source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2007/10/c7252.html

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