The Master's Mother

Table of contents: Father's Death Master Hsiu Tao Mrs. Hsu's Care Master Yin Shun Visiting Mrs. Chuang The Glove Factory Excursion The Three Catholic Nuns First Anniversary The Master's Mother Sharing the Mission

Two women who assisted Master Cheng Yen in it's early days were her mother, Mrs. Wang Yue-Kuei (left) and Commissioner Shih Chuang (right).

In 1969, the Pu Ming Temple could no longer accommodate the growing Tzu Chi membership. the Master's mother, helped finance the construction of the Still Thoughts Abode. To pay back the mortgage, the nuns of the Abode engaged in many different kinds of work, most notably making candles and bean powder. Not a single penny of public donations are used at the Abode.