Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation

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Feature Stories

Celebrating 10 Years | 2024 Tzu Chi Free Dental Clinic in Sydney (Mt. Druitt)

The 2024 Tzu Chi Free Dental Clinic in Sydney also marks its10th anniversary. Many thanks to all the dentists, medical assistants, TCM and Western doctors, nurses, and volunteers for their selfless dedication to the event for the past decade. Every year, over 100 people in need benefit from this opportunity because of your generous help. Many patients are very satisfied with the results of the tr...

Donate to Queensland & NSW Floods Appeal

In addition to the current support that we’re providing at the evacuation centres in Brisbane, we will also be joining the clean-up efforts, and distribute aid to the most heavily impacted suburbs in Queensland and NSW. Volunteering through participating in the disaster relief operations is one way to offer assistance. Another way would be to invite friends and families to support through donation...

Tzu Chi Missions

Delivers First Stems Cells to Russian Patient

The Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center delivered its first donation to a patient from Russia -- which will save his life. The chance of a match, between a Chinese donor from Taiwan and a Russian recipient, was more than a million to one.

Global Company Certifies Tzu Chi Recycled Goods as 'Green' Gold

Turning Trash Into Gold
The thousands of volunteers who recycle waste materials like to say that they are turning garbage into gold. Now this 'gold' has been certified as 'green' by one of the world's most qualified judges.
Our Founder

Seizing the Present Moment

Seizing the Present Moment [ Master's Teachings ] Time is something that I talk about frequently, especially in terms of how it just keeps on passing by, non-stop. The Buddha spoke about time in three periods: the past, the present, and the future.

How Do you Enlighten a Heart to Help Others?

How Do you Enlighten a Heart to Help Others? There was once a male student who graduated with a college degree in Science & Technology. However, he thought his interests did not align and he considered switching to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
He asked: How do you inspire a heart to save others?
About Us

How it started

Tzu Chi’s Australian footprints first appeared in Brisbane in 1991 when one of our longtime members settled down there from Taiwan.

Tzu Chi Missions

In 1966, Dharma Master Cheng Yen established the Tzu Chi Foundation in Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan. With the spirit of self-discipline, diligence, frugality, and perseverance, Tzu Chi set out to help the poor and relieve suffering. Over time, the foundation’s mission started with Charity and extended into Medicine, Education, and Humanistic Culture. Tzu Chi originated in the remote Hualie...