Talk:Cheng Yen

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description[edit]

Do readers feel that the phrase "Chinese Buddhist" is an accurate and non-misleading descriptor for this person? Shawnc 06:49, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I will change it to Taiwanese.Davidreid 11:23, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Very short bio[edit]

This is a very short bio of Master Cheng Yen. There is so much interesting information that should be added. I have a couple of good books on her that I will thumb through to get some good info to add to the bio. Ludahai (10/3 14:00 UTC)

Do go ahead with it. I am sure it can be improved a lot. Davidreid 04:05, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just started. I will do the best I can with it. 125.228.17.11 11:59, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, the above edit was mine - I forgot to sign in. Ludahai 12:29, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV?[edit]

Does anyone else feel that this article is not NPOV enough? I'm a member of Tzu Chi myself, but even I feel a bit uncomfortable reading an article that completely fawns over Master Cheng Yen, like this one. For example, the sentence "This 25-minute address is both teaching and inspirational" is unnecessary and not NPOV.

I believe it is necessary to go through the article and remove content that violates Wikipedia's NPOV policy. Unfortunately, this will undoubtedly make the article sound a lot less flattering. Any opinions?Bhamv 11:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Still not resolved — continue discussion below. — AjaxSmack 02:35, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nobel Peace Prize nomination[edit]

Among other recognitions, Cheng Yen was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is an honor, but it is not official or even prestigious. Any national legislator or about a third of the university professors in the world can make a nomination, and there have been as many as 140 some years. Nominators are requested to keep their nominations secret, so it's only those wishing publicity who make announcements, and more often it is impossible to verify. I see no reason to keep it. No offense to the subject, this is a general Nobel Peace Prize "nominees" issue. -Will Beback · † · 08:47, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Article issues[edit]

This article has a number of issues with tone and style that still need to be dealt with. It's a little too hagiographic and a little too much like it was written by admirers, not with an encyclopedic point of view. — AjaxSmack 02:35, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I worked on the Tzu Chi page and will work on Master Cheng Yen's page also. Ill do my best to resolve the NPOV issue, but for now im focusing on verifying a lot of the content. Wikiman5676 (talk) 23:47, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mother Theresa of Asia?[edit]

Okay, Ive been seeing edit wars on this so I want this finalized. Does it follow wikipedia policy for the article to mention that Cheng Yen is called the "Mother Theresa" of Asia or not? That was in the article before I was even editing it and there are English sources stating this so I just want to reach a consensus on this. In addition I noticed the people removing that all seem to be from Taiwan, which I don't think is relevant since even if shes not called that in Taiwan, English Western sources seem to describe her as such. Of course just because sources describe her as such doesnt mean it follows wikipedia policy to include that so let's please reach a consensus on this once and for all. Wikiman5676 (talk) 05:33, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The sources that were used to justify the title in one of the revisions were these.[1] [2] [3] :[4] Of course im not sure if these are good enough. Wikiman5676 (talk) 06:00, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also like to know about this "Shih" title also, do people in the english world usually call her this? Wikiman5676 (talk) 06:00, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DaAi TV[edit]

I suggest Da Ai Television should become a article. It's a well-known channel in Taiwan.--John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 07:15, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have not done that much research into Da Ai, but if you can find enough sources than sure. I'm not from Taiwan so I dont know much about it, but based on what I heard I do agree it seems substantial. Wikiman5676 (talk) 01:26, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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