Tzu Chi's own official teaching page quoting founder Dharma Master Cheng Yen on the rule she established for the resident monastics of the Jing Si Abode: self-sufficiency through labor, not accepting monetary offerings or donations for their own support.
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: Tzu Chi's own official teaching publication, carrying direct quotations from founder Dharma Master Cheng Yen establishing the monastic community's self-sufficiency rule, the same standing this axis gives Tzu Chi's other self-published "Who We Are" material (source 53034, reliability-tier 1), an organization's own account of its own internal practice being the strongest available source for what that practice is. Citation
PublisherTzu Chi Dharma (Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation)
Publication Year2017
URLhttps://tzuchidharma.org/blog/practice_being-self-sufficient-not-accepting-offerings
Source Typeorganization primary source
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This source names Cheng Yen directly: "page quoting founder Dharma Master Cheng Yen on the rule she established for the resident monastics of the Jing Si Abode: self-sufficiency through labor, not accepting monetary offerings or..."
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Articles, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Historical Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Organizations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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