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Buddhist nun honored COMPANY NEWS 11/03/2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Buddhist nun honored

COMPANY NEWS

11/03/2011
The University of the East (UE) will confer the degree of doctor of humanities (honoris causa) on Dharma Master Cheng Yen on October 5 at 2 p.m. at the UE Conference Hall, UE Manila, as part of the nearly month-long festivities for the 65th UE foundation anniversary celebration this year with the theme José Rizal: Nasa Puso Ng UE. Master Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun, is UE’s 27th honorary doctorate recipient. She is the third woman, as well as, the ninth UE Doctor of Humanities honoree. The other women recipients of the said distinction were Elisabeth Waldheim, wife of former United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim (Feb. 12, 1976) and Elena Lim, UE outstanding alumna and chairman emeritus, Solid Group Inc. (Sept. 24, 1996). Master Cheng Yen founded the Tzu Chi Foundation, a non-profit organization providing better social and community services, medical care, education and humanism in Taiwan for nearly 40 years..... MORE
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