{"id":73963,"date":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=73963"},"modified":"2025-07-15T11:54:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T03:54:56","slug":"the-work-continues-tzu-chis-quake-relief-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=73963","title":{"rendered":"The Work Continues\u2014Tzu Chi\u2019s Quake Relief in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73963\" class=\"elementor elementor-73963\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cd4703c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cd4703c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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The devastated monasteries, orphanages, and cries of grief stayed close to their hearts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62e45da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62e45da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a42ba85\" data-id=\"5a42ba85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2af8f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b2af8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58690494 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58690494\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9144a3\" data-id=\"7d9144a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c4f3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19c4f3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-07.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-07-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-07-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-07-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432ecc59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"432ecc59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On April 11, volunteers delivered bread, milk, and rice to Pyi Lone Chan Thar Ethnic Orphanage, which was founded by a monastery and shelters 180 children. A monk is seen here guiding the volunteers as they assess the earthquake damage. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Khin Yadanar Thein<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670657d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"670657d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a83ce5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a83ce5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d8c34da\" data-id=\"2d8c34da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e62be93 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e62be93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-396b78ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"396b78ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386b8091\" data-id=\"386b8091\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c9f8aa elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c9f8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The hotel windows rattled, and we could hear a low rumbling,\u201d recalled Daw Thida Khin (\u674e\u91d1\u862d), head of Tzu Chi Myanmar, matter-of-factly describing their experience in the post-quake disaster zone. \u201cAt night, we kept our emergency kits close\u2014some even slept with the lights on. Everyone had their own way of coping.\u201d<\/p><p>A major earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, with the epicenter near Mandalay. On April 2, Tzu Chi volunteers entered the disaster zone to assess the damage and provide assistance. They distributed emergency supplies and launched a cash-for-work program, hiring affected residents to build temporary rain shelters.<\/p><p>Aftershocks were frequent, sometimes reaching magnitude 5.5, violently shaking buildings from side to side. The ongoing aftershocks unsettled not only local residents but also the visiting volunteers. Yet it was this shared sense of fear\u2014and deep empathy for those affected\u2014that drove the volunteers to act swiftly and do all they could. \u201cThough we were all afraid, we pressed on with our relief work,\u201d Daw Thida Khin added.<\/p><p>The team remained in the area until April 20. Those 18 days marked only the first phase of Tzu Chi\u2019s response. Given the scale of devastation, much more support was still needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85b6458 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85b6458\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2925dec8\" data-id=\"2925dec8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afb7fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afb7fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Temporary classrooms and housing<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dec48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28dec48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the first phase of relief work concluded, a team of volunteers from Myanmar and Malaysia who had participated in the mission traveled to the Jing Si Abode, Tzu Chi\u2019s headquarters in Hualien, Taiwan, to report on the situation. They shared their firsthand observations of the damage, as well as the living conditions of local residents and the monastic community. Their findings served as valuable references for planning the next stages of aid.<\/p><p>In addition to Daw Thida Khin, the team included Wen Si Lang (\u6eab\u65af\u90ce) and Aye Nandar Aung (\u90ed\u5bf6\u923a), who had each led a team during the relief mission; entrepreneur-volunteers U Kyaw Khin (\u6797\u9298\u6176) and Lin Zhi Min (\u6797\u6cbb\u6c11), who had coordinated with the Myanmar government and facilitated customs clearance for Tzu Chi\u2019s relief supplies; Malaysian volunteers Teoh Paik Lim (\u5f35\u6fdf\u7384) and Lee Chong Hoo (\u674e\u6fdf\u746f); and a group of young administrative volunteers.<\/p><p>Three principals from Mandalay Kongjiao School were also part of the visiting team. The school\u2014the largest Chinese-language school in Myanmar\u2014had suffered extensive damage in the quake. \u201cAll four campuses were affected, with the North Campus sustaining the worst damage,\u201d said Principal Ding Tze-min (\u4e01\u6fa4\u6c11). To help ensure that classes could resume when school reopened in early June, Tzu Chi planned to build 41 temporary classrooms, enough to accommodate the school\u2019s 8,000 students across all campuses.<\/p><p>In addition to supporting Mandalay Kongjiao School, the relief team also surveyed other quake-affected schools to assess their need for temporary classrooms. Teoh Paik Lim, who has overseen the construction of temporary buildings for Tzu Chi in several countries following disasters, shared his insights: \u201cThe size of each classroom can be adjusted based on the school\u2019s needs, and we\u2019re also assessing the feasibility of sourcing construction materials locally.\u201d<\/p><p>Malaysian volunteer Fang Hai Tao (\u65b9\u6d77\u6fe4) noted that once the dimensions and layout were finalized and a steel-frame prototype built, the remaining process would become much more streamlined. Once the frames arrived on-site, workers could assemble the structures, attach cement panels, secure them to the ground, and add a roof\u2014completing a fully functional temporary classroom.<\/p><p>The team also planned to build temporary housing for local communities and monasteries, giving displaced residents and monastics a more comfortable and dignified place to stay during the rainy season.<\/p><p>In Myanmar, monasteries and temples are not only sacred spaces but are also deeply woven into daily life. Therav\u0101da Buddhism forms the country\u2019s spiritual foundation, and most Burmese men enter monastic life at least once in their lifetime. This period of religious practice fosters compassion and self-discipline, and reflects deep reverence for the Buddha\u2019s teachings.<\/p><p>Daw Thida Khin explained that Mandalay is a cultural center of Therav\u0101da Buddhism. When the team visited, she was moved by the humility and spiritual cultivation of the monastics they encountered. \u201cThey are genuinely humble and broad-minded,\u201d she said. At one monastery, a well-respected monk even shared that he knew of Dharma Master Cheng Yen and deeply admired her work.<\/p><p>In line with Therav\u0101da tradition, monastics typically go on daily alms rounds, symbolizing detachment from material desires. Laypeople, in turn, see giving as a way to accumulate merit and generously offer food, medicine, and monetary donations to the monastic community. However, following the earthquake, monastics in hard-hit areas suspended their rounds, mindful of the economic challenges faced by local residents.<\/p><p>Many monasteries also serve as educational centers. In recent years, Myanmar\u2019s civil conflict has displaced many families, and these monasteries have welcomed children seeking refuge, regardless of ethnicity. In times of natural disaster, monasteries have also opened their doors to shelter affected residents. The earthquake this time was no exception\u2014even though many monasteries themselves had suffered severe damage.<\/p><p>Tzu Chi volunteers were heartbroken to see many long-standing monasteries and pagodas left in ruins. 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Photo 1 shows Aye Nandar Aung (right) and other volunteers discussing the next day\u2019s schedule. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Phyo Pyae Aung<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8388342 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8388342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2025c elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2025c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b00d93\" data-id=\"3b00d93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41dc28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a41dc28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another earthquake struck in the early hours of the volunteers\u2019 first day back in Mandalay in late April, causing many residents to rush outside. Here, the team takes shelter at a factory, spending the night on folding beds lined with cardboard and covered by mosquito nets. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Phyo Pyae Aung<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe19a0c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe19a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b725c2\" data-id=\"4b725c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d25bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69d25bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-11.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-11-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d491ca elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d491ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf7768e\" data-id=\"6cf7768e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce5a391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce5a391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Prayers to soothe the pain<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109aa0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109aa0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to material aid, emotional healing was needed for those left traumatized by the earthquake.<\/p><p>\u201cOur master is from Taiwan; she\u2019s very worried about everyone,\u201d said a Tzu Chi volunteer, referring to Dharma Master Cheng Yen. The volunteer and her team were visiting injured monastics in a hospital to offer comfort and convey the Master\u2019s concern. Many monastics had been hurt in the quake. One monk, who had lost his left arm in the disaster, saw an image of Master Cheng Yen on a volunteer\u2019s phone and, despite his pain, tried to stand and bow in respect.<\/p><p>At the time of the earthquake, more than a thousand monks were at U Hla Thein Monastery in Mandalay, sitting for a senior-level Buddhist examination. One of the monastery\u2019s buildings collapsed during the tremor, trapping about 200 monks. It was later estimated that 80 lives were lost. The monk who lost his arm had been serving as a chief examiner during the exam.<\/p><p>For many years, U Hla Maw\u2014a 76-year-old longtime resident of the monastery\u2014had helped prepare the exam site. He took pride in witnessing the emergence of a new generation of Dharma teachers each year. But this time, the memory of monks being carried out from the rubble remained vivid, filling him with deep sorrow.<\/p><p>It was against this backdrop that on April 17, the first day of the Burmese New Year, Tzu Chi volunteers and a local Dharma propagation association held a large-scale prayer and blessing ceremony at the monastery. A total of 550 monks from 34 monasteries participated.<\/p><p>Departing from tradition, in which monks typically face the congregation in such ceremonies, a senior monk suggested they instead face the building behind which most of the casualties had occurred. Facing this site, the monks then led the public in chanting and prayer.<\/p><p>During their time in the disaster zone, volunteers often heard residents say, \u201cI keep hearing voices crying for help.\u201d In the hardest-hit areas, such cries had echoed for days after the quake, leaving a lingering sense of fear\u2014one that may never have fully gone away, only pushed aside by the urgency to survive and rebuild.<\/p><p>The ceremony on April 17 held deep meaning for those attending. Community members prayed for lost loved ones, while monks offered chants for fellow practitioners and students who had passed away. Through this solemn Buddhist ritual, they honored the dead\u2014and found a way to face their grief together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee54290 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee54290\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df1cc94\" data-id=\"df1cc94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfe935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cfe935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-10.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e098534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e098534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monks and members of the public take part in a prayer ceremony at U Hla Thein Monastery on April 17, the first day of the Burmese New Year. Around 80 monks who had been sitting for a religious exam at the monastery on the day of the quake lost their lives due to the disaster. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Saw Tho Han Saw<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7632c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f7632c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f98f00d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f98f00d\" 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https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-08-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c13ed16\" data-id=\"2c13ed16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aff11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aff11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteers respectfully place daily necessities for monastics at U Hla Thein Monastery into bags. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Wai Yan Htun<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3bcec5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d3bcec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14a32bd8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14a32bd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77eb5b6\" data-id=\"77eb5b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243be305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243be305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Second phase<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2574a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2574a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On April 27, Tzu Chi volunteers returned to the disaster area to carry out the second phase of relief efforts. This time, they conducted more detailed on-site assessments. They mapped the locations of damaged schools and monasteries and identified their specific needs.<\/p><p>In early May, a group of volunteers also traveled to Naypyidaw, Myanmar\u2019s capital, to meet with the Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture, U Tin Oo Lwin. Their goal was to gain a clearer understanding of the damage to pagodas or other religious sites and determine which areas were most in need of assistance. This would further inform the direction of Tzu Chi\u2019s ongoing support.<\/p><p>Between May 1 and 6, volunteers conducted 66 distribution events in the disaster area, delivering food, folding beds, and other supplies to monasteries, orphanages, and homes for the elderly. On May 6, the foundation held two free clinics\u2014one at Nay Min Monastery and the other at Lay Kyun Man Aung Buddhist Teaching Monastery. Nay Min Monastery houses 300 students, many of whom were displaced by the civil conflict in the north. After the quake, they were forced to crowd onto a single floor, where the heat and cramped conditions led to widespread skin infections. Some of the young novice monks developed lesions that wouldn\u2019t heal due to constant scratching. In response, volunteers invited medical professionals to provide on-site treatment.<\/p><p>On May 8, a team of Malaysian volunteers arrived in Mandalay to prepare and begin construction of temporary classrooms for Mandalay Kongjiao School. Shortly after, starting on May 10, Tzu Chi launched another five-day rice distribution. The second phase of relief concluded on May 15, having brought not only practical aid but also comfort to communities still reeling from the disaster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dc9eb4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dc9eb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2f17b\" data-id=\"9e2f17b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df66349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df66349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-13.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-13-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2050dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2050dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daw Thida Khin (second from left) and other volunteers discuss assistance for the reconstruction of religious sites with Myanmar\u2019s Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture, U Tin Oo Lwin (second from right), on May 5. Many such structures were severely damaged in the earthquake. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Saw Tho Han Saw<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c33e0c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c33e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9e36b2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9e36b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da93e4\" data-id=\"7da93e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c12651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c12651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Every bit helps<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e5d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e5d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve vowed to do our best to serve as the Master\u2019s eyes, hands, and feet,\u201d said volunteer Aye Nandar Aung, \u201cand to carry out the love she wishes to give to everyone affected by the quake. To say we\u2019re not tired would be dishonest, but we find deep Dharma joy in this work. Volunteering with Tzu Chi isn\u2019t just about completing tasks\u2014it\u2019s about cultivating a heart of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.\u201d<\/p><p>Whether speaking on camera or reporting at the Jing Si Abode, volunteers projected strength and optimism. But after witnessing so many broken families and irreplaceable cultural landmarks left in ruins, where could they place their sorrow?<\/p><p>\u201cThere was so much heartbreak,\u201d said Daw Thida Khin. \u201cSome lost their children. In the face of such impermanence, how can we provide comfort and solace? We just hope they find even a little peace in what we offer.\u201d Perhaps this was where they placed it: by transforming sorrow into compassionate action.<\/p><p>According to the latest statistics, 200,000 people lost their homes in the earthquake. The road to recovery will be long. Of the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly known as ASEAN, Myanmar ranks as the poorest, with average monthly incomes remaining low. Even the cost of demolishing a collapsed building can be overwhelming, making the challenges of reconstruction all the more daunting.<\/p><p>And yet, they are not alone.<\/p><p>Donations have come in from around the world. Patients receiving free eye care at the Tzu Chi Eye Center in Manila, the Philippines, have contributed, as have children at the Tzu Chi school in the Dominican Republic and Syrian students long supported by Tzu Chi in T\u00fcrkiye. Even volunteers in Zambia\u2014where nearly 60 percent of the population lives below the absolute poverty line\u2014have given what they could. No matter where the money comes from, it carries love and compassion, everyone giving with the hope to help Myanmar recover.<\/p><p>Each contribution, no matter how small, adds strength to the path of recovery. 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