Chengpang Lee opens The Rise of Tzu Chi: The Making of a Global Buddhist Movement with an evocative account of the organization’s humanitarian response in Indonesia following the devastat- ing late-2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake. This narrative hook immediately situates the reader within the vast operational reach of the Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, the largest nongovernmental social service organization in Asia and a global “charity superpower”.

The Rise of Tzu Chi: The Making of a Global Buddhist Movement Chengpang Lee. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2025. 276 pp. CA$34.95; £29.99 (pbk). ISBN 9780774871105

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Chengpang Lee opens The Rise of Tzu Chi: The Making of a Global Buddhist Movement with an evocative account of the organization’s humanitarian response in Indonesia following the devastat- ing late-2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquake. This narrative hook immediately situates the reader within the vast operational reach of the Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, the largest nongovernmental social service organization in Asia and a global “charity superpower”.
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