重返佛陀故鄉

藍毘尼摩訶提婆村的慈濟社區中心自6月啟動以來，舉辦了多項活動，很多第一次，包括第一次物資發放、第一次辦茶會，9月4日這一天，摩訶提婆村社區中心迎來第一次的醫療健檢活動。慈濟志工邀來了12位本地志工來幫忙，第一場健檢的目標群眾，就是這12位志工的家人，希望獲得家人支持，讓志工安心來參加慈濟的活動。

How much can a simple humanities experience class benefit a child? In Ganga Bigha village, Bodh Gaya, India, Tzu Chi volunteers had been offering humanities tuition classes since December last year. Through the teachings of Jing Si Aphorisms and "Stories Told by Dharma Master Cheng Yen" the children learn character education. As a result, third-grade girl named Neha has undergone significant changes. Previously, when helping her mother tend to the cattle, she would mischievously hit the cows, thinking it was fun. However, after learning Jing Si Aphorisms in the tuition class, she no longer does so. Follow our camera to see the transformation she has experienced.

32 members of the Lumbini Hotel Association were invited to the Tzu Chi Center for an exchange of ideas on environmental protection. Everyone actively shared and participated enthusiastically, joining Tzu Chi in contributing to environmental preservation.

Nepalese volunteer Dr Nirdesh led a Tzu Ching team from Singapore to conduct an outreach at Seabird International School in Kathmandu. They shared the concept of time management with the students, encouraging everyone to make the most of their time by doing things that benefit and contribute to society.

Tzu Chi is undertaking the construction of Great Love Houses in Bodh Gaya, India. Contractor Azim Khan, after attending the Still Thoughts Life Camp in Taiwan in May, was deeply moved. Upon returning to Bodh Gaya, he invited his industrialist friends to visit the site and also invited Tzu Chi volunteers to hold a tea party at the construction site. On pay day, he took the lead in encouraging his employees to participate in the Bamboo Bank donation campaign. Apart from his own contributions, he also helped his employees to donate monthly to charity. Through these actions, he supports Tzu Chi and gives back to the Buddha’s home town.

Bodh Gaya in India, where the Buddha attained enlightenment, remains impoverished 2,500 years later. Venerable Master Cheng Yen has vowed to change this by bringing Buddhism back to its homeland. To improve the living conditions of lower-caste people, Tzu Chi launched the Great Love Housing Project. The first 36 houses are being built in Silaunja Village. Villagers are working on their homes in exchange for relief by raising ceilings and enlarging doors and windows for better ventilation. The construction is progressing quickly and is expected to be completed by September.

At present, there are many local volunteers in Bodh Gaya. In addition to expanding the footprints of kindness locally, since early April this year, they have started connecting with a Mandarin teacher from Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology in Taiwan to learn Chinese. In future, they hope to become a bridge of communication between Tzu Chi and the villagers.

諸多苦難人在困境中煎熬，度秒如年，令人不捨。平安有福的人，除了付出直接的援助，還可以有另一種關懷方式，就是誠心祈願。 祈禱時，不論信仰任何宗教，都要唱出心裡的那分善念，在虛空中結成善的法界，讓善的、美的氣流沖散暴力的戾氣