• Cheah Chen Yee
• Ng Sor Tho

The Buddha's teachings are neither so difficult nor profound. They are simple directions for our daily lives. The Tzu Chi Foundation endeavors to put the spirit of Buddha's teaching into daily life. "We learn from what we do and we do what we have learned." Tzu Chi teachers "treat all children with the hearts of parents and treat their own children with the wisdom of bodhisattvas." In this way, the love that they teach will truly sprout, grow and blossom. How can one combine the Buddha’s teachings and life lessons? How can one make the Bodhisattva path the spiritual goal of present day people? Master Cheng Yen accomplishes these goals by translating the essence of the Buddha’s teachings into simple and easy to understand language and uses everyday events to exemplify life Master Cheng Yen’s Jing Si Aphorisms books transcend racial and religious barriers. They promote heart-to-heart dialogues. Through the efforts of Tzu Chi volunteers, lessons. Her exquisite words and caring thoughts inspire wisdom and provide direction amidst delusional thinking. Jing Si Aphorisms have become learning material for students’ moral education, running brooks that cleanse the minds of the business world, and the inspiration for self-examination and reflection for all human beings. The objective of this paper is to examine the outcome of the implementation of Tzu Chi humanistic education in Siddhartha school at Lumbini. Teaching of Jing Si Aphorism (JSA) Ten JSA had been selected to bring to the school with the intention to guide the students’ behaviour and character, and thus to be a better person. The 10 JSA are: 1. Let us cherish and be content with what we have and take good care of everything around us (class conducted immediately after the distribution). 2. The most beautiful face is a smiling face (conducted on 12 March 2023). 3. Not making our parents worry is what is means to be a good son or daughter (during the foot bathing and rice bank ceremony on 23 February 2023). 4. Count me in when doing good deeds. Count me out when doing bad deeds. 5. The more we do, the more we gain. 6. To those who use time well, time is precious like a gem; but to those who don’t use time wisely, it is worthless like mud. 7. If we are easily distracted and do not pay full attention to the task at hand, it will be difficult to accomplish anything (20 February 2023). 8. Don’t underestimate yourself, everyone has unlimited potential (20 February 2023). 9. Do everything with a willing heart and accept all that comes joyfully. The more effort you put in, the more skills you will gain. 10. Look, listen and act mindfully, and what we learn will benefit us all our life. The educational team introduced the Jing Si Aphorism to the students by using the experience activity and life practice. Tzu Chi volunteers taught the students about the life education such as dressing etiquette, to line up, to greet and to be grateful when receiving distribution materials during the distribution of school bags, sweater and shoes. The games on Parent-child Sports Day are organised in such a way that all have the meaning for parent and child to work together to complete the tasks in daily life. Due to the cold winter in Lumbini, Tzu Chi volunteers came to the school to distribute winter jackets to teachers to show the appreciation to the teachers from Tzu Chi. On the same time, they also conducted a ceremony for students to serve tea to teachers to express their gratitude and thankfulness. Tzu Chi volunteers together with the school principal and teachers went for home visit on 12-13 January 2023 to those students who did not attend the class regularly. After the home visit, most of the students came back to school. In order to promote the value of filial piety among students, Tzu Chi education team conducted a foot bathing ceremony. During the ceremony, a student representative read out a letter of gratitude to all parents or guardians. While foot bathing, some parents were so touched and in tears. The Results of the teaching of Jing Si Aphorism The students are becoming more discipline, and they line up properly during the assembly, going into classes and going back to home. According to the Principal, Mr. Altaf Hussein, students are more polite and greet teachers and Tzu Chi volunteers spontaneously. They are more aware of their life practice such as dressing and eating manner. They always picked up rubbish voluntarily from the ground whenever they see the rubbish and threw it to dustbin. They always kept their classroom and school clean. The students are more self-confidence and they are very happy to be in the school now

humanistic education, life education, character development

"A Case Study of Buddhist Tzu Chi Humanistic Education in Siddhartha Primary School, Lumbini.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.h976-h981, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305828.pdf

"A Case Study of Buddhist Tzu Chi Humanistic Education in Siddhartha Primary School, Lumbini.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. pph976-h981, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305828.pdf