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Tzu Chi humanitarian activities starting from 6 pupil Master Cheng Yen that every day knitting baby's extra pair of shoes to raise funds humanity. In addition, Master Cheng Yen gave a bamboo piggy bank at 30 housewives who became his followers. He asked that every day they save 50 cents spending money and putting it into the piggy bank. From all these results, each month collected NT $ 1,170 to help the poor. This news quickly spread in Hualien, and more and more people who want to join. To collect all the virtues, the Agency Amal Bakti Tzu Chi was formed in May 1966 and is based in Temple Pu Ming. Over time, the charity was renamed Foundation for Humanity Buddhist Tzu Chi.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Foundation of Humanitarian Buddhist Tzu Chi, Master Cheng Yen along with the followers take a narrow place that is not more than 20 m² in Vihara Pu Ming, while trying to produce products for life support, while taking care of running of the organization. In the fall of 1967, Master Cheng Yen's mother bought a piece of land that is now used for building Griya contemplation. However, Master Cheng Yen and his followers still defend the principle of independent living. The cost of extending the entire project Griya contemplation, but to rely on borrowing money from a bank on the basis of land ownership rights mortgages, also from the results of handicraft businesses. Until now there, Master Cheng Yen and his followers remained independent living by farming or running a household industry.
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