Taiwan Daily News, Formosa, February 17, 2000 (Originally in Chinese)
Supreme
Master Ching Hai
Dazzles Book Fair
with
Unique and Glamorous Posters
[Reporter
Chen Ling-fang from Taipei] During the Taipei International Book Exhibition
held at the Taipei World Trade Center, the most eye-catching among the
exhibits in the area - including those by Buddhist publishers such as
Foguang Cultural Enterprise, Dharma Drum Mountain, and Indra-jala - were
the huge TV and wide selection of publications presented by The Supreme
Master Ching Hai International Association Publishing Co.'s booth in Area
C, designated for general interest books. Many dazzling posters of Master
Ching Hai were suspended over the heads of fascinated book lovers at the
fair, showing Her dressed in glamorous attire and wearing beautiful make-up.
As in Her many posters and publications, She reflected the distinctive
style that makes Her stand out from other masters and spiritual leaders.
The
Supreme Master Ching Hai, although at first creating controversy in the
traditional Buddhist world when She offered a "non-religious" spiritual
method in "The Key of Immediate Enlightenment," today has countless disciples
around the world. Although She is now overseas, Her Formosan disciples
did not miss the opportunity to share Her teachings through this fair.
According
to Her publishing company, Master was born with many talents. She not
only excels in painting and poetry but has also recently been designing
fashionable clothing and jewelry. Often dressed in these self-designed
works of art, She is acclaimed by Her disciples as "The Beautiful Saint."
