(Taipei) The Association of Buddhist Medical Personnel of the Republic of China will be offering the service of Reciting the Buddha's Name For Dying Patients in major hospitals. From before death to eight hours after death, people will recite Buddhist Sutras as well as the Buddha's name to help eradicate the patient's offenses and increase his good roots. With the Buddhas' aid, a dying patient will be free of illness and pain. By singlemindedly maintaining proper mindfulness, and praising the Thus Come One's name, the patient who seeks rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss will attain it.

Currently, these hospitals are equipped with a Buddha-hall or recitation room, and may start the service right away: Hospital of National Taiwan University, Taipei Veterans' Hospital, Hualien Tsz-Ji (Merciful Rescue) Hospital, Taipei Jung-Syau (Loyalty and Filiality) Hospital, Tsz-Ji Hospital in Kaohsiung, Chang-Gung Hospital in Kaohsiung, Veterans' Hospital in Kaohsiung and others. Taipei Gwo-Tai Hospital also has a Buddhist Association which is quietly doing good deeds.

(Announcement) Ricardo Trivano, principal of Mayfair Elementary School located in San Jose, California, was suspected of dealing in amphedamine when caught at a parking lot by the police.

Ironically, Trivano has always been well-known and popular in the neighborhood for his public influence in the attack against drugs and gangs, so his capture was a shock to both the faculty and student body.

The Venerable Master often says that modern Western education is on the verge of bankruptcy, for those who work in the education field are unruly and unprincipled. How can they educate the next generation when they themselves are not educated in the basic morals?