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陳玉滿居士，臺灣人，在臺教幼稚園多年。她父親每逢過年時便帶領家人誦《普門品》並拜懺。其父懂醫理，一次花蓮門諾醫院有病人，已將送往太平間；在病人家屬及院方同意下，由其父看病下藥，居然起死回生，藥到病除。迨長大參加大悲懺法會，始知小時所拜的就是大悲懺。果滿居士1980年即茹素，也常到附近寺廟參加法會。
1989年上人到臺灣弘法時皈依受五戒；1990年趁到美西休假時，順道參訪萬佛聖城。出了舊金山機場，正徬徨時就有人指示她搭車到金山寺門口。一進門見到上人，禁不住淚如雨下。上人慈祥地留她吃午齋，並派人送她來萬佛城，住了一夜，來去匆匆。
1995年春節，她去臺北法界印經會拜梁皇寶懺時，有從美國回來的居士轉述了金山寺法師問的話：「那位到萬佛城住一晚的人呢？」又說：「那天上人是特意在金山寺等妳的。」果滿聽了非常感動。
1995年隨團來聖城參加上人的荼毘大典，被網羅到育良小學教書至今。她覺得東西方的孩子除了語言之外在本質上並沒有差別，都應該教以孝悌忠信的道理，並多加關懷鼓勵。
在聖城三年多，每日功課不缺。又發心在大殿指引香客佛殿儀軌。雖然工作繁忙，果滿居士卻滿心歡喜，廢寢忘食，甘之若飴。 |
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Upasika Yu-man Chen is from Taiwan, where she taught kindergarten for many years. Her father led the family to recite the "Universal Door Chapter" and bow repentance ceremonies at every New Year's. He was also knowledgeable in medicine. Once there was a patient that Menruo Hospital in Hualian was ready to send to the morgue. With the consent of the family and hospital, her father administered some treatment and brought the patient back to life. When Upasika Yu-man Chen grew older and participated in the Great Compassion Repentance, she realized that it was the same repentance she had bowed as a child. In 1980 she became a vegetarian and often went to a nearby temple to attend ceremonies.
When the Venerable Master went to Taiwan to propagate Dharma in 1989, she took refuge with him and received the Five Precepts. In 1990 while vacationing in the United States, she decided to visit the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Just as she was lost in the San Francisco Airport, someone told her how to take a bus to the door of Gold Mountain Monastery. As soon as she walked in the door and saw the Venerable Master, tears started pouring down her face. The Master kindly asked her to stay for lunch and arranged for her to be driven to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas where she stayed one night and left.
During the Chinese New Year of 1995, she went to Dharma Realm Buddhist Books Distribution Society in Taipei to bow the Repentance of the Emperor of Liang. A layperson who had just returned from the United States reported that the Dharma Masters at Gold Mountain Monastery were asking, "Where's that person who only stayed one night?" "That day the Master was waiting especially for you at Gold Mountain Monastery," the person added. Upasika Chen was deeply moved to hear that.
She came to the City to attend the Venerable Master's Cremation Ceremony in 1995. After the ceremony, she was asked to teach in Instilling Goodness Elementary School. She feels that despite the difference of language, Eastern and Western children are essentially the same and should be taught the virtues of filial respect, brotherhood, service, and honesty, and should be given caring attention and encouragement.
For the past three years at the City her attendance at the daily ceremonies has been excellent. She also volunteers at the Buddha Hall and introduces visitors at the City to the ceremonies. Although she is so busy, Upasika Chen is filled with joy.
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