She was inspired by her master and mentor, the late Venerable Master Yin Shun ( 印順導師, Yìn Shùn dǎoshī ), a significant proponent of Humanistic Buddhism, who exhorted her to: " work for Buddhism and for all sentient beings.

* Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II ( 陰陽師II ) ( 2003 )

* Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master ( 陰陽師 ) ( 2001 )

Scholars such as Master Yin Shun, Choong Moon Keat, and Bhikkhu Sujato have argued that the Samyutta / Samyukta represents the earliest collection among the Nikayas / Agamas, and this may well imply that it is also the oldest organising principle too.

( the Watcher is part of a special race of beings who fulfill this function that are posted on planets thruout the Cosmos ); the Lords of Karma – Alice A. Bailey mentioned three Lords of Karma but did not name them ; they are called in the Ascended Master Teachings the Karmic Board and they are stated to number seven and each of them is identified by name: The Great Divine Director ( 1st ray ), The Goddess of Liberty ( 2nd ray ), Lady Master Nada ( 3rd ray ), Cyclopea ( 4th ray ), Pallas Athena ( 5th ray ), Lady Master Portia ( 6th ray ), and Kwan Yin ( 7th ray ).

Examples of those believed by the ones proposing these teachings to be Ascended Masters would be the Master Jesus, Confucius, Gautama Buddha, Mary the Mother of Jesus, St. Paul of Tarsus ( aka Hilarion ), Melchizedek, Archangel Michael, Metatron, Pope John Paul II, Kwan Yin, Saint Germain and Kuthumi, as well as dozens of others.

* Master Yo, the fictional character from the Disney / Jetix show Yin Yang Yo!

In 1437, the Chinese Emperor Tai Ming Yin, conferred on Kenting Tai Situpa the titles " The Kindness Master who performs empowerments " and " The Master of Ming ", and many other gifts.

The Quan Yin Method of meditation promoted though the spiritual teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai also has notable similarities to Sant Mat.

The more recently promulgated Quan Yin Method of meditation espoused via the spiritual teachings of Supreme Master Ching Hai has notable similarities to Surat Shabd Yoga.

In February 1963, she became the disciple of her mentor, the Venerable Master Yin Shun, who gave her the dharma name of Cheng Yen and the courtesy name of Huìzhāng ( 慧璋 ).

Supreme Master ( or " Suma ") Ching Hai, ( born 12 May 1950 ), is the spiritual teacher of the Quan Yin Method with an estimated 20, 000 followers world wide.

After being given a divine transmission of the Inner Light and Sound by a true Master in the Himalayas, she renamed the technique the Quan Yin Method.

Supreme Master Ching Hai International is the corporate entity behind Guanyin Famen / Quan Yin Method.

Although Master Yin Shun is closely associated with the Tzu-Chi Foundation, he has had a decisive influence on others of the new generation of Buddhist monks such as Sheng-yen of Dharma Drum Mountain and Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan, who are active in humanitarian aid, social work, environmentalism and academic research as well.

In 1941, at age thirty-six, Master Yin Shun so described the Buddha in The Buddha in this World:

In the 1950s, Master Yin Shun observed that the Buddhist monks and nuns in Taiwan, just like those in his hometown, seemed to be only concerned about performing rituals, and not educating other monks, nuns or laypeople with the Buddha's philosophy.

Worried about this unfavorable situation, Master Yin Shun decided to reverse the trend.

Inspired by Master Yin Shun's belief that studies would enhance a nun's spiritual growth, a nun named Xuanshen opened the Hsinchu Women's Buddhist Institute in her convent.

In addition, Master Yin Shun set up the first Buddhist lecture hall on the island — the Hui Ri Lecture Hall.

Master Yin Shun recalled the day he first met Master Cheng Yen:

In debating with a Confucianist about the legendary Chinese sage rulers Yao and Shun, Legalist Master Han Fei argues that you cannot praise them both because you would be making a " spear-shield " contradiction.

In the summer of 1979, Master Yin Shun came to Hualien.

Living in this beautiful but undeveloped part of the island, Cheng Yen told Master Yin Shun about her aspiration to build a high-quality hospital for the people living in eastern Taiwan, where there were few medical facilities.

On June 4, 2005, Master Yin Shun died after fighting pulmonary tuberculosis since 1954.

Monastics who were disciples of Master Yin Shun also attended the funeral, including Master Cheng Yen herself.

Master Yin Shun had a simple and spartan lifestyle in the last days of his life, so his disciples decided to keep his funeral simple but solemn.

Master Yin Shun was later cremated on June 10 and his ashes and his portrait used during the services were placed inside a hall alongside the remains of other monastics.

* Venerable Master Yin Shun ( Taiwan )

Now and then, the President would call for `` Little Jack, Master of the Hounds '', which was his nickname for a messenger who had worked in the White House since Teddy Roosevelt's administration, and discuss the welfare of some one of the animals.

The Grand Master then journeyed to Wittenberg, where he was advised by Martin Luther to abandon the rules of his Order, to marry, and to convert Prussia into a hereditary duchy for himself.

Two minutes before launch, they activated the " Master Arm " switch and then the " Abort Stage " button, after which they awaited ignition of Orion ’ s ascent stage engine.

On 9 June the fleet arrived off Malta, then under the ownership of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, ruled by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim.

It then began to influence popular music in Europe, with songs such as " House Nation " by House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy Of House ( 1987 ) and " Doctorin ' The House " by Coldcut ( 1988 ) in the pop charts.

Iceman is then abducted by Master Mold, and alongside Angel, he encounters the Hulk.

In Rome, Caesar was appointed dictator, with Mark Antony as his Master of the Horse ( second in command ); Caesar presided over his own election to a second consulship and then, after eleven days, resigned this dictatorship.

* Padawan: A Youngling who successfully completes training then undergoes Padawan training under the tutelage of a Jedi Knight ( or Jedi Master in some cases ).

Kaunda was a teacher at the Upper Primary School and Boarding Master at Lubwa and then Headmaster at Lubwa from 1943 to 1945.

He was then assistant at an African Welfare Centre and Boarding Master of a Mine School in Mufulira.

The Factory Acts ( first one in 1802, then 1833 ) and the 1832 Master and Servant Act were the first laws regulating labour relations in the United Kingdom.

for being " the most amiable and beautiful person that ever eye beheld ; a person also of innate modesty, virtue and courtly deportment, which made him then, but especially after, when he retired to the great city, much admired and adored by the female sex " At the age of eighteen, during a three-week celebration at Oxford, he was granted the degree of Master of Arts.

In 1852 he was admitted to Cambridge University, earning the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1857, then Master of Arts in 1860 from Clare College, Cambridge.

Acting under orders from Trask, the Sentinels rescued Senator Kelly from Magneto, but Master Mold then declared that he was " giving the orders now.

As a result, in 1284 Balsham transferred the scholars to the present site with the purchase of two houses just outside the then Trumpington Gate to accommodate a Master and fourteen " worthy but impoverished Fellows ".

The subscription controversy was then agitating the university, and Paley published an anonymous defence of a pamphlet in which the Master of Peterhouse and Bishop of Carlisle Edmund Law had advocated the retrenchment and simplification of the Thirty-nine Articles ; he did not, however, sign the petition ( called the " Feathers Tavern " petition, from being drawn up at a meeting at the Feathers Tavern ) for a relaxation of the terms of subscription.

The Governor General of the French Caribbean colonies then subsequently mounted an attack on the island at his own expense and drove out the Spanish, but he was unable to establish a colony, and surrendered the title to the island to the Grand Master of the Order of Malta in 1653.

The first extant record of his life comes from the court of John of Bavaria at The Hague, where payments were made to Meyster Jan den malre ( Master Jan the painter ) between 1422 and 1424 who was then a court painter with the rank of valet de chambre, with at first one and then two assistants.

Roberts worked at Winchester College first as Head Of History then also as Master in College.

An ode in her memory, " So many true princesses who have gone ", composed by the then Master of the King's Musick Sir Edward Elgar to words by the Poet Laureate John Masefield, was sung at the unveiling and conducted by the composer.

Beating was phased out in the 1980s, the last recorded caning being administered by then Lower Master Jack Anderson to Sebastian Doggart, in January 1984.

The top is then often called the Master or Mistress.

Their patriarch then became Master of Buckland.

The king granted them numerous favors and privileges, one of the most significant being the title of Grand Master of France to the Duke of Guise, a title until then held by the son of the constable, François de Montmorency.