Announcement: Urgent Disaster Relief for Japan

2011-03-11 An earthquake at 8.9 on the Richter scale struck Japan on March 11th centering about the northeast coastal region of Japan is declared to be the most unprecedented quake ever recorded in the history of Japan. The quake was found to have originated from the ocean floor which brought on huge tsunami waves engulfing inland infrastructures, buildings, automobiles and farms. According to report, Aumori County, Miyagi County, Iwate County and Fukushima County and other northeast coastal areas which border Pacific Ocean have been vastly devastated leaving behind ruins and swampy wasteland everywhere. There are some 1800 residential buildings that were demolished and drenched in Fukushima County alone; over 300 buildings in Ofunato City of Iwate County were destroyed by the quake; Sendai Airport and Matsushima Air Force Base have partially submerged under water after the tsunami onslaught. In Wakabayashi District of Sendai City, police have discovered 300 dead bodies in the ruins. Largely, transportation by sea, air and land are disabled; electricity and communications are cut off. The whole city of Kesennuma is almost submerged under water. Fishing vessels were overturned by the tsunami waves causing flammable fuel in the vessels to leach out which eventually caught fire and burned. Subsequently, the fires from the vessels floated along with the flowing water and were carried off to multiple areas of Kesennuma City causing a widespread of fire to residential homes and flammable materials. Once the fire spreaded on, there was no way to extinguish it as the circumstances stood. Explosions were heard every now and then as the spread of fire continued. Upon daybreak, the whole city of Kesennuma already became a sea of fire raging ruthlessly. After the major quake has occurred, some 50+ after-shocks ensued in the region; most regional areas underwent quakes that measured at least 6.0 on the Richter scale which further terrified the surviving residents. A petroleum refinery plant on the outskirts of Tokyo City also suffered a raging fire spewing flames into the sky. There were over 80 fire incidents reported in the disaster-stricken region. The state of emergency is urgent which distresses the people throughout. So far there are over ten thousand fatalities and the number is still growing. Numerous civilians were drowned, buried alive and trapped underneath heavy building rubbles awaiting rescue. Numerous survivors are in urgent, desperate need of water, food, medical treatments and temporary shelters. True Buddha Foundation is appealing to all True Buddha temples, chapters and fellow disciples/devotees to call forth the Four Magnanimous Mindsets, namely, Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Impartiality as professed by our Grand Master to help save the Japan earthquake-tsunami disaster victims. Everybody ought to recite the Great Relief for Calamities Mantra as many times as possible: Ta chir za za la, ta chir lu low li, maha lu low li, a la mo la, dor la, soha and practice True Buddha Tantra Dharma, conduct Bardo Deliverance Ceremony or Dharma Assembly and transfer all the merits acquired from the above activities to the afflicted souls of the Japan earthquake-tsunami victims as such: ``Souls of the calamity victims be rid of fear and be delivered to the Pure Land of Buddha; may the disaster relief work and post-disaster recovery and rebuilding work proceed smoothly without a hitch.`` All are to be forthcoming in effectuating the disaster relief work; those with monetary means should donate to the disaster relief cause; those with manpower should volunteer themselves to the disaster relief cause. Help the disaster victims recuperate and rebuild their homes. Disaster relief by monetary donation can be done in the following ways: (Be sure to indicate on the remittance paperwork that the donated money is intended for ``Japan Disaster Relief Fund`` True Buddha Foundation will appropriate the fund to World Lotus Light Charity Foundation. The fund will henceforth be funneled to the International Disaster Relief Foundation.) (1) Via internet: www.tbsn.org (2) By remittance: make check payment payable to ``True Buddha Foundation`` Mailing address: 17110 NE 40TH COURT, REDMOND, WA 98052, U.S.A. Telephone: (425)885-7573 Fax: (425)883-2173 Thanks to all temples, chapters and fellow devotees for evoking the compassion to save the victimized sentient beings! Cordially, World True Buddha Foundation Board of Committees

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