On Thursday February 12th of 2009, Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation’s e-generation representatives arrived at the TuchengDetentionCenter to express our young friends’ concerns for Taiwan’s judicial system and President “A-Bian’s” recent well-being, as well as presenting warmth to President A-Bian.
During the meeting, our Foundation’s representatives also elaborately depicted to President A-Bian our Foundation’s long-term advocacy for nation-building faith based on the Way of Taiwanese Divinities. President A-Bian subsequently and promptly expressed endorsements; and also agreed to take the oath of pursuing the footsteps of Taiwanese Divinities’ sacrifices and giving’s, “loyally follow our Predecessors’ spirits of protecting Taiwan, guarding Taiwan, and nation building, as well as to inherit and perpetuate such Heavenly Duty so as to strive from life to death for democratic nation-building in Taiwan.”
Briefings
1. The Significance of Advocating Taiwanese Divinities
Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation’s long-term advocacy in Taiwanese culture and education has especially emphasized the Way of the February 28th Taiwanese Divinities’ as the faith for nation-building. The named Way of the Taiwanese Divinities is a faithful pursue of Taiwan’s Great Predecessors in pro-democracy movements as well as Their spirits of altruistic contributions and sacrifices for civil justices and public principles; then, with full determination, pledge an oath to always stand by the many Taiwan-Protecting Great Bodhisattvas.
2. How did the Way of Taiwanese Divinities Lay the Basis of Relationship with President A-Bian
President A-Bian had, over the past eight years, help planted Taiwan’s cultural education and Taiwan’s national consciousness; in addition to defending Taiwan’s sovereign independence. This perfectly corresponds to the Way of Taiwanese Divinities’ “Pledge of Allegiance to Democracy and Nation-Building’s” text of “…let our Ship in the Oceans become the world’s paragon of democracy – the Republic of Taiwan.”
3. A Close Contact of President A-Bian and Taiwanese Divinities
On November 1st of 2008, in the “Reject China, Pray for Taiwan” evening rally, President A-Bian, in remembrance of Their spirit of great love for Taiwan, then paid respect our Great Predecessors with pure incense in hands. (A short film shown below )