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Vajra Master Samantha of Purple Lotus Temple Received the Peace Ambassador Award

On September 26th, 2002, at the Oakland Convention Center, Buddhist Vajra Master Samantha Chou, who is well known for her compassion and leadership in the spiritual community, received the Peace Ambassador Award.

The religious event was organized jointly by the American Religious Leadership Association, World Peace Family Association, and World Peace Women Association. It took place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and close to a thousand people attended.

Vajra Master Samantha, a Buddhist master of the True Buddha School, is a living bodhisattva who truly cares for others and works tirelessly and selflessly to help others. For more than a decade, Master Samantha has hosted numerous dharma ceremonies around the world dedicated to the relief of sufferings brought on by man-made and natural disasters, warfare, and the promotion of peace between individuals as well as between nations. Her dharma ceremonies seek to benefit not just the human world, but also the spirit world. As a result, she was nominated for the World Peace Ambassador Award. The acceptance of the award on behalf of the Buddhist community establishes Master Samantha's recognition among the general public.