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Taiwan Ven. Shi-De, whose real name is Zhu Xiu-Ying, born in Taiwan in 1956. a Buddhist nun from Taiwan, graduated from the National University of Arts in Taiwan. Her pursuit of spiritual liberation was well expressed in her art works — brush painting, calligraphy, and seal carving.
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