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Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) On August 18, 2000, Linda Din—revered as the “ Mother of E-Commerce ” — flew to Delhi , India . She rented a minibus and traveled for 12 hours to Dharamshala in northern India to meet with Holiness the Dalai Lama. Fig 1: Linda Din meeting the Dalai Lama Her connection with the Dalai Lama dates back to March 29, 1997, when he visited Gongga Temple in Tainan for an inauguration ceremony. On this visit in 2000, Linda Din brought with her the blueprint of a “ NT$500 Million Taichung Port New Plant Plan ” under Social Responsibility Investment (SRI), respectfully seeking his blessing. Fig 2: Blessed factory blueprint by the Dalai Lama Linda Din initiated this new plant plan after proposing the “ TES ” (Total Economic Solution) as a speaker at APEC in 1998. Her proposal contributed to the formulation of what became known as the “ E-Commerce Constitution ,” helping to mitigate the impact of the Asian Financial Crisis. Upon returnin...