Dennis J. Tang and Alice Shu-Ling Tang - Page 4

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          introduced to Taoism by a schoolmate, Yao Min Ting.3  Yao Min               
          Ting served as petitioner's Taoism master.  A Taoism master is an           
          individual who teaches the principles of Taoism to those who do             
          not yet know them.  One of the beliefs of Taoism requires that              
          its adherents teach other people who are receptive to the                   
          religion and its spiritual rules.  Taoism promotes the belief               
          that, in teaching others, a person's own life will be improved.             
          In accordance with this custom, petitioner taught Taoism to                 
          others.  However, petitioner testified that he did not require              
          those whom he taught to pay him for their lessons.                          
               In 1987, petitioner placed an advertisement in the Chinese             
          Daily News, a Chinese language newspaper.  The advertisement                
          appeared approximately five times from 1987 through 1991.  The              
          advertisement was printed in Chinese.  Petitioners' California              
          phone number was printed on the advertisement.  The advertisement           
          was placed on a page with several other advertisements, including           
          at least two ads for Chinese restaurants and two for other                  
          companies.  Petitioners submitted a translation of the advertise-           
          ment.  Respondent submitted her own translation of the advertise-           
          ment that differed from petitioners'.4  The title of the adver-             
          tisement is "The Way to Life Energy".  The advertisement begins             


          3Petitioner refers to Yao Min Ting also as Ting Yao Min.  We                
          believe that they are the same person.                                      
          4We have attempted to reconcile these translations where                    
          possible.                                                                   




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