Pure Land Buddhism
In a degenerate age, a simple Buddhist practice that anyone could resort to for enlightenment: devotion to Amitābha Buddha as expressed in the nembutsu. Thanks to Amitābha's compassion, beings are born in the Pure Land (Sukhāvatī in Sanskrit) where they can achieve enlightenment more easily.
Buddhismus des reinen Landes
In einem degenerierten Zeitalter, eine einfache buddhistische Praxis, auf die jeder zur Erleuchtung zurückgreifen kann: Hingabe an Amitābha Buddha, wie im Nembutsu ausgedrückt. Dank Amitābhas Mitgefühl werden Wesen im Reinen Land (Sukhavatī auf Sanskrit) geboren, wo sie leichter Erleuchtung erlangen können.
Some people may ask, "Reciting the Bodhisattva's name can eliminate sins and alleviate suffering. I believe this, but why can it also help us "enlighten our mind and see our true nature"?
A Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Taught by Teacher Nan Huai-Chin
Emperor Wu of Liang then asked, "What merits can monks and Taoists who don't observe the fasting and precepts gain from reciting Buddhist scriptures?"
Many people who come to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas to become monks do so voluntarily, without anyone forcing them to do so. Whether they are Americans or Chinese, they all want to become monks on their own initiative and have requested many times before being allowed to do so. The same is true for converts. Those who...
Buddhist term: Three Pure Meats
Translation into Chinese by Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva of Yao Qin Dynasty.
Excerpted from "Recollections of Shadows and Dust" by Master Tanxu
You should pay special attention to every sentence of the "Shurangama Mantra" and do not treat it as an ordinary matter. It is a wonderful Dharma that is difficult to encounter in hundreds of thousands of kalpas. You may think that many people in the world explain the "Shurangama Mantra", but in fact, no one is explaining it.
Buddhism believes that the replacement for emotions is aspiration. Aspiration is like setting a goal. "Emotions" are the main triggers for action; similarly, "setting goals" is also a trigger for action. Different emotions determine different rebirth destinations; similarly, different aspirations (such as the aspiration to go to the realm of...
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Lecture by Master Mèng-cen
Especially in the Dharma-ending Age, there are quite a lot of evil ghosts and gods around us. Even those who show mercy do good, when they are dying, hundreds and thousands of ghosts and gods will come and disturb you, change into your relatives, lead you to fall, not to mention those who do evil.
臨終時身不由己,鬼神引你入惡道
cut off eating five pungent rootsA person in Bodhicitta should never eat these five pungent roots (Welsh onion, Garlic, Garlic chive, scallion, Onion). This is the first step of gradual practice.
A person in Bodhicitta should never eat these five pungent roots (Welsh onion, Garlic, Garlic chive, scallion, Onion). This is the first step of gradual practice.
-The Surangama Sutra volume 8
Guānyīn Bodhisattva
Guānyīn Bodhisattva, the pure and undefiled sage. In times of suffering, agony, danger, and death. When you are at the point of utmost suffering, when you are going through pain and suffering, at the peak of anxiety, or when you are about to encounter any danger, when you are about to die, when there is a disaster, this is something that can be relied upon, something you can rely on, something that serves as your protector, you can rely on it, it protects you, he can protect you, you can serrender your body, mind and life entirely to Guānyīn Bodhisattva. Guānyīn Bodhisattva will certinly help you, certinly protect you.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
If you see Pratītyasamutpāda (dependent arising), you can see the Buddha.
People who hear this Dharma, they would have all achieved the Buddhahood. Bhagavān in future, whose number is beyond enumeration.
-Lotus Sutra volume 1
Lotus Sutra Ch.26 Dhāraṇī
Lecture by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Some people can't read, how do they adhiṣṭhāna this Lotus Sutra?
Chant "Namo Lotus Sutra" concentratedly, read the name of the sutra only, is the same as reading the whole of the sutra. Because you can't read, and this is a way. Another way is that you can ask someone to help you adhiṣṭhāna it, ask someone to read it for you, ask someone to explain it for you, and ask someone to write it for you.
大乘妙法蓮華經淺釋
陀羅尼品第二十六https://www.drbachinese.org/online_reading/sutra_explanation/Lotus/Lotus_26.htm
