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.
Lecture by Venerable Master Hsuan-Hua
Lecture by Venerable Master Hsuan-Hua
Cultivation must be contrary to secular trends. People in the world think that if I keep working hard for myself, I will get something. But to practice Taoism, the principle is just the opposite. When you learn to do things for others, and you don't want anything for yourself, at this time, you have achieved Taoism.
Lecture by Master Chan Yun(釋懺雲)
Have you ever made this wish while cooking?
2024-08-12
How do we train this mind and combine it? There are many examples in daily life. When many of our female Taoist friends are cooking in the kitchen, they are just doing stir-frying. How can they integrate it with Buddhism in their hearts? Can they be combined? What are you thinking about when cooking? Have you ever made a wish?...
One day, the Buddha is in the Solitary Garden of Sāvatthī State. The bhikkhus raised this question: "What kind of virtues did the sage Ānanda practice in his past lives, so that he can have such extraordinary results in this life: can memorize the subtle teachings preached by the Buddha, remember all the teachings and not miss a word?" So...
Because the Bodhisattva has accomplished eight kinds of dharma, he upa-pāduka from lotus flower in front of the Buddhas:
Listen to the sutra
2024-07-16
Lecture by Venerable Master Hsuan-Hua
Lecture by Master Mèng-cen
Especially in the Sad-dharma-vipralopa, 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
Avalokiteshvara
Avalokiteshvara, 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 Avalokiteshvara. Avalokiteshvara will certinly help you, certinly protect you.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
If you see Pratītyasamutpāda, 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