Pure Land Buddhism
Amitābha
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After countless eons of effort, his boundless willpower finally enabled him to create the most ideal world in the universe—the Western Sukhavati. From then on, he became Amitabha Buddha, praised by all the Buddhas of the ten directions. Sentient beings attain the Western Pure Land of Supreme Bliss through the single-minded repetition of his name. In the Western Pure Land of Supreme Bliss, there are no evil realms, and one encounters great Bodhisattvas such as Avalokiteshvara, Mahasthamaprapta, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra. One can hear and receive the Dharma and enjoy an endless lifespan. One can also know the thoughts and destinies of other beings in various places and gain wisdom equal to that of the Buddha.
阿彌陀佛
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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.
Buddhism views loneliness as an illusion stemming from the false belief in a permanent, separate self. Rather than a permanent defect, it is seen as a passing mental state and a form of dukkha (suffering) caused by an attachment to external validation.
In Chinese Buddhist and Taoist folklore, the City of the Wrongfully Dead (冤魂城, Yuanhun Cheng) is the place where souls who died unjustly (such as by murder, false accusation, or suicide) are said to reside until their grievances are resolved.
Śūnyatā (Sanskrit) or Emptiness is a central Buddhist concept that means all things lack a permanent, independent, or inherent existence. It does not mean nothingness or non-existence. Rather, it means things only exist in relation to other causes, conditions, and ever-changing parts.
Buddhism is fundamentally simple—its core teachings boil down to ethical living, mindfulness, and understanding the nature of suffering to find peace. However, it often appears complex because it has evolved over 2,500 years, absorbing different cultural philosophies and offering vast, detailed maps of the human mind to accommodate different types...
Master Empty Cloud's teaching on Chan mediation
The Venerable Master Guangqin taught that great Bodhisattvas (such as Guanyin and Manjushri) achieved enlightenment through kitchen asceticism, where grinding, unglamorous tasks build merit and compassion. The monastery kitchen, known as the "Daliao," turns ordinary chores into profound spiritual practice by helping monks eliminate ego and cherish...
To face regret, Venerable Master Hsuan Hua taught that you must use your true mind to sincerely acknowledge and correct your mistakes. Instead of dwelling in guilt or hiding your faults, you must completely let go of the past, resolve to do good, and actively move forward with a renewed spirit.
From a Buddhist perspective, what happens after falling in love and getting married is a transition from the intoxication of romance to a structured, domestic life that provides a, "supportive, affectionate, and stable environment" for spiritual practice, rather than just sensual indulgence. The focus shifts toward commitment, mutual care, and the...
Practicing Buddhism can resolve desires at their root, rather than "castrating" or suppressing them.
This is a profound topic that combines psychology (Freud's "id" and "symbolic castration") and Buddhist practice (the teachings of Master Hsuan Hua).Let's break down your question: Symbolic castration: This refers to the process of socialization where an individual, to adapt to norms, restricts or castrates their primal desires (id).Adapting to the...
A wormhole is a theoretically existing passage in modern physics that connects "distant spacetime." In Buddhist teachings, it is often used to metaphorically describe or explain the inconceivable "supernatural powers," "mental power," and "pure lands" in Buddhist doctrine. Some scholars and Buddhist practitioners believe that descriptions in...
The perception that "the quality of monks in the Dharma-ending Age is too low" is a prophetic phenomenon within Buddhist doctrine and historical perspective, but it also has different interpretations. The following analysis is based on Buddhist viewpoints:
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
