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.
How should I interact with the Bodhisattva?
According to Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, understanding and overcoming the harm inflicted by biological parents involves transcending the cycle of karmic debt, practicing radical forgiveness, and taking personal responsibility for your own mind.Master Hsuan Hua's teachings on navigating this difficult family dynamic include:Understanding Karmic...
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua taught that malicious verbal attacks are valuable "Good Advisors". Rather than retaliating, practitioners should view insults as tests and opportunities to eradicate karmic obstacles, practice profound patience, and maintain the Buddhist principles of non-contention and universal compassion.The Master's core teachings on...
The pursuit of "truth, goodness, and beauty" is a virtue in the world, but if one falls into "opposition, attachment, or self-attachment," one will deviate from the teachings of Buddhism. This is not simply the work of Mara, but rather the result of one's own ignorance, which creates the "inner Mara's attachment to external appearances." According...
We should emulate the actions of all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and saints of the past, and resolutely correct our past mistakes and not follow our bad habits.
Yes, this aligns precisely with the teachings of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua and traditional Mahayana Buddhist commentaries, such as those on the Ksitigarbha Sutra (Earth Store Sutra).
Praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva is entirely about sincerity and compassion rather than rigid rituals.
Praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva is entirely about sincerity and compassion rather than rigid rituals. The essence of connecting with Guanyin lies in a pure heart, and you can easily practice devotion at home or any quiet space without an elaborate altar.The core of Guanyin practice focuses on accessibility and can be broken down into these simple,...
Your statement perfectly summarizes the core spirit of the Buddha's teachings. Buddhism is notably distinct from faiths that rely on exclusive revelations or hidden dogmas. The Dharma—the truth of reality and the path to liberation—is described in the Pali Canon as something that "shines openly, not in secret".
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.
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
