Pure Land Buddhism
Amitābha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit%C4%81bha
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
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E5%BC%A5%E9%99%80%E4%BD%9B
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.
According to Buddhist theory and the teachings of Master Hsuan Hua, the core reason why we are able to be "human beings" now is that we "observed the five precepts and cultivated the ten virtues" in our past lives (that is, what you call being "well-behaved" and following the rules), and not necessarily everyone has been exposed to Buddhism in...
In Buddhism, the mind is indeed extremely vast, considered to transcend time, space, and all forms. The phrase "returning to emptiness," often used by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, is a profound metaphor in Buddhist practice. It doesn't mean the body actually flies into space or becomes nothingness, but rather describes a state of mental awakening...
According to Master Hsuan Hua's philosophy on spreading Buddhism and his teachings to young people, the key to enabling young people in their 20s to enjoy their youth while learning Buddhism lies in breaking the stereotype that "learning Buddhism is only for the elderly" and integrating Buddhism into their daily lives, studies, and interpersonal...
The following is a classic excerpt from the first volume of the *Śūraṅgama Sūtra* regarding the "Seven Inquiries into the Mind" (the Buddha dispelling Ānanda's erroneous attachment to the mind):
Yes, Buddhist monastics traditional abstain from eating solid food after noon, and Venerable Master Hsuan Hua famously emphasized that reducing food intake directly minimizes sleepiness and desire.Throughout his life, Master Hsuan Hua strictly upheld the practices of taking only one meal a day at midday and never lying down to sleep at night...
This statement is true and perfectly aligns with Master Hsuan Hua's explanation of the psychological and physiological mechanisms of beings in the Desire Realm. Master Hsuan Hua explicitly cited the proverb, "When one is well-fed and warm, one thinks of 'lust'; when one is hungry and cold, one has thoughts of theft," to explain this phenomenon....
You can translate the teachings of the masters into the following concrete modern lifestyle attitudes:
Buddhism says that sentient beings have lost their unborn and undying true nature (Buddha-nature). What does this mean?
Studying Buddhism is fundamentally different from high school secular studies in both its "essence" and "purpose." Studying Buddhism in middle age is a process of spiritual subtraction and awareness, not a cramming of knowledge. It is recommended that you do not schedule your courses too intensively.
Contemporary Buddhists—particularly within the Chinese Mahayana tradition and disciples of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association—revere and study the Surangama Sutra, though its immense length and profound philosophical complexity make it an intensive study text rather than light reading.Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's PerspectiveThe Touchstone of the...
True security doesn't come from seeking comfort and ease externally, but from achieving true inner peace and freedom through genuine spiritual practice and the elimination of greed, anger, and ignorance. From the perspective of Buddhism and the teachings of Master Hsuan Hua, the "security" people pursue is often built on attachment to external...
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
