Practice
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Eliminating Great False Speech
"You teach the people of the world to cultivate samadhi, and afterwards to further eliminate all major false speech. This is known as the fourth decisive, clear instruction on purity given by the Tathagata and the past World-Honored Ones."
ReadAvici Hell's Fivefold Endlessness
["There are five karmic conditions that account for its name 'Avici' (Uninterrupted)."]
ReadIn Mahayana Buddhism, All Karma Is Unfixed
Some people raise a doubt: those who have committed evil deeds their entire lives, such as the beings reborn in the three lower grades of the Pure Land (all of whom are evil-doers)—why are such beings able to be reborn there? This is a q...
ReadWhy We Should Treat Enemies and Loved Ones Equally
Consider our present cycle of life and death. Even if a human lifespan were to last a hundred years, a single day in the Heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings is equivalent to fifty human years, and a single day in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven eq...
ReadUnimmeasurable Light, Unbounded Light, Unobstructed Light, Incomparable Light, Blazing King Light
We should gain a deep, clear understanding of the Twelve Light Tathagatas. In truth, Amitabha Buddha possesses immeasurable light, which serves as the vehicle carrying the power of his forty-eight great vows. This light arises from his D...
ReadValue Time and Never Waste It: Cultivate Pure Karma at Every Moment
Our practice of the Pure Land path is aimed directly at attaining Buddhahood. We do not stop midway at the phantom city, nor do we seek to realize the partial nirvana of the Sravakas. If we were to set aside Buddha recitation, abandon th...
ReadThe Types of the Three Jewels
The classifications of the Three Jewels have varied greatly throughout history, but broadly speaking, they all arise from differences between the phenomenal and the noumenal. For now, let us divide them into two main categories.
ReadThe Benefits of Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels Are Truly Too Many to Count
The benefits of taking refuge in the Three Jewels are truly countless. One can gain happiness in this present life, happiness in future lives, and ultimately attain the supreme peace of Nirvana. Summarized, there are roughly eight such b...
ReadWhy We Should Stay Away from People in Power
What is meant by the Bodhisattva-mahāsattva's "grounds for association"? A Bodhisattva-mahāsattva does not associate with kings, princes, ministers, or officials.
ReadDo Not Seek the Pleasures of the Five Desires
The untainted pure mind is also rooted in this wisdom of emptiness, as we explained earlier.
ReadPrerequisite for Every Sentient Being to Attain Liberation
It was only when the Brahmin woman found herself in the hell realm that she came to realize: not only was her mother in this present life her own mother, but every being suffering in hell was also her mother across countless past lifetim...
ReadThe Nature and Function of Ordination
In Buddhism, those who renounce the household life are divided into five categories: śrāmaṇera, śrāmaṇerikā, śikṣamāṇā, bhikṣu, and bhikṣuṇī. These five—also known as the five ranks or five classes—are defined as follows: a male who has ...
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