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Offering Vegetarian Meals to Monks on Behalf of the Deceased
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva further told the elder that, for beings burdened with such karmic offenses, there remains one more way their family members can help them after their passing: offering vegetarian meals on their behalf. Offering ve...
ReadHow Is the Identity of Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis Established?
Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis must certainly uphold the precepts of Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis. However, among the seven Buddhas of the past, the first three—Vipashyin, Shikhin, and Vishvabhu—did not codify or expound the precepts, yet they too h...
ReadAlthough the Sin of Breaking Precepts Is Eradicated Through Sign-Based Repentance, Its Inherent Worldly Karmic Offense Still Remains
Master Ouyi stated, “Although the sin of breaking precepts is eradicated through sign-based repentance, preventing one from falling into the three evil paths, its inherent worldly karmic offense still persists. Even after repentance, thi...
ReadThe Venerable Monk Respected Even by the King of Hell — Master Yongming Yanshou
Yongming Yanshou Chan Master is recognized as the 6th Patriarch of the Pure Land school. He lived in the late Tang and Five Dynasties era, a period of flourishing Buddhist practice in China. It is worth noting that six of the 13 Pure Lan...
ReadBringing Out the Mind of Renunciation
Master Long Shu was truly compassionate and deeply earnest, expounding on this point again and again from every angle. His sole purpose was to awaken within us a profound weariness of this Sahā world and a longing for the Land of Ultimat...
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