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Chanting at a Discount
A son who had lost his father went to the temple to ask Chan Master Foguang to chant sutras for his father’s liberation. The Master prepared offerings of incense, flowers, and vegetarian fruits, then began chanting sutras for the departed.
ReadMaster Yinhai: Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) and Pure Land (Part 2)
Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) and Pure Land (Part 2)
ReadMaster Yinhai: Yogācara and the Pure Land (1)
Yogācara and the Pure Land (1) — By Master Yinhai
ReadWhy Chanting the Shurangama Mantra Can Purify Karmic Obstacles and Eradicate the Most Heinous Offenses
purifying karmic obstacles.
ReadMind-Only Pure Land Does Not Mean You Shouldn't Seek Rebirth in the Pure Land
What does "mind-only Pure Land" mean? A person who has genuinely realized emptiness still feels an ardent longing to be reborn in the Pure Land. He knows full well that the Saha world is empty, yet he holds a deep aversion to it.
ReadSingle-Mindedly Reciting the Name of Myriad Virtues, Aspiring for Rebirth in the Pure Land
How do we put this bodhicitta into practice so it can be fully perfected? The following line holds the answer: “Single-mindedly recite Amitabha’s name of myriad virtues, aspiring for rebirth in the Pure Land.” It teaches us that the only...
ReadAmitabha Buddha's Vow That All Buddhas Proclaim and Praise His Name
when I become a Buddha, the countless Buddhas throughout the worlds of the ten directions — countless as the sands of the Ganges — shall all proclaim and praise the merit of my name. If this vow is not fulfilled, I shall never attain Bud...
ReadThe Suffering of the Sahā World and the Joy of the Pure Land
In our world, the eight sufferings converge to torment us. Looking at them one by one, we can see why the Pure Land is free of all suffering and filled only with joy. Here we have the three sufferings, the eight sufferings, 108 suffering...
ReadSeeing Amitabha Buddha Is Equal to Seeing All Buddhas Across the Ten Directions
Pratyutpanna Samādhi means the state in which all Buddhas appear directly before us in the present moment. The practice centers on walking meditation for periods of one, seven, or up to ninety days, during which practitioners remain stan...
ReadMaster Sheng'an, the 11th Patriarch of the Pure Land School — "I Depart Now, I Shall Return; Meet Again Through Reciting the Buddha's Name"
The 14th day of the fourth lunar month marks the memorial day of Master Sheng’an, the 11th Patriarch of the Pure Land (Lianzong) School. Though the patriarch’s time in the world was brief—only 49 years—his earnest compassion and teaching...
ReadMaster Chushi Fanqi and His West Studio Pure Land Poems
In the history of our Pure Land tradition, there is one ancestral master we would do well to remember. Though he is not formally counted among the Pure Land patriarchs, he was a Chan master with a deep karmic affinity for Pure Land pract...
ReadAll Ten Directions Have Pure Lands—Why Is Only the Western Pure Land Singled Out for Praise?
The Pure Land path is a teaching that is extraordinarily difficult to believe. When sentient beings first encounter this Dharma gate, all kinds of doubts arise for them. For generations, patriarchs and revered masters of the Pure Land tr...
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