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What Is the Medicine King Bodhisattva?
The Medicine King, known in Sanskrit as Bhaiṣajya-rāja (transliterated into Chinese as Bìshìshèluórě), is a bodhisattva who dispenses remedies to relieve beings of suffering in both body and mind. He is one of the twenty-five bodhisattva...
ReadWho Is Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva?
Mahāsthāmaprāpta is the Chinese semantic translation of the Sanskrit Mahās-thāmaprāpta, with the phonetic rendering "Mohe Nabo".
ReadMaster Sheng Xu: A Brief Biography
Master Sheng Xu, whose Dharma name is Mingsheng, is a member of the Zhuang ethnic group from Guangxi, born in 1986. He centers his practice on Pure Land Buddha recitation, and lives out the vow to “embody the Buddha’s great compassion an...
ReadIntroduction to Venerable Yin Liang
Venerable Yin Liang was born in Tianjin in 1974. His dharma name is Tianji, his courtesy name is Yin Liang, and he is also known by the alias Abbot of Lanshan Studio. He serves as the abbot of Tianjin Leshan Miaoju Monastery and Wuyi Mou...
ReadMaster Gangxiao: Shared Acceptance in Buddhist Logic
Gang Xiao
ReadMaster Gangxiao: On the Branches of Buddhist Logic
Gang Xiao
ReadGuanyin Bodhisattva's Fourteen Kinds of Fearlessness
【World-Honored One! Through this hearing-refined, hearing-cultivated vajra samādhi and its unconditioned wondrous power, I share the same grief and longing for joy as all sentient beings across the six realms, ten directions, and three t...
ReadVenerable Master Yicheng: A Brief Biography
Venerable Master Yicheng (1926 – December 21, 2017), lay surname Zhou, given name Yunsheng, was a native of Wangcheng, Hunan. He lived to the age of 91, and following his cremation, more than 600 sacred relics (śarīra) were recovered. Ma...
ReadOnce Across, Let Go of the Raft; Not Yet Across, You Still Need the Boat
Verse One: Given to His Students
ReadWhy We Often Feel Lonely
Why Do We Often Feel Lonely?
ReadA Brief Introduction to Master Mingzhe
Elder Mingzhe, courtesy name Rijing, secular name Zhang Yuxiang, monastic name Yunxiang, was born in March 1925 in Jining, Shandong Province. He began studying at a private school at the age of seven, practicing vegetarianism and learnin...
ReadInvesting in Solitude
Selected from: Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche's Not for Happiness
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