How can practitioners receive Amitabha Buddha's real merits and virtues?

Why Master Shandao believes that no one can ever attain the Sincere Mind

The difficulty of naming the nameless

A flourishing of Buddhist compassion

A new paradigm for peace

Amitabha-recitation as an indicator of our faith in his deliverance

Taking mindfulness further . . .

“Receiving” the Buddha’s merits and virtues through Amitabha-recitation

Acquiring real and pure merit and virtue for rebirth in Amitabha’s Pure Land

Buddhists believe in the infinite value of every sentient life. Human beings, while not blessed with divine authority over other living creatures, are uniquely equipped to attain enlightenment and ach

“Uprooting all confusion from your mind, Stay with me here in rest and quiet. At this very moment the fear of death is full upon you; You are thinking, ‘Safety lies on the far side of the

Detail of the Buddha Amitabha with hands in the meditation gesture, Kotoku-in, Kamakura, Japan. 13th century, bronze. Photograph by Meher McArthur. The hand gestures, or mudra, assumed by figures o

Introduction   Theravᾱda Buddhism is widely recognized as a religion emphasizing personal salvation without any regard for social welfare. Therefore, it is named as the Hinayᾱna, which means a self-

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