2016's SPECIAL ISSUE on Chinese Buddhism in different cultures and contexts!

Our conversation with Ven. Hin Hung on the future of Buddhism.

The author has spent many years in China as a ‘bridge builder’, that is, being a bridge between East and West and introducing Pure Land Buddhism to a Western audience. He has watched many people come

Many people come to meditation very troubled about how to do it successfully.  Many of you here want to learn meditation in the Chinese Pure Land tradition for the first time.   Many peopl

‘The benefits of meditation are two-fold,’ says Ajahn Brahmali, a Buddhist monk of over 11 years standing, a resident of the Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery in Western Australia. ‘The

It is a very common and reasonable question for those coming to Pure Land Buddhism for the first time to ask: “Who is Amida Buddha?” The Infinite Life Sutra tells us that Amida Buddha had

The temple cook is stoking the fire with dried branches of bamboo while the venerable Zhi Chang peels turnips over an old stone sink. It is my task today to chop up the ginger and coriander then clean

I first came across Pure Land Buddhism about five years ago, during a chance meeting of a Buddhist monk in Shanghai China. I had at that stage of my life reached a depth of despair after a relati

When I first committed myself to the Pure Land method, I too found many concepts challenging, none the least the practice of continually reciting, breathing and meditating on the Buddha’s name.

One of the main discussions around Pure Land Buddhism is that of Other Power versus Self Power. Indeed one of the major criticisms of Pure Land Buddhism is its emphasis on the power of Amitabha Buddha

The night was promising to be long as the first. Autumn frosts where setting on the ground amid the evening mist. We had huddled in the temple with blankets and oil lamps for a full night meditat

It is a very common and reasonable question for those coming to Pure Land Buddhism for the first time to ask: “Who is Amitabha Buddha?” The Infinite Life Sutra tells us that Amitabha Buddh

Fear is the air we breathe. We subscribe to religions that exploit our dread of death.  We do business in an economy of fear as we worry about losing competition with the other competitors driven by c

The night was promising to be long as the first. Autumn frosts where setting on the ground amid the evening mist. We had huddled in the temple with blankets and oil lamps for a full night meditation a