The story of Amitabha’s final mortal life

A summary of the core teaching of pristine Pure Land

How the the first component of deep faith relates to sentient beings' salvation

Alan Kwan continues his explanation of the Sincere Mind in Pure Land

Exploring the threefold karma of verbal, physical, and mental acts

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

How Amitabha's enlightenment benefits all sentient beings

Putting faith in its correct context in Pure Land Buddhism

An enquiry into Buddha-contemplation and Buddha-recitation

The origins of “Pure Land Buddhism,” or more precisely, “the Buddhism of Pure Lands,” can be traced to the developmental stages of the Mahayana tradition. It bears both Indian

Fourteen years ago, José Cabezón argued brilliantly that “theology” should no longer be a dirty word in Buddhism (despite being derived from the Greek word theos, or “God”). He proposed that Buddhist

A Brief History of the Formation of the Land of Bliss   According to the Infinite Life Sutra, in the era of Lokeshvararaja Tathagata, there was once a king who left his royal family and became

Two Kinds of Nature As a Pure Land, the nature of the Land of Bliss is pure in every sense of the word. As declared by Master Tanluan, purity is its overall nature, because th

Nepal is one of the most sought after destinations whether for pilgrimage or tourism. In February 2012, when I was studying at the University of Pune in India, staff from the Department of Pali arrang