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What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the 48 Great Vows?
The story of Amitabha’s final mortal life
Uploaded 26 Jul 2021
Capturing the Core Essence of the Shandao Lineage’s Pure Land Teachings
A summary of the core teaching of pristine Pure Land
Uploaded 13 Apr 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part Two: Determinant Deep Faith in the Buddha’s Teachings
How the the first component of deep faith relates to sentient beings' salvation
Uploaded 24 Mar 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Five
Alan Kwan continues his explanation of the Sincere Mind in Pure Land
Uploaded 17 Feb 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Four
Exploring the threefold karma of verbal, physical, and mental acts
Uploaded 27 Jan 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Three
How can practitioners receive Amitabha Buddha's real merits and virtues?
Uploaded 13 Jan 2017
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Two
How Amitabha's enlightenment benefits all sentient beings
Uploaded 16 Dec 2016
Faith and Practice in Pure Land Buddhism, as Taught by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva
Putting faith in its correct context in Pure Land Buddhism
Uploaded 2 Sep 2016
A Comparison of the Two Ways of Seeing Amitabha Buddha and Attaining Rebirth in His Pure Land
An enquiry into Buddha-contemplation and Buddha-recitation
Uploaded 2 Oct 2015
“Gleanings in Buddha-Fields”: Pure Land Buddhism in Tibet
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
Uploaded 24 Apr 2015
Reuniting with Infinite Light: Master Huijing’s "What Kind of Buddha Is Amitabha?"
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
Uploaded 12 Sep 2014
“Seed” of Virtue Necessary for Rebirth in the Land of Bliss
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
Uploaded 15 Aug 2014
The Nature of the Land of Bliss
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
Uploaded 8 Aug 2014
Namo Buddha Mountain: Walking in the Bodhisattva's Path in Nepal
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
Uploaded 23 Jun 2014
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