Exquisite, extraordinary manifestations of Buddhist expression

The evolution of the Buddhist stupa

The role of Bodhichitta in Pure Land practice   Referring to Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow, Master Shandao identified Name-recitation to be the karma of assurance of rebirth.

In the main hall of an elegant Pure Land Buddhist temple called Joruri-ji near the city of Nara in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, a row of nine gilded wood figures of the Buddha Amida (Skt. Amitabha) have s