Delving further into the Deep Mind's spiritual implications

A summary of the core teaching of pristine Pure Land

Insights into the Pure Land path

The difficulty of naming the nameless

Clarifying the causes of rebirth in the Pure Land

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

Many within Buddhism itself criticize the concept of ‘other-power’ (他力) or Buddha power, asserting that it is over-emphasized in Pure Land Buddhism. They might say, “How can one be reborn in the Pure

Behind the simple invocation of “Namo Amitabha Buddha” (nianfo) awaits the keys to Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Bliss (Sukhavati). According to Master Shandao (613 - 681), the recitation of this sextet o