Ordaining in the Mahayana tradition as a Vajrayana practitioner

How the life of Dao'an reflects the transmission of Buddhism to China

Rebirth in the Land of Bliss through Amitabha-recitation

Insights into overcoming karmic circumstances to attain rebirth in Amitabha's Pure Land

Practitioners following the Path of the Great Vow in Pure Land Buddhism as classified by Master Shandao take exclusive Amitabha-invocation as their main practice. By exclusively practicing Amitabha-re

The Two Paths in Pure Land Buddhism   Practitioners who have studied the Shandao tradition of pristine Pure Land Buddhism will in all probability possess an extensive knowledge of the Pure Land t

“The bowl may be overturned for a lay follower endowed with (any of) eight qualities: He/she strives for the monks' material loss, strives for the monks’ detriment, strives for the monks' non-residenc