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Formlessness and Fundamental Nature: The <i>Prajnaparamita Sutras</i>
The consciousness of ultimate truth
Uploaded 31 May 2018
The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Sharing pristine Pure Land with Western cultures
Uploaded 28 Dec 2016
Amitabha’s Name is the Essence of the Pure Land Teachings
Understanding the power of Amitabha-invocation
Uploaded 24 Jun 2016
Amitabha-invocation Should Not Be Mixed With Other Buddha-invocations
Just one Buddha, instead of all Buddhas   We have previously discussed why, in order to ensure rebirth in the Land of Bliss, Pure Land practitioners should not mix Amitabha-recitation with othe
Uploaded 20 Mar 2015
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
Master Tanluan on the Primal Vow: Should we recite Amitabha’s name ten times?
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
Uploaded 15 Apr 2014
Two Buddhas, Two Teachings: Differences in Practice
Editor's note: “Teachings of Amitabha Buddha” is an inspiring column about the vital spiritual matters of Pure Land Buddhism – from its history, philosophy, and practice to its scriptures and their ex
Uploaded 2 Nov 2013
Two Buddhas, Two Teachings: Differences in Methods
Editor's note: “Teachings of Amitabha Buddha” is an inspiring column about the vital spiritual matters of Pure Land Buddhism – from its history, philosophy, and practice to its scriptures and their ex
Uploaded 1 Oct 2013
Encountering Amitabha’s Compassion: Sources of reference material for studying Pure Land teaching
The first article in Alan Kwan's Pure Land column!
Uploaded 8 Aug 2013
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 1
In this two-part column series, we will visit the philosophical nuances and tensions in the thought of Shantideva, an important Indo-Tibetan philosopher (circa 8th century CE). To understand Shantidev
Uploaded 10 Jun 2013
The Bodhisattva Career in Shantideva: Part 2
Wisdom and Means, Emptiness and Compassion: Philosophical Problems   In this column’s first segment, we explored how Shantideva’s idea of compassion, noble as it was, led to some very interesting q
Uploaded 10 Jun 2013
Promoting Buddhism through culture and the arts
The experience of art often fulfills yearnings similar to the inspiration offered by religion. One more profound relationship between art and religion has historically been how it acts as a vehicle fo
Uploaded 6 May 2013
‘Detachment’ in Vairāgyaśataka of Bhartṛhari: Where Buddhist and Brahmanic Ideas Concord
Editor's note: This article was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 9, September 2008.   01. Prologue Indicating the vedāntic tone in the śataka 
Uploaded 23 Apr 2013
Nāgārjuna’s Śūnyatā Doctrine As Seen the MMK
Editor's note: This poem was first published in the now-retired Bodhi Journal, Issue 8, June 2008. It is a general assumption of the most scholars that the Emptiness Theory of Nāgārjuna is a kind of r
Uploaded 22 Apr 2013
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