《弥陀经》言， 若人念佛， 临命终时， 必生彼国。 [The] Amitā[bha] Sūtra says, [that] if one [is...
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Are You Drunk When Living & Dreaming When Dying...
醉生梦死 Drunk [When] Living [And] Dreaming [When] Dying 「醉生梦死」，恒言也，实至言也。 [Being]...
Who Is More Foolish? 谁更愚痴? Most Foolish Of The Foolish 愚之愚
愚之愚 [Most] Foolish [Of The] Foolish 世人以不识字、不解事为愚， Common people consider [those]...
Why Is It Difficult To Be True Practitioners? 为何难成真道人？True...
真道人难 True Practitioners’ Difficulties 凡人造业者百，而为善者一二。 [Of] those ordinary humans...
How To Eliminate Obstacles Completely? 如何圆满去障？Eliminating...
去障 Eliminating Obstacles 修行去障，亦有五等。 Cultivating practice [to] eliminate obstacles [or...
How Should We Face Wealth, Sex, Fame & Gain...
对境 Facing Situations 人对世间财色名利境界， Humans face worldly situations [of] wealth, sex, fame...
How To Cultivate Pure Karma? 如何修持净业？
所谓修净业者，唯在一心求生西方，不作此世来生一切人天福乐想耳。 That so-called cultivation [of] pure karma, [is to]...
How Our Minds, Eyes & Ears Are Kings, Ministers &...
心得 Insights Attained 以耳听受而得者，不如以目看读而得者之广也。 Those with ears listening [to] receive, so...
How Should Buddhists Regard Ghosts & Gods...
鬼神 Ghosts [And] Gods 或问：「有鬼神欤？无鬼神欤？」 If asked, ‘Are [there] ghosts [and] gods...
How To Have Unshakeable Aspiration For Birth In Pure Land...
以苦为乐 With Suffering As Joy 厕虫之在厕也，自犬羊视之不胜其苦，而厕虫不知苦，方以为乐也。 Of toilet worms in toilets...
Why Not Direct Energy For The Path? 何不把精力转于道上？Abandoning That...
弃舍所长 Abandoning That Good At 凡人资性所长，必著之不能舍。 Ordinary beings’ natural endowments...
What Should You Have Fond Delight Of? 应当好乐什么？Fond Delights 好乐
好乐 Fond Delights 人处世各有所好，亦各随所好以度日而终老，但清浊不同耳。 [Of] humans conducting [themselves in...
Aspiration Prayer For Offering Light To The Thus Come One Of...
弟子众等，今于阿弥陀佛圣像前（或佛前），至心顶礼、虔诚供灯，愿佛哀怜摄受。 I, disciple _____ [name] and all others, now...
Be Sincerely Diligent To Attain Your Vows 至心精进得所愿
今天农历四月十五日是卫塞节。南无本师释迦牟尼佛。Today, the 15th day of the 4th lunar month, is Vesak Day...
Verses On Departure From Suffering To Attain Bliss 离苦得乐偈
离苦得乐偈Verses On Departure From Suffering To Attain Bliss 功德力偈 ...
Four Same Great Vows 四同大愿
今天农历四月十四日是净土宗十一祖省庵大师的往生净土日。顶礼十一祖杭州梵天贤公大师。南无阿弥陀佛。 Today, the 14th day of the 4th lunar...
How The Three Lowest Grades Have Bodhicitta Too 下三品如何也有菩提心
下三品如何也有菩提心 How [The] Three Lowest Grades Have [The] Bodhi Mind Too...
Having Heard A Buddha’s Name Will Accomplish Buddhahood...
若有诸众生， 未发菩提心， 一得闻佛名， 决定成菩提。 If [there] are all sentient beings, yet [to] give rise [to...
Praise Of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva 地藏赞
地藏赞 地藏菩萨妙难伦，化现金容处处分。三途六道闻妙法，四生十类蒙慈恩。明珠照彻天堂路，金锡振开地狱门。累劫亲姻蒙接引，九莲台畔礼慈尊。...
The Meritorious Virtues Of Hearing Kṣitigarbha...
《地藏经》见闻利益品第十二（摘录） Kṣitigarbha Sūtra’s Chapter Twelve: Benefits [From] Seeing...