浴佛偈 我今灌沐诸如来， 净智庄严功德海。 五浊众生离尘垢， 同证如来净法身。 Verse For Bathing Buddhas As I now bathe all...
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How To Help The Deceased At Wakes Of Other Faiths
Question: As a Buddhist, when I attended a Christian funeral service, I noticed there...
How Did All Buddhas Attain Buddhahood? 诸佛如何成佛？
Question: How did all Buddhas attain Buddhahood? Answer: The answer is clear in this...
How Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva Urged Practice Of Niànfó 文殊菩萨如何劝修念佛法门
净土宗四祖法照大师与文殊菩萨见闻记How The Pure Land Tradition’s Fourth Patriarch Great Master...
Can Non-Believers Reach Pure Land?
Question: If I do not really believe in Pure Land, can I still practise, just in case...
Why Must Pure Land Teachings Be Mastered First? 为何必须先学好净土法门？
‘末世众生，欲了生死，非仗佛力，决难如愿。 ‘[This] Dharma-Ending Age’s sentient beings...
30 Misconceptions Of So-Called ‘Pristine’ Pure Land...
There are some who claim to teach so-called ‘pristine’ Pure Land Buddhism, of the so...
Is Great Master Shandao The Only Pure Land Patriarch...
大安法师（东林寺方丈）于成都大慈寺（庚寅年五月） Dharma Master Da’an (Abbot of Donglin Monastery) at...
7 Pure Land Questions With Answers
Question[1]: Should we prepare to reach Pure Land only when older, above a certain age...
Why Should Niànfó Be Without Visualisation? 为何念佛时不观佛？
Question: Is it recommended to just chant Amituofo’s name, without any...
Is Visualisation A Must In Pure Land Practice?
Question: Is it a must to practise any of the contemplations that involve...
Verse On Buddha’s Words & Patriarchs’ Teachings...
依本师所说， 依祖师所解， 依佛言祖语， 依法不依人。 Rely on what our fundamental teacher Sakyamuni Buddha...
Should I Chant Many Mantras?
Question: Some teach many mantras for practice in everyday life for various purposes...
All Three Provisions Are Essential 三资粮必具足
信愿行， 如鼎三足， 缺一则蹶。 净土宗十三祖印光大师 Faith, Aspiration and Practice are like a cauldron’s...
How To Have Efficacious Practice? 如何修法则灵？
心若至诚， 法法皆灵。 心不至诚， 法法不灵。 净土宗十三祖印光大师 If the mind is utmost sincere, all Dharma doors are...
How Soon Can I Return From Pure Land To Console Others?
Question: How quickly can I return from Amituofo’s Pure Land if I wish to swiftly...
[1] Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition’s First...
出家法名：释慧远（大师） 地位：净土宗初祖 俗名：贾慧远 出生地：雁门郡楼烦县（今山西原平大芳乡茹岳村） 出生年：334 往生年：416...
A Funeral Reflection 丧礼感叹篇
那晚到一位同修亲人的丧礼结缘念佛去，虽然不是第一次，但看了蛮感叹的。真的不晓得为什么简单的仪式人们总爱复杂化。应该纯佛教的丧礼参杂了民间和道教的仪式。或许人们觉得佛教的丧礼太...
Namo Guanshiyin Pusa (1) 南无观世音菩萨 (1)
念念勿生疑， 观世音净圣， 于苦恼死厄， 能为作依怙。 《观世音菩萨普门品》 Thought after thought, do not give rise to...
How To Resolve ‘Strange’ Sensations With Nianfo
Question: Is it normal to experience some bodily sensations after Nianfo (practice of...