A 阿 (Ah) = Without 无 Mita 弥陀 (Mi Tuo) = Measure 量 A + Mita = Amita 阿弥陀 (Amituo) =...
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Is She Ready To Reach Pure Land?
Question: Someone I know recently spends a lot of time chanting. She says she is tired...
Are You Ready to Depart? (And Let Your Loved Ones Depart?)
Reflection on the Attachment Game: Are You Ready to Depart Imagine you are facing a...
Some ‘Shaolin’ Showdown! (Starring ‘Amituofo’)
As usual, reflective of the prevalent Chinese Buddhist custom, the monks in the movie...
Is The Name Of Amituofo Arbitrary?
Question: In the Pure Land tradition, the most common key practice is faithful single...
Chanting With Utmost Sincerity, Single-mindedness & Whole...
Chant each chant of Amituofo as if it is your first ever (in all your lives passed)...
Amituofo’s Pure Land Is For Us
Amituofo’s Pure Land was created out of his perfect compassion and wisdom, for...
Can Animals Reach Pure Land?
Question: Can animals reach Pure Land? Answer: As in the the case for humans and all...
How Do I Practise Buddha Mindfulness When I Have Grief?
Question: As I’m estranged from my family due to some past conflicts, I find it...
Is Practice of Buddha Mindfulness Tiring Or Meaningless?
Question: We are taught that we should nianfo (practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s...
The Mark of Faith (in the Pure Land Teachings)
The Mark of Faith (in the Pure Land Teachings) Below is an excerpt from ‘The...
Who Has Been To Pure Land?
Question: Who has been to Amituofo’s Pure Land and back? How do we know if it...
The Need & Rewards of Faith in General & Pure Land...
The Need for Faith (Pubbakotthaka Sutta Excerpt) The Buddha: ‘Those who have not...
How Do We Know If Amituofo & Pure Land Are Real?
Question: We are taught in the Kalama Sutta to analyse statements of scriptures...
Why Pure Lands Must Exist
It is perfectly natural that there are immeasurable beings who have perfected their...
Can Those With Dementia Practise Buddha Mindfulness?
Question: Someone said that if she has dementia, she would not be able to chant...
Does Good Practice Lead to Longer Stay in Samsara or Faster...
Question: Fresh positive karma created in this life through good practice of...
Right Aspiration When Severely Sick
Question: Should I aspire to be healed or to be born in Pure Land if I get very sick...
Birth In Pure Land As Total Healing
Question: The Heart Sutra says that when one realises the five aggregates to be empty...
How to Handle Ghostly Disturbances
First Disturbance Question: While sleeping after attending a wake, a black...