合一偈Verses [On] Unity [As] One 理事要圆融，知行须合一。真知必真行，真行含真知。 Principles [and] practices must [be in] perfect harmony, knowledge [and] practice need [to be] united [as] one. [With] true...
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Verses On Difficulty And Ease (2) 难易偈 (2)
难易偈Verses [On] Difficulty [And] Ease 念佛之法门，甚难信之法。却最易行道，不得不知道。 [The] Dharma Door of mindfulness [of] Buddha, [is the most] extremely [to] difficult [of all] Dharma [Doors. It is]...
Verses On Triple Gem And Three Provisions 宝粮偈
宝粮偈Verses [On Triple] Gem [And Three] Provisions 佛子皈依后，不定修念佛，虽已归三宝，未积三资粮。 [The] Buddhas’ disciples, after taking refuge, [might] not definitely cultivate mindfulness [of...
Verses On That Yet To Know 未知偈
未知偈Verses [On That] Yet [To] Know 未知临终时，如何最善终，唯知世间法，君未真学佛。 [If] yet [to] know when approaching [the] end [of this life], how to [have the] best ‘ending’, [while] only...
[44] How The Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng Was Recognised As Great Power Arrived (Mahāsthāmaprāpta) Bodhisattva’s Manifestation 净土宗十三祖印光大师如何被认定为大势至菩萨的化身
《纪梦悼印光大师》Record [Of A] Dream [For] Mourning Great Master Yìnguāng [1861-1940 C.E.]余十八岁时，肄业上海女子中学，有同学张孝娟女士，住西门路润安里，与余交谊最深，其母张太太，雅爱余，以亲女视我，故我亦以阿母称之，放学归来，辄膳宿于张家，习以为常。When I [was] 18...
Those Yet To Accomplish Buddhahood Cannot Be Without A Realm 未成佛者不可无境
《论境界》Commentary [On] Realms [Of] Objects 念佛人临终蒙佛接引，乃生佛感应道交。 People mindful [of] Buddha, [when] approaching [the] end [of life, will] receive [the] Buddha’s reception [and]...
Will All See The Buddha Receive Them With Lotus Flowers When Practising Mindfulness Of Him? 念佛者皆见佛以莲华接引吗？Verses For The General Person 一般偈
一般偈Verses [For The] General [Person] 观经下下品，五逆十恶者，临终念佛时，见金莲往生。 [In the] Contemplation Sūtra, [those] Lowest [of the] Low Grade’s [Birth, who are] those [who have done the]...
Verse On Non-Betrayal 不负偈
不负偈 劝亲念佛往西生，莲池俱时法情深。世间安得两全法，不负如来不负卿。 (后句乃第六世达赖喇嘛仓央嘉措所著，原问如何双得世间与出世间利益。) Verse [On] Non-Betrayal Encouraging loved [ones to be] mindful [of] Buddha [to be] reborn [in the]...
Why Is The Pure Land Dharma Door Able To Be Practised By The ‘Foolish’ Yet Difficult To Be Known By The ‘Wise’? 为何净土法门愚者能修而智者难晓？
问：念佛法门，愚尚能修。律教禅宗，智犹难晓。何谓此法统彼诸法？ Question: [Of the] Dharma Door [Of] Mindfulness [Of] Buddha, [the] foolish [are] still able [to] cultivate [it. Yet those of the] Precepts [i.e...
Can Those Who Die By Suicide Reach Pure Land? 自杀者能往生净土吗？
Question: Can one sick of suffering, who desires to quickly end life to reach Pure Land be said to have suicidal tendencies? Answer: The definition of the suicidal are those who...