边地偈Verses On Borderland 深信不疑，亦有愿行，直入极乐，速见三宝。 Those with profound Faith and no doubt, also having Aspiration and Practice, directly enter the Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss, to...
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Verses On Difficulty And Easiness 难易偈
难易偈Verses On Difficulty And Easiness 娑婆斋戒，清净一天，胜在极乐，为善百年。虽有此理，娑婆世界，恶多善少，随之难修。百年之中，三万六千，五百多日，难倍即此。相反而言，极乐世界，唯善无恶，随之易修。百年之中，三万六千，五百多日，易倍即此。所以本师，劝娑婆众，今尽力修，亦生极乐。 In this Sahā World...
Do You Know That ‘Ghosts Have Three Tricks’? 你知道《鬼有三技》吗？
From ‘What The Master Does Not Speak’《子不语》 , which is a collection of 747 strange events by the Qīng Dynasty scholar Yuánméi (袁枚) in 1788, is this fascinating tale...
[24] Record Of Venerable Winter Melon’s Rebirth 冬瓜和尚往生记 A Classic Case Of Rebirth With Ease 自在往生之著名公案
◎ 清 • 东瓜和尚Qīng [Dynasty’s] Venerable Eastern [Winter] Melon [i.e. 冬瓜] 东瓜和尚，遗其名，姓孙，杭州人。嗜食东瓜，故名。出家华严庵。 Venerable Winter Melon, [with] his name lost, [was with the] surname...
[22]-[23] Records Of Venerable Dàozhèng’s & Méisōng’s Rebirths 道证与梅松法师往生记 Classic Cases Of Rebirth With Ease 自在往生之著名公案
◎ 清 • 道证（梅松）Qīng [Dynasty’s] Dàozhèng ([And] Méisōng) 道证，杭州人，住郡东大椿禅院。 [Venerable] Dàozhèng, [a] Hángzhōu person, lived [in] Jùndōng’s Dàchūn Chányuàn [i.e. Great Toon...
Verses On Supreme Sight 胜见偈
胜见偈Verses [On] Supreme Sight 极乐国者，天眼能见，诸他佛国，净秽皆见。 Those [in the Pure] Land [Of] Ultimate Bliss, [with their] heavenly eyes [are] able [to] see, all other Buddha Lands, [with the]...
Maintain Right Mindfulness 保持正念 Verse On Right Mindfulness 正念偈
保持正念Maintain Right Mindfulness 南容三复《白圭》，孔子以其兄之子妻之。 《论语•先进第十一•第六章》 When Nánróng thrice repeated the ‘White Jade’ poem, Confucius with the child of his brother, married...
Exhortation To Be Mindful Of Buddha 劝念佛
劝念佛Exhortation [To Be] Mindful [Of] Buddha 人生四相难逃死，天上何曾免五衰。宁可九莲居下品，不来浮世受胞胎。 [With this] human life’s four forms [of birth, ageing, sickness and death, it is] difficult [to]...
[73] How We Guided Uncle To Connect With Āmítuófó
Before he retired, my third Uncle did not even hold incense, unless he really had too. He disliked its smell, and the eating of vegetarian food. (Three years ago, when he met a...
[72] How We Guided Mum To Depart Peacefully
I introduced Āmítuófó (阿弥陀佛) and the Pure Land (净土) teachings to my Mum a few years ago, after attending Teacher Shi’an’s ‘Understanding Āmítuófó Via The...