专圆偈Verses [On] Focused [And] Complete Cultivation 二祖善导， 摄中下根： 专修净业； 一心持名。 [The Pure Land Tradition’s] Second Patriarch [Great Master] Shàndǎo’s [teachings], gather...
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Why Should We Fear Suffering’s Fruit And Seek Birth In Pure Land? 为何应当畏惧苦果而求生净土？
娑婆之苦，说不能尽。 [The] suffering of [this] Sahā [World, is] not able [to be] spoken [of] completely. 纵时属升平，仍然日在苦恼中。 Even if [some] times belong [to those with] great peace, [they are]...
Why Should We Encourage All To Be Born In Pure Land? 为何应当劝人人生净土？
夫劝一人生净土，即成就一众生作佛。 Those encouraging one person [to be] born [in] Pure Land, are the same as [those] accomplishing one sentient being [to] become [a] Buddha. [Note 1: This is so as...
Verse On Buddha’s Disciples 佛子偈
佛子偈 人为佛弟子， 应专修佛法。 若唯学人法， 不为佛弟子。 Verse [On] Buddha’s Disciples [A] person as [the] Buddha’s disciple, should focus [on] cultivating [the] Buddha’s teachings. If...
Verses On Changing Karma 改业偈
改业偈Verses On Changing Karma 因有共业， 他苦我苦， 他乐我乐， 苦乐相依。Due to having collective karma, others suffer [and] I suffer, others [have] joy [and] I [have] joy, [with our] suffering [and]...
How Long Should One Be On Life Support (With Ventilator & Tube Feeding)?
Question: (Whether rightly done or not), if a dying person is already put on life support, how long should the person be on it, before there is enough offering of guidance and...
Rebirth In Pure Land With One Thought 一念生净土
诸有众生，闻其名号，信心欢喜，乃至一念，至心回向，愿生彼国，即得往生，住不退转。唯除五逆，诽谤正法。 释迦牟尼佛《无量寿经》 All sentient beings, [who] hear his name, [with the] faithful mind joyful, and even [with] one thought, [with the]...
Verses On Quick Accomplishment Of Buddhahood 速成佛偈 Verses On The Foremost 第一偈
速成佛偈Verses [On] Quick Accomplishment [Of] Buddhahood 诸佛告菩萨，令觐安养佛，闻法乐受行，疾得清净处。 All Buddhas tell Bodhisattvas, [to] enable [them to] meet [the Land Of] Peaceful Nurturing’s Buddha...
[11] Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition’s Eleventh Patriarch Great Master Xǐng’ān 净土宗十一祖省庵大师传
出家法名：释省庵（大师）地位：净土宗十一祖俗名：时（姓）实贤（名）出生地：江苏常熟人出生年：1686年 | 往生年：1734年代表作品：《净土诗》、《西方发愿文注》、《劝发菩提心文》、《续往生传》等 Monastic Dharma Name: Shi Xǐng’ān (Great Master)Status: Eleventh...
Verse On Complete Healing 痊愈偈
痊愈偈 今愈仍老死， 剩几十年寿。 一生极乐国， 永愈无量寿。 Verse [On] Complete Healing Now healed, still [having] ageing [and] death,left [with a] few decades’ lifespan.Once born [in the Pure] Land Of...