厌离与欣求 娑婆即自心所感之秽， 而自心秽，理应厌离； 极乐即自心所感之净， 而自心净，理应欣求。 《佛说阿弥陀经要解》 净土宗九祖澫益大师 ...
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A Great Master’s Final Focused Mindfulness 大师最终的专念
不参禅，不学教，弥陀一句真心要。不谈玄，不说妙，数珠一串真风调。 由他讥，任他笑，念不沉兮亦不掉。昼夜称名誓弗忘，专待慈尊光里召。悬知莲萼已标名，请君同上慈悲䒃。 《念佛像赞》净土宗九祖蕅益大师 Not practising Chán meditation, not learning scriptures’ theoretical teachings...
Ten Major Principles For Translation Of Buddhist Sūtras (Scriptures) & Śāstras (Treatises) 翻译佛经论之十大原则
Ten Major Principles For Translation Of Buddhist Sūtras (Scriptures) & Śāstras (Treatises)翻译佛经论之十大原则 TOP TEN TEXT TRANSLATION TIPS (T5) How translation work is systematically...
Guidance Texts Before Support-Chanting 助念前开示文
Guidance Texts Before Support-Chanting (Below)（以下）助念前开示文 [00] Guidance To The Severely Sick 重病者的开示[01] Guidance To Dying Person 临终者的开示[02] Guidance To Karmic Creditors / Verse For...
How Guó Qīng Monastery’s Three Hermits Were Revealed 国清三隐如何被揭露 First Case Of Āmítuófó Speaking Too Much 弥陀饶舌的第一则公案
见之不识，识之不见，若欲见之，不得取相，乃可见之。丰干禅师(阿弥陀佛之化身) Seeing them [i.e. Bodhisattvas and Buddhas manifested among us], not recognising them [as they are ‘blend in’ skilfully]...
How Did Amitābha Buddha’s Sacred Birthday Arise? 阿弥陀佛圣诞的由来 Second Case Of Āmítuófó Speaking Too Much 弥陀饶舌的第二则公案
The following is the fascinating story of how Great Master Yǒngmíng Yánshòu (永明延寿大师) (904-975), the Pure Land Tradition’s 6th Patriarch (净土宗六祖) and the Dharma Eye...
Mindfulness From Thought To Thought 念念念 (2)
今天农历十一月十七日是阿弥陀佛的圣诞日。🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏 Today, the 17th day of the 11th lunar month, is the sacred birthday of Āmítuófó.🙏Námó Āmítuófó🙏 诸佛念念念众生，劝请诸众念念佛。 All...
How Mindfulness Of Buddha ‘Opens’ Wisdom 念佛如何开智慧 Verses On Wisdom’s Light 智光偈
智光偈 Verses On Wisdom’s Light 至心念佛，感佛性光。破三毒云，开显智慧。 With the sincere mind mindful of Buddha,this connects to one’s Buddha-nature’s light.Breaking through the Three...
The Sūtra In Which The Buddha Speaks Of Eight Great Beings’ Realisations’ [Brief Explanation]《佛说八大人觉经【略解】》
《佛说八大人觉经》[The] Sūtra [In Which The] Buddha Speaks [Of] Eight Great Beings’ Realisations 后汉安息国三藏安世高译[By] Later Hàn [Dynasty’s] Parthia...
[17] Record Of Huáng Shēng’s Rebirth 黄生往生记 A Classic Case Of Initial Scatter-Minded Mindfulness Of Buddha 最初散心念佛之著名公案
◎宋黄生: Sòng [Dynasty’s] Huáng Shēng: 黄生，潭州人，以锻铁为生。 Huáng Shēng, Tánzhōu person, [was] with [making of] wrought iron as livelihood. [Note 1: Due to his surname and occupation...