二祖无上道心是九祖无上菩提心吗？ Is The 2nd Patriarch’s Unsurpassable Path’s Mind The 9th Patriarch’s Unsurpassable Bodhi Mind...
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Are The ‘Green’ Lotus Flowers In Āmítuófó’s Pure Land Blue? 弥陀净土青色莲花是蓝的吗？
问：《佛说阿弥陀经》中「青色青光」的莲花不是绿的吗？ Question: In the ‘Sūtra [In Which The] Buddha Speaks [Of] Amitā[bha] Buddha’, are the ‘blue coloured [of] blue light’ lotus...
[41] Why Is Upholding Āmítuófó’s Name With Faith & Aspiration The Main Practice?为何以信愿持名为正行？What Is Unsurpassable Bodhicitta For Pure Land Birth? 何为往生之无上菩提心？
了此，方能深信弥陀愿力； Understanding this, then [are we] able [to have] profound [i.e. deep] Faith [in] Āmítuófó’s vows’ power. 信佛力，方能深信名号功德； [With] Faith [in the] Buddha’s...
Be Not The Last To Cut The Source 莫作最后断种人
汝粗得其门， 当传灯化物， 莫作最后断种人也。 – 慧思大师致智者大师之遗教 《佛祖统纪》第六卷 智者大师将法传于灌顶大师后的最后教诲，即是以身作则，亲自往生阿弥陀佛的极乐净土。 You, [who have] just attained this [Dharma] Door, should transmit [its] lamp [to]...
Why Have Proper Self-Restraint When Alone? 为何克己慎独？
欲学佛法，先须克己慎独，事事皆从心地中真实做出。 [If] desiring [to] learn [the] Buddha’s teachings, [all] should first [have] self-restraint [to be proper and] cautious [even when] alone, [of]...
How To Have Enough Good Roots & Blessed Virtues As Cause & Condition For Birth In Pure Land? 如何够善根福德因缘得生极乐？
以称【阿弥陀佛】名故， 诸罪消灭， 即是多善根福德因缘。 释迦牟尼佛 《佛说阿弥陀佛根本秘密神咒经》 With reciting [of Āmítuófó’s] name thus, many transgressions [are] eliminated, [which] then is [with] many good roots...
Why Be Aware Of Negative Habits? 为何觉知习气？
习气存时，自己有所不知。 When [negative] habitual [forces] exist, [it is usually] oneself that has ignorance [of them]. [Note 1: This is so as one has been living with these habits based upon...
Why Should There Not Be Arrogance? 为何不该贡高我慢？
喻如一人，小有才，亦小有修持，心中便觉得我很高明，很有修持。 [As an] analogy, a person, with [a] little talent, also has [a] little cultivation, [but with the] mind within then, feels [that], ‘I am very...
How Do Appearances With The Mind Arise? 相如何由心生？
佛由其了无贪欲，故感此众宝庄严，诸凡化现，不须人力经营之殊胜境界。 [The] Buddhas, due to them [being] without greedy desires, thus [are able to have the] response [of having] these many treasures’ adornment...
When To Have Verbal & Silent Recitation? 何时出声念与默念？How To Gather The Six Roots For Pure Mindfulness In Continual Succession? 如何都摄六根，净念相继？
【为何念佛是第一方便？】 [Why Is Mindfulness Of Buddha The Foremost Skilful Means?] 念佛法门，下手易而成功高，用力少而得效速。 [The] Dharma Door [of] mindfulness [of] Buddha, [is] easy [to] start, yet [with its]...