Question: Is It alright to pine for special signs during Niànfó (practice of mindfulness of the name of Amitābha Buddha – ‘Āmítuófó’) or any other practice...
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Can Pure Land Practice Be Without Chán Practice? 能无禅修净土吗?
Question: If the Pure Land practice of mindfulness of Āmítuófó’s (阿弥陀佛) name (i.e. 念佛: Niànfó) is, as taught in the (Mahāsaṃnipāta) ‘Sūtra Of The Great Assembly’《大集经》...
Two Meanings Of Námó 南无的两个意思
归命，如波罗蜜例，倒语法也。归义有二。 ‘Refuge [or return for] life’ [i.e. 南无: Námó, which also means ‘homage to’], like [the word] ‘Pāramitā’ [for] instance...
[15] Record Of Jīnshì’s Rebirth 金奭往生记
宋·金奭 Sòng · Jīnshì 金奭。不清楚他的出身，以捕鱼为业。 With birth details unclear, Jīnshì was with catching of fish as his livelihood. 后来改行，并断绝荤腥血肉之食，每天持念佛名万声从不中断。 Later, he changed his livelihood...
Is Our Moment Of Departure Fixed?
Question: Is it such that when one is born, one’s fate is predestined? Answer: The answers can be ‘yes’ or ‘no’. It is more or less...
Can Those Who Broke Precepts Reach Pure Land?
Question: Can one who has broken a precept be reborn in Pure Land? Answer: Reach of Pure Land does not require perfect observation of the Five Precepts, as the Three Provisions...
Of 10,000 Cultivators, All Will Reach Pure Land 万修万人去
今天农历二月二十六是净土宗六祖永明大师的圆寂日。顶礼六祖杭州永明寿公大师。南无阿弥陀佛。 Today, the 26th day of the 2nd lunar month, is the Pure Land Tradition’s 6th Patriarch Great Master Yǒngmíng’s day of...
[10] Why Great Bodhisattvas Seek Birth In Pure Land Too 为何大菩萨也求生净土
丁二、菩萨众 D2: Bodhisattva Assembly 【经】：并诸菩萨摩诃萨：文殊师利（此云妙德）法王子、阿逸多（此云无能胜，弥勒菩萨之名）菩萨、乾陀诃提（此云不休息）菩萨、常精进菩萨，与如是等诸大菩萨， [Sūtra]: Also [there were] many Bodhisattva-Mahāsattvas — Mañjuśrī...
How Often Should Guidance, Repentance & Merits For The Dying Be Offered?
Question: Knowing the right sequence is to have words of guidance, before chanting repentance, having support-chanting with Amituofo’s name and dedication of merits (GRAM)...
Text On Mindfulness Of Buddha In The ‘Treatise On Awakening Of Faith In The Mahāyāna’ And The ‘Net-Tearing Commentary’《大乘起信论》与 《裂网疏》念佛文 Treatise On Awakening Of Faith’s Teachings On Supremely Outstanding Skilful Means’ Explanations《起信论》示胜异方便释
论：《大乘起信论》禅宗十二祖马鸣菩萨著 Treatise: ‘Treatise On Awakening Of Faith In The Mahāyāna [i.e. Great Vehicle]’ by the Chán Tradition‘s 12th Indian Patriarch Aśvaghoṣa Bodhisattva...