A few months ago, I had a nightmare of being in a dark, vacant and eerie house. As it felt very haunted, I frantically tried to find my way out. But no matter where I went, I...
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Verse For Praising Buddha 赞佛偈
赞佛偈Verse For Praising Buddha 阿弥陀佛身金色，相好光明无等伦。 Amitā(bha) Buddha’s (Āmítuófó) body is golden in colour, with forms’ excellences and bright light without an equal peer...
Regard All With Sincerity 事事以诚为本
然欲后来有成就，须从现在立志行事起。 Thus, desiring [to] later have accomplishment, [there] must, from now [on, be establishing of] determination [or resolution for] handling matters [well]...
[8] Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition’s Eighth Patriarch Great Master Liánchí 净土宗八祖莲池大师传
出家法名：释莲池（大师） 地位：净土宗第八代祖师 俗名：沈（姓），袾宏（名），佛慧（字）出生地：杭州仁和 出生年：1535 |...
How Mindfulness Of Āmítuófó Protects From Evil Unseen Beings 念佛如何免受鬼难
今天农历四月二十八日，是药王菩萨的圣诞。他是以下二十五位拥护念佛者的其中一尊菩萨。南无药王菩萨。 Today, the 28th day of the 4th lunar month, is the sacred birthday of Medicine King Bodhisattva, who is one of the 25 Bodhisattvas...
Harmoniously Gather All As One
大肚能容， 包罗万物； 开口便笑， 和气一团。 东林寺 （弥勒菩萨对联） With his big belly able to contain, he embraces the ten thousand things; With his open mouth readily smiling, he harmoniously gathers all as...
[48] Why All Should Practise Niànfó Diligently Now? 为何应当现在精进念佛？
问：十念一念并得生，何须七日？ Question: [If] ten mindful [recitations or] one mindful [recitation] both attain birth [in Āmítuófó’s Pure Land], why [is there] need [for one to] seven days...
Does Nianfo Lead To Improvement Of Relations?
Question: Does Nianfo (practice of mindfulness of the name of Amitabha Buddha [念佛] – ‘Amituofo: 阿弥陀佛’) have benefits similar to loving-kindness (Metta) meditation, in...
Diligently Practise Now
今天农历四月十四日，是净土宗十一祖省庵大师的往生日。南无阿弥陀佛。 Today, the 14th day of the 4th lunar month, is the Pure Land Tradition’s 11th Patriarch Great Master Xing’an’s day of rebirth...
How Should Pure Land Practitioners View The Intermediate State?
Question: Will those reaching Pure Land, heaven or hell enter the bardo (intermediate) state? Answer: As the question is broadly asked, a simple ‘yes’ or...