Question: Can animals reach Pure Land? Answer: As in the the case for humans and all other sentient beings, it is possible for animals to be born in Pure Land as long as they can...
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How Do I Practise Buddha Mindfulness When I Have Grief?
Question: As I’m estranged from my family due to some past conflicts, I find it difficult to practise mindfulness of Amituofo well. This is especially so due to my...
Is Practice of Buddha Mindfulness Tiring Or Meaningless?
Question: We are taught that we should nianfo (practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s name) whenever and wherever we can. We can chant Amituofo, audibly or silently, when we are...
Can God-Believers Reach Pure Land?
Question: I heard that those who practise recitation of related chants (such as Om Mani Padme Hung) can be born in Amituofo’s Pure Land as long as they dedicate their merits...
The Mark of Faith (in the Pure Land Teachings)
The 48 Vows of Amituofo Amita(bha) Sutra (Chinese/English) Chanting of Amitabha Sutra (Part 1 & 2) Infinite Life Sutra (Chinese) Infinite Life Sutra (English) The Mark of...
Who Has Been To Pure Land?
Question: Who has been to Amituofo’s Pure Land and back? How do we know if it really exists? Answer: If someone not particularly special tells us he had been to Pure Land...
The Need & Rewards of Faith in General & Pure Land Practice
The Need for Faith (Pubbakotthaka Sutta Excerpt) The Buddha: ‘Those who have not known, seen, penetrated, realised, or attained it [the Deathless; Nirvana; liberation] by...
How Do We Know If Amituofo & Pure Land Is Real?
Question: We are taught in the Kalama Sutta to analyse statements of scriptures, critically, including those taught by the Buddha. How do we use this teaching to gauge the...
Why Pure Lands Must Exist
It is perfectly natural that there are immeasurable beings who have perfected their compassion and wisdom, who have become Buddhas. The historical Buddha was one of them, who...
Can The Extremely Evil Reach Pure Land?
Question: The Infinite Life (Sukhavativyuha) Sutra says that ‘excluded [from possibility of birth in Pure Land] are those who created the five heinous misgivings, who...