Question: A nominal Buddhist friend is open to the suggestion of chanting with his wife to benefit their arriving baby. Which sutra should they chant? Answer: It is very common...
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How a Chicken Went to Pureland
The Master’s [Xu Yun] age was sixty-four years in the cyclical year Kuei Mao. Liberated at Ying Hsiang Temple there was a dauntless cock. Whose nature was fond of fighting...
How to Cure Drowsiness & Transform Laziness
Remedies to Rid Drowsiness for Practice Summarised below from the Capala Sutta, the Buddha advises Mogallana on how to resolve drowsiness: 1. If there is drowsiness, do not attend...
Should We Focus on All Buddhas & Bodhisattvas?
Question: In my daily practice, I pay homage to various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. This is because each Buddha or Bodhisattva reminds me of their most significant quality, which...
Causes & Conditions for Birth in Pure Land
In the Contemplation Sutra (观无量寿佛经), the Buddha stated that those who wish to be born in Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land should cultivate the 3 pure conditions (净业三福), which are also...
Karma Dynamics in Pure Land Practice When Dying/Sleeping
Question: How does mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha work for those who die in their sleep? Answer: Though one might appear to have passed away during sleep, it does not mean that...
Paradox: Bodhisattvahood/Buddhahood & Vows/Perfections
The Four Great Vows: Though beings are numberless, I vow to liberate them all. Though afflictions are inexhaustible, I vow to cease them all. Though Dharma teachings are...
Medicine Master Buddha And Amitābha Buddha’s Connection 药师佛与阿弥陀佛的关系
Despite there being as many countless Pure Lands (净土) as there are Buddhas (佛陀), Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛) most famously taught us about Amitābha Buddha’s (Āmítuófó: 阿弥陀佛)...
100 Million of 100 million
末法亿亿人修行， 罕一得道； 唯依念佛， 得度生死。 –《大集經》 In the Dharma Ending Age, when 100 million of 100 million* people practise the Dharma, it is rare that one will realise the way; Only depending...
Dedication of Merits & Pure Land Practice
Question: Is it effective for Buddhists to dedicate Merits to the deceased if they are not Buddhists? Answer: Merits can be shared with anyone (deceased and alive) – for...