Q&A

Is ‘Namo Buddhaya’ The Same As ‘Namo...

10 May 2017

Question: Is mindfulness of ‘Namo Amituofo’ (Homage to [and refuge in] Amitabha Buddha)...

Quotes

Verse Of Praise To Buddhas 赞佛偈

9 May 2017

赞佛偈 天上天下无如佛， 十方世界亦无比。 世间所有我尽见， 一切无有如佛者。 Verse Of Praise To Buddhas The heavens above...

Translations

[60] How To Transform The Five Defilements To Five Purities With...

8 May 2017

浴佛偈 我今灌沐诸如来， 净智庄严功德海。 五浊众生离尘垢， 同证如来净法身。 Verse For Bathing Buddhas As I now bathe all...

Q&A

How To Help The Deceased At Wakes Of Other Faiths

6 May 2017

Question: As a Buddhist, when I attended a Christian funeral service, I noticed there...

Q&A

How Did All Buddhas Attain Buddhahood? 诸佛如何成佛？

3 May 2017

Question: How did all Buddhas attain Buddhahood? Answer: The answer is clear in this...

Quotes

How Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva Urged Practice Of Niànfó 文殊菩萨如何劝修念佛法门

29 April 2017

净土宗四祖法照大师与文殊菩萨见闻记How The Pure Land Tradition’s Fourth Patriarch Great Master...

Q&A

Can Non-Believers Reach Pure Land?

29 April 2017

Question: If I do not really believe in Pure Land, can I still practise, just in case...

Translations

Why Must Pure Land Teachings Be Mastered First? 为何必须先学好净土法门？

25 April 2017

‘末世众生，欲了生死，非仗佛力，决难如愿。 ‘[This] Dharma-Ending Age’s sentient beings...

Q&A

How Can We Help Animals Found Dead?

22 April 2017

Question: What should be chanted for animals who may be killed in road accidents and...

General

30 Misconceptions Of So-Called ‘Pristine’ Pure Land...

17 April 2017

There are some who claim to teach so-called ‘pristine’ Pure Land Buddhism, of the so...

Translations

Is Great Master Shandao The Only Pure Land Patriarch...

11 April 2017

大安法师（东林寺方丈）于成都大慈寺（庚寅年五月） Dharma Master Da’an (Abbot of Donglin Monastery) at...

Q&A

7 Pure Land Questions With Answers

7 April 2017

Question[1]: Should we prepare to reach Pure Land only when older, above a certain age...