According to Pure Land Buddhism, happiness is our ultimate and worthiest goal in life
Amitabha
Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School
How is the compassion of Amitabha Buddha like the moon? Think of the warmth of the moon’s light
Honen’s Guarantee: Reuniting amidst the Pure Land’s lotus buds
The bodhisattva’s vision of rebirth in the Pure Land looks forward to benefiting all beings after emerging from divine lotuses
Pure Land Practice as Pastoral Care: An interview with Dr. Ernest Ng
Conversations with speakers at the “Religious Chanting, Art Therapy, Buddhist Counselling, and Brain Entrainment” conference at The University of Hong Kong, October 2024
Magicae Mysterium: Our World of Awe and Gratitude
Welcoming and embracing experiences of awe can strengthen our sense of gratitude, humility, and fulfilment
Exhorting the Karmically-Connected to Hear the Buddha’s Compassionate Deliverance
What does “exhorting” mean when it comes to the Buddhas teaching us?
Like Snowflakes Falling into a Burning Furnace, Doubts About Rebirth Are Instantly Eliminated
The furnace of burning away doubts about rebirth in the Pure Land
What Is Life?
Translated by the Pure Land Translation Team; edited by Householder Fojin. From purelandbuddhism.org By Master Huijing In the Buddhist Parable Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha explained to us “What exactly is life?” with a famous metaphor. The metaphor is like this. On a lonely autumn evening, in the endless wilderness, a traveler hobbled on his way. Suddenly, […]
All Worldly Things Are Impermanent. When You Are Sad, Think of These Four Points
By Ping Seng Ye Cheng (Translated by the Pure Land School Translation Team; edited by Eddie Cao) We always hope that reciting Amitabha’s name enables us to live peacefully for the rest of our lives, embraced by his light, without mood swings. Once this life is over, our lotus flower in the Land of Bliss […]
The Radical Other Power of Shinran (1173–1263): A Normative or an Outlier Position in Mahayana Buddhism?
A one-day Zoom symposium was held on the 11th, sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS) and the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. “The Radical Other Power of Shinran (1173–1263): A Normative or an Outlier Position […]