Comparing Amitabha’s Three Vows of Deliverance: The 18th, the 19th, and 20th Vows
Alan Kwan
19 December 2022
Unpacking the 18th, 19th, and 20th Vows of Amitabha Buddha in the Pure Land school’s schema of deliverance
The aim of Pure Land teaching is rebirth in Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Bliss, and the method to attain rebirth is recitation of Amitabha’s Name, as said by Shakyamuni Buddha. Is it the teaching of Shakyamuni or Amitabha, or both? What are the similarities and differences between the two teachings in Pure Land Buddhism? Lots of doubts and confusion? Better clarify it because it involves the Buddha’s original intent of appearing in the world to deliver us for attaining perfect Enlightenment and ultimate liberation.
Can a Pure Land Practitioner Attain Assured Rebirth with Doubts in Amitabha’s 18th Vow?
Alan Kwan
14 November 2022
How to interpret the assurance of rebirth in the Pure Land for followers of Amitabha Buddha who harbor doubts in their hearts
Sincerity in Faith and Earnest Aspiration in the Pure Land Teaching
Alan Kwan
13 October 2022
Exploring the deep concept of faith in the Pure Land tradition and Amitabha Buddha’s mechanism of sincere practice
Follow What Shakyamuni Buddha Says in the Pure Land Sutras for Rebirth
Alan Kwan
14 September 2022
Examining Shakyamuni Buddha’s endorsement of the Pure Land method and path of enlightenment and saving all sentient beings
Can Those Who Commit the Five Gravest Transgressions and Slander the Right Dharma be Reborn in the Pure Land?
Alan Kwan
17 August 2022
Resolving a seeming contradiction in two Pure Land scriptures of whether committers of two grave offences can be reborn in the Pure Land
The Meaning of “Even 10 Times” in Amitabha’s 18th Vow
Alan Kwan
25 July 2022
The true meaning of reciting Amitabha’s name “10 times” in Pure Land Buddhism and Pure Land practice
Master Shandao’s Explanation of Amitabha’s 18th Vow in the Infinite Life Sutra
Alan Kwan
21 June 2022
Exploring Shandao’s fundamental interpretation of the 18th Vow in Pure Land Buddhism
Amitabha’s 18th Vow, the King of Buddhas’ Fundamental Vows, Is Our Life
Alan Kwan
16 May 2022
Amitabha’s 18th Vow is the lifeline of the Pure Land school In my earlier article from July 2021: “What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the
The Significance of Amitabha’s 17th Vow in the Pure Land Teaching
Alan Kwan
25 April 2022
The substance of the three Pure Land sutras is the Name We know that the three Pure Land sutras—namely the Infinite Life Sutra, the Contemplation
Why Are There Two Names Given to the Buddha in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
21 March 2022
The Text of Amitabha’s 12th and the 13th vows Of the 48 Vows, the 12th and the 13th are two of the Five Real Vows
An Easy Practice for Dwelling in the State of Non-Retrogression
Alan Kwan
16 February 2022
Amitabha Buddha’s first 11 vows are addressed to “humans and devas” All ordinary beings, including humans and devas, attain all the benefits given by Amitabha
What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
17 January 2022
All living beings are masters of supernatural powers in the Land of Bliss The Infinite Life Sutra says: That Buddha-land, like the realm of unconditioned