Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Mind of Merit-Dedication and Rebirth-Aspiration: Some Definitions
Alan Kwan
8 November 2017
What Merit-Dedication and Merit-Aspiration mean
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.
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind: Gain and Loss in the Two Kinds of Practices
Alan Kwan
25 October 2017
The 13 disadvantages of miscellaneous practices in…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—Advantages and Disadvantages of the Two Kinds of Practices
Alan Kwan
22 September 2017
Why the primary practice surpasses the secondary…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind: Faith Established in Context of Practice, Part Two
Alan Kwan
8 September 2017
The Principal Karma of Assured Rebirth in Primary Practice If we believe that deep faith and earnest aspiration are pre-requisites that we must establish through our
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind: Faith Established in the Context of Practice, Part One
Alan Kwan
25 August 2017
Primary practices and miscellaneous practices To establish faith in “context of person,” a Pure Land practitioner needs not ask or seek advice from anybody about
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt IV
Alan Kwan
11 August 2017
In his exegesis on the Deep Mind (the second of the Three States of Mind) in the Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra, Master Shandao explains:
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind–The Four Scenarios of Doubt: The Claims of So-called “Buddhas”
Alan Kwan
28 July 2017
Answering the challenges of even enlightened beings
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt: The Claims of So-called “Sages”
buddhistdoor
14 July 2017
In his great wisdom, Master Shandao presented us with four scenarios of doubt that may impair or even destroy a Pure Land practitioner’s faith when
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt: Part I
Alan Kwan
23 June 2017
An effective yardstick for measuring faith The spiritual capacities, virtuous roots, and aptitudes of sentient beings vary greatly. No one is identical in his or
Cutting through the Delusive Mind with Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance
Alan Kwan
9 June 2017
Rejecting the contrary teachings of men and bodhisattvas Pure Land Buddhism is classed as a difficult-to-believe teaching because it bears the message of Amitabha’s deliverance.
Establishing Deep Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance in the Context of a Person (the Buddha)
Alan Kwan
26 May 2017
The sixth kind of deep faith To establish deep faith in Amitabha’s deliverance in the context of “a person (a Buddha),” Master Shandao indicates that,
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part Four: The Fifth Kind of Determinant Faith
Alan Kwan
12 May 2017
Deep faith based on Amitabha’s vow (the real), not the delusive mind (the unreal) Out of the seven kinds of determinant faith, we have so