Expressing the Form of Amitabha Buddha as “Light”
Exploring the meaning of light in the theological context of Amitabha Buddha and his embodied radiance in the Pure Land sutras
Exploring the meaning of light in the theological context of Amitabha Buddha and his embodied radiance in the Pure Land sutras
Unpacking the 18th, 19th, and 20th Vows of Amitabha Buddha in the Pure Land school’s schema of deliverance
The deliverance of those who have the least capacity to leave world of suffering
Exploring the meaning of Amitabha’s core vows
Dispelling hesitation in full commitment to the nianfo
Strictly following in the footsteps of the Pure Land…
Making sense of the different teachings of the Buddha
The crucial difference between the 18th and 19th Vows
The 13 disadvantages of miscellaneous practices in…
The joy and relief of enlightenment Embracing the two kinds of determinant faith in aptitude and in the teachings (as taught by Master Shandao in
Recently, I was sitting on a train coming back home from Sydney Central and couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between a teenaged girl and
Two ways of establishing faith from Amitabha’s Name Master Shandao states in Praise of Rites of Rebirth: “The honorable Amitabha set forth an extremely solemn vow. He