Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part Three)
Alan Kwan
19 August 2019
Distinctions between Bhaishajyaguru and Amitabha
Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part Two)
Alan Kwan
23 July 2019
A Shandao lineage exegesis
Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part One)
Alan Kwan
25 June 2019
Can rebirth be attained through the Medicine Buddha?
All Teachings Return to Amitabha’s Name
Alan Kwan
17 December 2018
Why the Name is at the heart of Pure Land practice
How Can We Have Complete Faith in Amitabha Buddha?
Alan Kwan
26 November 2018
The correct understanding of faith in Pure Land…
The Two Rivers and a White Path, Part Three: The Summons of the Two Buddhas
Alan Kwan
27 March 2018
Why Shakyamuni Buddha asks that we follow Amitabha…
Two Rivers and a White Path, Part Two: A Pure Aspiration from Greed and Anger
Alan Kwan
20 February 2018
How pure aspiration arises from the evil passions of…
Parable of the Two Rivers and a White Path, Part One
Alan Kwan
22 January 2018
On a crucial Pure Land allegory
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Mind of Merit-dedication and Rebirth-aspiration: The Fairness of All Buddhist Teachings
Alan Kwan
22 December 2017
How to respond to those who attack the Pure Land doctrine
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: 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
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