Vows addressed to the “human and celestial beings in that land” Amitabha Buddha was very systematic in making his vows. The first 11 vows address
Why all vows are connected to the Primal Vow
Exploring the meaning of Amitabha’s core vows
Why the Pure Land teaching matches with the law of karma
Reliance on the Name determines rebirth
Unconditional gifts from Amitabha
The mechanism of assuring Pure Land…
Why Pure Land Buddhism should not be interpreted…
The 13 disadvantages of miscellaneous practices in…
Who can really practice with a genuine mind? At the end of Master Shandao’s passage on interpreting the Sincere Mind, he states: For [disavowing] the threefold
In the first part of our exploration of the Sincere Mind, we concluded that there was a problem. Apparently, to be reborn in the Land
Deliverance of sentient beings through the Name According to Buddhism, Buddhas have four different ways of delivering sentient beings in the Ten Directions: 1. Bodily
