When defending against the evil,how do we respond and act,without becoming evil too? Without...
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The Best Offering
The best offering isthe fragrance of virtuefrom utmost sincere Dharma practice.
With True Repentance Uproot...
若人造重罪，作已深自责，忏悔更不造，能拔根本罪。 释迦牟尼佛《业报差别经》 If a person has created a heavy transgression,done already...
Reports Of Those Reborn In Pure Land...
Confusion: There are some who might doubt the reality of rebirth...
[51] The Parable Of The Five Persons Buying...
譬如五人共买一婢，其中一人语此婢言：「与我浣衣。」For example, five persons together bought a servant. Among then, a person...
How To Handle Wrongly Received Non-Vegan...
Question: Although I am a Buddhist vegan, I sometimes receive non-vegan dishes of food wrongly...
‘Suzume’ Reflections On One...
One Portal: If Āmítuófó’s (阿弥陀佛) Pure Land (净土) is reached, it is also like a...
True R.I.P.
True rest and peaceis from Rebirth In Pure Land,for training before leaving,to deliver others with...
Personally Eliminate Evils And Teach Others...
菩萨摩诃萨先自除恶，后教人除。若不自除，能教他除，无有是处！是故菩萨先应自施、持戒、知足、勤行精进，然后化人。 释迦牟尼佛《优婆塞戒经》自利利他品第十 Bodhisattva Mahāsattvas...
Āmítuófó Has Long Since Prepared How To Save...
愿我作佛，齐圣法王。过度生死，靡不解脱。布施调意，戒忍精进，如是三昧，智慧为上。吾誓得佛，普行此愿。一切恐惧，为作大安。 — 过去法藏菩萨；现在阿弥陀佛《无量寿经》：总愿 May I become...
[50] The Parable Of Healing The Hunchback...
譬如有人卒患脊偻请医疗之，医以酥涂，上下着板，用力痛压，不觉双目一时并出。For example, there was a person who suddenly became a...
What Is (Not) Self-Praising And Slandering...
Question: If a ‘teacher’s answer on an important Buddhist question is unorthodox...