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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...
The ‘Mindful’ Killer In...
There is Right Mindfulness (正念),aligned to goodness and purity,and there is evil mindfulness...
Repentance & Forgiveness
While we should practiserepentance for our mistakes,we should also practiseforgiveness for...
The Bodhisattva Precepts Are Like A Lamp...
戒如大明灯，能消长夜暗。戒如真宝镜，照法尽无余。戒如摩尼珠，雨物济贫穷。离世速成佛，唯此法为最。是故诸菩萨，应当勤护戒。 These Precepts are like a great bright...
How To Complain And Handle Complaints...
若佛子，自瞋、教人瞋、瞋因、瞋缘、瞋法、瞋业。而菩萨应生一切众生善根无诤之事，常生慈悲心、孝顺心。而反更于一切众生中，乃至于非众生中，以恶口骂辱，加以手打，及以刀杖，意犹不息。前人求悔，善言忏谢，犹...
[49] The Parable Of The Small Boys Disputing...
譬如昔日有二小儿入河遨戏，于此水底得一把毛，一小儿言：「此是仙须。」For example, in past days, there were two small boys entering a...
How To Place And Consecrate A Buddha Image
Question: Where should I place a Buddha image at home, and how can I consecrate (开光) it...