Question: Some say Amituofo’s (Amitābha Buddha) Pure Land is only figuratively said to be far...
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Craziness Haiku
The truly wise seem truly foolish to the truly foolish.
Right ‘Craziness’ As Spiritual...
Wisdom shared appropriately, even if ‘crazily’, is skilful. Wisdom shared...
Purification Gem
清珠投于浊水， 浊水不得不清； 佛号投于乱心， 乱心不得不佛。 When a purification gem is cast into defiled water, the defiled...
Is Pure Land Sexist?
Question: Is Pure Land sexist? Answer: In his 35th Vow, Dharmakara Bodhisattva stated this —...
Truths From The Fictitious ‘Ruby...
Fantastical tales are fantastic ways to convey important truths. The movie ‘Ruby...
Why We Should Vow To Reach Pure Land
若有众生，If there are beings 闻是说者，who hear this [teaching], 应当发愿，they should vow [aspire] 生彼国土。to be...
Precious Human Rebirth
得人身者， 如手中土。 失人身者， 如大地土。 Those who attain the human body, are like the earth in the fingernails...
Nose Haiku
The nose that smells only everything else misses its own smell.