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Category Archives: Pure Land
On Reciting the Holy Name Clearly or Distractedly
There is no difference between the Holy Name recited with clarity of mind or the Holy Name recited when one is wracked by illusive thoughts. Some people say that reciting the Holy Name when one’s mind is serene, without any … Continue reading
In the Present and the Future
If sentient beings are mindful of Amideva and recite his Holy Name, without fail they will see the Buddha in their present and their future lives. —Sutra of the Samadhi of Heroic Advance
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Tagged Amideva, buddha, Holy Name, Sutra of the Samadhi of Heroic Advance
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Repose and Relief
When sentient beings come in contact with the light of Amideva, the three kinds of defilements disappear in them. Their bodies and minds become supple and gentle. They become full of joy and enthusiasm, and positive thoughts arise in them. … Continue reading
The Residents of the Pure Land
The mind of the disciples, bodhisattvas, devas, and human beings in the Pure Land is clear and far-reaching. Their appearance in body and attire are not to be distinguished one from another. Only because of conformity with convention are the … Continue reading
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Tagged bodhisattvas, convention, devas, disciples, emptiness, exquisite beauty, human beings, Larger Pure Land Sutra, no limitations, oneness, Pure Land
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Five Fundamental Practices
If a good man or woman performs the Five Fundamental Practices and has accomplished them, he or she will eventually attain birth in the Pure Land of Bliss and see Buddha Amideva. What are the Five Fundamental Practices? They are: … Continue reading
Serene Trust
As I think of the great ocean of serene trust in the Vow of Buddha Amideva, I find it makes no distinction between the noble and the humble, between monastic and lay. It does not distinguish between male and female, … Continue reading
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Tagged beyond conception, beyond description, beyond explanation, conceptual discourse, discipline and morality, male and female, many thoughts or one thought, monastic and lay, noble and the humble, old and young, practice, right or wrong views, sinfulness, sudden or gradual enlightenment, thought or no thought, Vow of Buddha Amideva
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Without Doubt
Some teachers hold, “Because ordinary persons are not found in Sukhavati (the Pure Land), the present ordinary persons in this world will not be born there, despite their efforts.” This will harm sentient beings, for it gives rise to error … Continue reading
Bits of Rubble Turned into Gold
Buddha Amideva, in his Bodhisattva stage, Made the universal Vow: When beings hear my Name and think of me, I will come to take them to my land. I shall not discriminate at all Between the poor and … Continue reading
Essential and Auxiliary
There are some who say, “The statement that by recitation of the Holy Name of Amideva one may be born in the Pure Land is an example of a temporally displaced intention. Rebirth may refer to a birth many lifetimes … Continue reading →