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Category Archives: Pure Land
“I shall keep my Promise.”
I resolve to become a Buddha, Equal in attainment to you, O holy king of the Dharma, To save living beings from birth-and-death, And to lead them all to emancipation. My discipline in giving, mind-control, Moral virtues, forbearance and … Continue reading
Vows of Bodhisatva Dharmakara
I establish the unexcelled Vows, And reach the Highest Path of Enlightenment. Should these Vows be unfulfilled, I will renounce Enlightenment. I will be the great Protector Throughout innumerable kalpas. Should I fail to save all in need, I … Continue reading
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Steadfast Virtues
Buddha Amideva is realized to be none other than the true thusness of the body and mind of all sentient beings, the essentially pure, perfectly bright, wisdom body of equanimity that is always-already possessed. That which is referred to as … Continue reading
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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