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The Amitabha Sutra - Vowing to Be Born in the Western Pure Land
Amitabha Sutra Spoken by Buddha Photo credit link In the Amitabha Sutra, Sakyamuni Buddha urged us three times to seek birth in the Pure...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Joyfully Accepting the Sutra
When Buddha finished preaching this scripture, Shariputra and all the monks, gods, humans, asuras and others who had been listening,...
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - This Evil World of the Five Corruptions
Know then that in the midst of this evil world of the Five Corruptions, I am able to carry out this difficult task, attain Supreme,...
Oct 23, 20221 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - A Most Difficult and Rare Task
Just as I am now extolling the inconceivable virtues of all the Buddhas, all those Buddhas are likewise extolling my inconceivable...
Sep 20, 20228 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Supreme, Perfect Enlightenment
All of those who have vowed, or are vowing, or will vow to be born in the land of Amitabha Buddha reach the level where they do not...
Sep 4, 20225 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Sutra Taught by All Buddhas
Why do you think this is called the sutra that is protected and kept in mind by all the Buddhas? If there are good men or women who hear...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Zenith
In the worlds of the zenith there are countless other Buddhas, like the Buddha “Pure Voice”, the Buddha “Sojourner King”, the Buddha...
Aug 6, 20224 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Nadir
In the worlds of the nadir there are countless other Buddhas, like the Buddha “Lion”, the Buddha “Repute”, the Buddha “Light” [of Name],...
Jul 17, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Northern Direction
In the worlds of the northern direction there are countless other Buddhas, like the Buddha “Blazing Shoulders”, the Buddha “Supreme...
Jul 10, 20224 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Western Direction
In the worlds of the western direction there are countless other Buddhas, like the Buddha “Infinite Life”, the Buddha “Innumerable...
Jun 26, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Southern Direction
In the worlds of the southern direction there are countless other Buddhas, like the Buddha “Lamp of the Sun and Moon”, the Buddha “Light...
Jun 19, 20228 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Buddhas in the Eastern Direction
But in the eastern direction there are also countless other Buddhas, like Akshobhya Buddha, the Buddha “Marks of the Polar Mountain”, the...
Jun 10, 20226 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Extolling the Virtues of Amitabha Buddha
Right now I am extolling the benefits of the inconceivable virtues of Amitabha Buddha. Needless to say, unawakened beings like ourselves...
May 27, 20222 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Sakyamuni Buddha’s Assurance
I have seen this benefit, and so I speak these words. If sentient beings hear what I say, they must make a vow to be born in that land....
May 15, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - The Unified and Not Chaotic Mind
When they die, their minds being unified and not chaotic they will attain rebirth in Amitabha’s Land of Ultimate Bliss. A “unified and...
May 9, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Good Men and Good Women
If there are good men or good women who hear of Amitabha Buddha, and recite his name single-mindedly and without confusion, for one day...
May 1, 20225 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Good Roots, Good Fortune, and Causal Connections
One cannot be born in this land through minor good roots, blessings, virtues [good fortune] and causal connections. This sentence tells...
Apr 25, 20225 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Vow to Be Born in the Pure Land
When sentient beings hear these teachings, they must take a vow to be born in this land. Why so? So that they can be together with all...
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - One Lifetime Away from Buddhahood
Many among them have only one more lifetime to go before Buddhahood. Their number is incalculable: they can be spoken of as innumerable....
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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The Amitabha Sutra - Non-retrogression
None of the sentient beings who are born in the Land of Ultimate Bliss ever fall back into a lower realm. This sentence assures us that...
Mar 28, 20225 min read
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