Oct 7, 20214 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - The Western Pure Land of Ultimate BlissAt that time Buddha said to the Elder Shariputra: “West of here, past a hundred billion Buddha-lands, there exists a world called...
Oct 1, 20212 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - Shakra, the King of the GodsAlso present was Shakra, the king of the gods, along with countless numbers of heavenly beings, making up a great assembly. “Shakra, the...
Sep 24, 20215 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - The BodhisattvasAlso present were the Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas: Manjushri, Prince of the Dharma; the Bodhisattva Ajita, the Invincible; the Bodhisattvas...
Sep 12, 202112 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - The Leading DisciplesAmong them were his leading disciples, such figures as the Elders Shariputra, Mahamaudgalyayana, Mahakashyapa, Mahakatyayana, and...
Sep 4, 20214 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - The Great ArhatsHe was accompanied by twelve hundred and fifty great bhikshus, all of them great Arhats, well known to everyone. In this next passage...
Aug 29, 20212 min readThe Amitabha Sutra - The Garden of Jeta and Anathapindika Thus have I heard: Once Buddha was in the land of Shravasti, in the garden of Jeta and Anathapindika. Buddha told Ananda, his attendant...