Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part One: Determinant Deep Faith Concerning Aptitude
After his exegesis on the Sincere Mind, Master Shandao set forth to explain the meaning of the Deep Mind. The Deep Mind is the second
Book Review: Approaching Buddhism—An Introduction to the Buddhist Tradition from the Pure Land Perspective
It is a cliché to say that publishing an introductory textbook to a vast and philosophical subject like Buddhism is much harder than some writers
Baby Steps on the Path of Purity
I visited Venerable Nyanaponika Thera at the Forest Hermitage, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the mid-1980s, when Bhikkhu Bodhi was still staying there with him,
Prof. Ven. Dhammajoti on Studying Original Texts and Languages and Approaching Buddhism with Integrity and Rigor
Over the course of his life, Venerable Dhammajoti has devoted himself to a path of Buddhist study (not just in the academic Buddhist Studies sense,
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Five
Who can really practice with a genuine mind? At the end of Master Shandao’s passage on interpreting the Sincere Mind, he states: For [disavowing] the threefold
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Four
Last time, we explored how a Pure Land aspirant attains both “genuineness in self-benefiting” and “genuineness in benefiting others” through the dedication of real merits
Buddhistdoor View: Mahayana Buddhism’s Unique Place in History and Chinese Civilization
Pristine Pure Land teacher Master Jingzong (b. 1966) once wrote about why he would not want to be born anywhere else except in China: “For all
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Three
To seek refuge in Amitabha Buddha is to receive his “real” merits and virtues In our discussion of the Sincere Mind in my last three
The New Year Is Now
The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.
Teaching Chan in the UK
Eric Johns discusses how to propagate the Chan tradition…
The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Why Pure Land is an ideal school of Buddhism to be…