Is Pure Land the Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha or Amitabha Buddha, or Both?
Alan Kwan addresses a core question in the Pure Land tradition: who is transmitting the doctrine of salvation in Amitabha’s Name?
Alan Kwan addresses a core question in the Pure Land tradition: who is transmitting the doctrine of salvation in Amitabha’s Name?
Alan Kwan examines why Shakyamuni Buddha advised beings to be reborn in Amitabha’s paradise a full three times
Shakyamuni Buddha outlines the real benefits of attaining rebirth, with real merit and virtues, in the Land of Bliss
The Pure Land Buddhist tradition is affirmed by Shakyamuni Buddha’s encouragement to strive for rebirth in the Land of Bliss
Examining the methods by which enlightened beings make us ordinary delusional creatures into buddhas
Discussing the sambhogakaya (enjoyment) body of Amitabha Buddha’s differences from Shakyamuni’s nirmanakaya (manifestation)
Who will we encounter when we are reborn in Amitabha’s Buddha-land? Alan Kwan takes a look at what kinds of beings dwell there
Exploring the meaning of light in the theological context of Amitabha Buddha and his embodied radiance in the Pure Land sutras
How to interpret the assurance of rebirth in the Pure Land for followers of Amitabha Buddha who harbor doubts in their hearts
Examining Shakyamuni Buddha’s endorsement of the Pure Land method and path of enlightenment and saving all sentient beings
The substance of the three Pure Land sutras is the Name We know that the three Pure Land sutras—namely the Infinite Life Sutra, the Contemplation
The Text of Amitabha’s 12th and the 13th vows Of the 48 Vows, the 12th and the 13th are two of the Five Real Vows