Six Similarities and Two Differences in the Three Pure Land Sutras
Alan Kwan
26 May 2025
Grounding Pure Land practice in the essential texts of the three Pure Land Sutras: the sudden teaching of One Buddha
Humility and Respect for the Buddha’s Word: Believing and Accepting the Teaching
Alan Kwan
22 April 2025
Alan Kwan presents a case for understanding the Pure Land scriptures on their own terms: as vehicles to Amitabha Buddha
Dead Cat Dharma
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 March 2025
Sensei Alex Kakuyo reflects on the at times harsh realities of life and the power of Buddhist practice as a tool for moving through them.
The Process of Establishing Full Faith in Amitabha Buddha
Alan Kwan
24 March 2025
Alan Kwan provides guidance on how disciples can come to Amitabha Buddha through reaction, repentance, and recitation
Are There Any Prerequisites To Enter the Gateway of Amitabha’s Pure Land?
Alan Kwan
25 February 2025
The character of Queen Vaidehi provides an invaluable model for understanding the causal conditions for Pure Land rebirth
Pure Land-Zen Dual Cultivation in 13th Century Vietnam and Today
An Tran
23 January 2025
An Tran explores the history and practice of Buddhist syncretism in Vietnam
Our Role in Amitabha’s Teaching of Deliverance to the Pure Land
Alan Kwan
14 January 2025
Alan Kwan explores how Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha have charted profound cosmic plans for sentient beings’ destinies
Establishing Faith in the Pure Land Teaching in the Context of Practice
Alan Kwan
23 December 2024
If we want to be reborn in the Pure Land, we need to do these things to form a connection with Amitabha Buddha
The Bridge Between the Teachings of Shakyamuni and Amitabha
Alan Kwan
26 November 2024
Alan Kwan discusses how Pure Land Buddhism unites the soteriology of Shakyamuni Buddha with the other-power salvation of Amitabha Buddha
Jingtu Zhenzong: Jodo Shinshu among Ethnic Chinese, Part Two
Johan Nilsson
23 November 2024
A conversation with Singaporean Shin Buddhist Clement Tan launches this series of interviews with international leaders of Shin sanghas
World’s Tallest Bronze Buddha Statue in Japan Undergoes Annual Cleaning
Justin Whitaker
10 September 2024
The 120-meter-tall statue was built to honor Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
Queen Vaidehi’s Sight of Two Buddhas Emitting Light in the Contemplation Sutra
Alan Kwan
26 August 2024
In a core story of the Pure Land canon, Queen Vaidehi perceived two buddhas emitting divine light that provided insight into the Pure Land