The Wonders of Reciting “Namo Amitabha Buddha”
Alan Kwan
22 June 2026
The profound meaning of reciting Amitabha Buddha’s name is both multi-layered yet all-embracing, which can be practiced by all
Rejoicing in Faith Comes from Amitabha’s Name
Alan Kwan
25 September 2020
Why faith in rebirth in the Pure Land is drawn from the Name
Can Rebirth in the Pure Land Be Attained by Reciting the Names of Buddhas Other than Amitabha? (Part One)
Alan Kwan
25 June 2019
Can rebirth be attained through the Medicine Buddha?
Are There Any Conditions for Rebirth in Amitabha’s Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
22 January 2019
Unconditional gifts from Amitabha
All Teachings Return to Amitabha’s Name
Alan Kwan
17 December 2018
Why the Name is at the heart of Pure Land practice
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—Advantages and Disadvantages of the Two Kinds of Practices
Alan Kwan
22 September 2017
Why the primary practice surpasses the secondary…
The Determinant Faith of the Three Pure Land Sutras
Alan Kwan
28 April 2017
The joy and relief of enlightenment Embracing the two kinds of determinant faith in aptitude and in the teachings (as taught by Master Shandao in
Amitabha’s Name is the Essence of the Pure Land Teachings
Alan Kwan
24 June 2016
Deliverance of sentient beings through the Name According to Buddhism, Buddhas have four different ways of delivering sentient beings in the Ten Directions: 1. Bodily
The Difference between Dedication of Merit on the Bodhisattva Path and Dedication-Aspiration in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
11 December 2015
One is “born there at once” through the Three States of Mind As discussed in my last article, the context of dedication-aspiration in Pure Land
Three Ways, Two Paths, and One Practice for Rebirth
Alan Kwan
13 November 2015
Three ways to attain rebirth in the Land of Bliss In my earlier article, “Karmic Circumstance—Who is Entitled to be Reborn in the Pure Land,”*
The Only Sutra Spoken to Ordinary Beings for Ultimate Liberation
Alan Kwan
30 October 2015
The significance of the Buddha’s response to Queen Vaidehi’s request In examining the literal meaning of the title of the Contemplation Sutra, we may have the