How Many Kinds of Living Beings Are There in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
24 July 2023
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
Expressing the Form of Amitabha Buddha as “Light”
Alan Kwan
18 May 2023
Exploring the meaning of light in the theological context of Amitabha Buddha and his embodied radiance in the Pure Land sutras
Why Did Amitabha Buddha Make the 19th and 20th Vows for Sentient Beings Who Aspire to Be Reborn in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
27 March 2023
How Amitabha embraces even non-believers in his Name through two additional, supplementary vows to his Primal Vow
An Easy Practice for Dwelling in the State of Non-Retrogression
Alan Kwan
16 February 2022
Amitabha Buddha’s first 11 vows are addressed to “humans and devas” All ordinary beings, including humans and devas, attain all the benefits given by Amitabha
What Kind of Supernatural Powers Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
17 January 2022
All living beings are masters of supernatural powers in the Land of Bliss The Infinite Life Sutra says: That Buddha-land, like the realm of unconditioned
What Kind of Body Will We Have in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
15 December 2021
An examination of Amitabha’s 3rd and 4th Vows, which ensure equality for all who enter his Pure Land
Does Life End upon Rebirth in the Land of Bliss?
Alan Kwan
16 November 2021
Vows addressed to the “human and celestial beings in that land” Amitabha Buddha was very systematic in making his vows. The first 11 vows address
What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the 48 Great Vows?
Alan Kwan
26 July 2021
The story of Amitabha’s final mortal life
Amitabha’s Vow-Power: The Augmentative Cause that Bestows Splendid Merit…
Alan Kwan
23 March 2021
Dispelling hesitation in full commitment to the nianfo
Does Self-Reward Resulting from Another’s Acts Violate the Law of Karma?
Alan Kwan
23 February 2021
Why the Pure Land teaching matches with the law of karma
The Land of Bliss: Amitabha’s to Build, Ours to Enjoy
Alan Kwan
26 January 2021
How Amitabha made the Pure Land for us
To Become a Buddha by Rebirth in the Pure Land
Alan Kwan
28 December 2020
How do we enter the Pure Land?