All Are Reborn as Buddha-like Living Beings in the Land of Bliss
Alan Kwan
19 November 2020
The nature of rebirth in the Pure Land
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
Pure Land: An “Easy Path” of Practice?
Alan Kwan
23 April 2019
The crucial difference between the 18th and 19th Vows
The Two-stage Assured Rebirth of an Exclusive Amitabha-reciter
Alan Kwan
18 September 2018
The soteriological nature of accepting Amitabha’s…
Convergence and Harmony: On the Schools of Chinese Buddhism
Master Jingzong
12 July 2018
Master Jingzong’s essay on the evolution of Mahayana Buddhist schools in China
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind—The Four Scenarios of Doubt: Part I
Alan Kwan
23 June 2017
An effective yardstick for measuring faith The spiritual capacities, virtuous roots, and aptitudes of sentient beings vary greatly. No one is identical in his or
Cutting through the Delusive Mind with Faith in Amitabha’s Deliverance
Alan Kwan
9 June 2017
Rejecting the contrary teachings of men and bodhisattvas Pure Land Buddhism is classed as a difficult-to-believe teaching because it bears the message of Amitabha’s deliverance.
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Five
Alan Kwan
17 February 2017
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
The Potential of Propagating Pure Land Buddhism in the West
Alan Kwan
28 December 2016
Why Pure Land is an ideal school of Buddhism to be…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Two
Alan Kwan
16 December 2016
In the first part of our exploration of the Sincere Mind, we concluded that there was a problem. Apparently, to be reborn in the Land
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part One
Alan Kwan
9 December 2016
The Sincere Mind is the Genuine Mind Let us look at Master Shandao’s explanation of the Threefold State of Mind in his Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra.
The Threefold State of Mind: The Complete Concept of Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
25 November 2016
Since February this year, we have been discussing the importance of faith and its role in Pure Land Buddhism. In this instalment I hope to