How Much Do We Know About Amitabha Buddha and His Dharma?
Alan Kwan
19 December 2025
Encountering the profound teachings and presence of the Buddha of Infinite Light reveals the power of the Name
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
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
Does the Contemplation Sutra Teach Us to Attain Rebirth through Contemplation of Meditative Virtues?
Alan Kwan
24 June 2024
Alan Kwan clarifies the deeper meaning of the Contemplation Sutra: that meditative virtues remain secondary to chanting the Name
Those with Faith in the Name Should Aspire to Rebirth in the Land of Bliss
Alan Kwan
27 May 2024
Alan Kwan examines why Shakyamuni Buddha advised beings to be reborn in Amitabha’s paradise a full three times
Shakyamuni Buddha’s Counsel to be Reborn in the Land of Bliss
Alan Kwan
22 March 2024
The Pure Land Buddhist tradition is affirmed by Shakyamuni Buddha’s encouragement to strive for rebirth in the Land of Bliss
What Prevents Us from Following and Practicing the Buddhist Teachings?
Alan Kwan
27 February 2024
What prevents us from following and practicing any of Shakyamuni Buddha’s 84,000 expedient teachings and following Amitabha?
A Wake-Up Call to all Buddhists
Alan Kwan
23 January 2024
Remorse and shame are completely appropriate feelings in light of our karmic debts, but they connect us deeper to the Buddhas
Why are Two Buddhas Needed to Deliver All Sentient Beings?
Alan Kwan
20 November 2023
Why the Pure Land teachings bring both Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha into a cosmic plan for our liberation
Master Shandao’s Explanation of Amitabha’s 18th Vow in the Infinite Life Sutra
Alan Kwan
21 June 2022
Exploring Shandao’s fundamental interpretation of the 18th Vow in Pure Land Buddhism
Amitabha’s 18th Vow, the King of Buddhas’ Fundamental Vows, Is Our Life
Alan Kwan
16 May 2022
Amitabha’s 18th Vow is the lifeline of the Pure Land school In my earlier article from July 2021: “What Motivated Bodhisattva Dharmakara to Make the
Situating Amitabha’s 18th Vow Among the 48 Vows
Alan Kwan
24 September 2021
Why all vows are connected to the Primal Vow