The Pure Land Lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to Master Shandao
Alan Kwan
25 February 2020
The meaning of institutional transmission
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part Four: The Fifth Kind of Determinant Faith
Alan Kwan
12 May 2017
Deep faith based on Amitabha’s vow (the real), not the delusive mind (the unreal) Out of the seven kinds of determinant faith, we have so
Capturing the Core Essence of the Shandao Lineage’s Pure Land Teachings
Alan Kwan
13 April 2017
Abandoning the self and taking refuge in the Buddha The explication of the Sincere Mind and the two kinds of determinant deep faith (as mentioned
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part Two: Determinant Deep Faith in the Buddha’s Teachings
Alan Kwan
24 March 2017
How the the first component of deep faith relates to sentient…
Master Shandao’s Exegesis on the Deep Mind, Part One: Determinant Deep Faith Concerning Aptitude
Alan Kwan
10 March 2017
After his exegesis on the Sincere Mind, Master Shandao set forth to explain the meaning of the Deep Mind. The Deep Mind is the second
Master Shandao’s Exegesis of the Sincere Mind, Part Three
Alan Kwan
13 January 2017
To seek refuge in Amitabha Buddha is to receive his “real” merits and virtues In our discussion of the Sincere Mind in my last three
The Cause of Assured Rebirth in the Land of Bliss, Part 1
Alan Kwan
14 October 2016
Accuracy in explaining the Buddha’s words In my previous three articles I emphasized that Pure Land Buddhism sees faith as an expedient means, while the
On Ignorance of the Buddha’s Power and Compassion
Alan Kwan
15 September 2016
Master Tanluan, an eminent Pure Land patriarch from the 6th century CE, wrote the Commentary on the Treatise of Rebirth. He utilized and integrated many profound concepts
Faith is an Essential Root of Virtue in Pure Land Buddhism
Alan Kwan
18 March 2016
Faith is one of the five roots of virtue When we talk about the five roots of virtue in Buddhism, most of us think of