The Process of Establishing Full Faith in Amitabha Buddha
Alan Kwan
24 March 2025
Alan Kwan provides guidance on how disciples can come to Amitabha Buddha through reaction, repentance, and recitation
Chinese Maritime Silk Road Hub Quanzhou Sees Record Rise in Visitors
Raymond Lam
20 March 2025
The maritime silk road city of Quanzhou is home to important Buddhist temples and an array of diverse religious sites
Are There Any Prerequisites To Enter the Gateway of Amitabha’s Pure Land?
Alan Kwan
25 February 2025
The character of Queen Vaidehi provides an invaluable model for understanding the causal conditions for Pure Land rebirth
Pure Land-Zen Dual Cultivation in 13th Century Vietnam and Today
An Tran
23 January 2025
An Tran explores the history and practice of Buddhist syncretism in Vietnam
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
Establishing Faith in the Pure Land Teaching in the Context of Practice
Alan Kwan
23 December 2024
If we want to be reborn in the Pure Land, we need to do these things to form a connection with Amitabha Buddha
The Bridge Between the Teachings of Shakyamuni and Amitabha
Alan Kwan
26 November 2024
Alan Kwan discusses how Pure Land Buddhism unites the soteriology of Shakyamuni Buddha with the other-power salvation of Amitabha Buddha
Jingtu Zhenzong: Jodo Shinshu among Ethnic Chinese, Part Two
Johan Nilsson
23 November 2024
A conversation with Singaporean Shin Buddhist Clement Tan launches this series of interviews with international leaders of Shin sanghas
Things Come Apart
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
29 October 2024
The process of change can be frustrating, but it is also unavoidable and can lead to growth if correctly approached
Approaching Buddhism by Reading the Buddhist Sutras
Alan Kwan
28 October 2024
Meeting Shakyamuni Buddha and being introduced to Amitabha Buddha through delving deep into the Buddhist canon
Is Pure Land the Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha or Amitabha Buddha, or Both?
Alan Kwan
24 September 2024
Alan Kwan addresses a core question in the Pure Land tradition: who is transmitting the doctrine of salvation in Amitabha’s Name?
World’s Tallest Bronze Buddha Statue in Japan Undergoes Annual Cleaning
Justin Whitaker
10 September 2024
The 120-meter-tall statue was built to honor Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism