Master Shandao’s Interpretation of Amitabha’s 19th Vow of Deliverance
Alan Kwan
26 January 2023
Exploring Master Shandao’s explanation of why the 18th Vow in Pure Land Buddhism is much more powerful than the 19th Vow
Buddhistdoor View: The Place of Expertise and Experience in Buddhism Today
Buddhistdoor Global
21 January 2023
On the ongoing debate over who controls Buddhist thought and practice in the modern, secular, and scientific world
What Is Your Role in These Times of Crisis?
Satya Robyn
28 December 2022
Inviting each of us to check in with our hearts and ask what we can do in these perilous times
Comparing Amitabha’s Three Vows of Deliverance: The 18th, the 19th, and 20th Vows
Alan Kwan
19 December 2022
Unpacking the 18th, 19th, and 20th Vows of Amitabha Buddha in the Pure Land school’s schema of deliverance
Are the Sustainable Development Goals Today’s “Opium of the Masses?” An Interview with Prof. Kohei Saito
International Network of Engaged Buddhists
15 December 2022
The philosophy of Buddhist economics and the path to a sustainable civilization
Can a Pure Land Practitioner Attain Assured Rebirth with Doubts in Amitabha’s 18th Vow?
Alan Kwan
14 November 2022
How to interpret the assurance of rebirth in the Pure Land for followers of Amitabha Buddha who harbor doubts in their hearts
Buddhist Temple in Hawai‘i Celebrates 125 Years of Service
Justin Whitaker
18 October 2022
The Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple has served generations of Shin Buddhists on Hawai‘i’s big island
Sincerity in Faith and Earnest Aspiration in the Pure Land Teaching
Alan Kwan
13 October 2022
Exploring the deep concept of faith in the Pure Land tradition and Amitabha Buddha’s mechanism of sincere practice
Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhists Celebrate Life in Connecticut
Justin Whitaker
7 October 2022
Founded by refugees from Vietnam, the Buddhist temple has provided religious practice and community for those in need for over four decades
Ghosts, Mummies, and Robots in Buddhism
Gereon Kopf
25 August 2022
Exploring Buddhist philosophy through the varied ways that practitioners in Japan navigate death and conversations with insentient beings
Pure Land Master Chin Kung Dies in Taipei Aged 95
Craig Lewis
26 July 2022
Venerable Chi Gung, a venerated master of the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism died in the early hours of Tuesday in Taipei at the age of 95.
The Meaning of “Even 10 Times” in Amitabha’s 18th Vow
Alan Kwan
25 July 2022
The true meaning of reciting Amitabha’s name “10 times” in Pure Land Buddhism and Pure Land practice