Understanding San Lun Sect (Part 1) Name San-lun [三論] is a pronunciation of the Chinese words, which means Three Shastras, or Three Treatises, so this sect is also known as Three Shastra Sect, or Three Treatise Sect. Like many other sects, the three shastras are the principal texts of this sect, […]
Monthly Archives: November 2018
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Conversion of Shariputra’s Mother to the Triple Gem At the time of this last visit in the last year of the Buddha’s life, the Buddha’s son Rahula and the Buddha’s first disciple Ajnata Kaundinya had already passed away. The Buddha’s foster-mother and aunt, Mahaprajapati, and his wife, Yashodhara, […]
Understanding Pure Land Sect (Part 7) Types of Buddha Remembrance As stated in the Sutra, “A single perfectly sincere repetition of the name ‘Amitabha Buddha’ obliterates the grave wrongdoings of eighty trillion eons of birth and death.” The practitioner should believe this statement in deep faith, without worrying how deep […]
Buddha’s Teachings in the Pali Canon Series: Seven Treasures of Virtue Quotes by eminent Buddhist teachers such as 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Thich Nhat Hanh, Master Hsing Yun, Venerable Cheng Yen, 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje as well as Daisaku Ikeda are predominantly about nuggets of wisdom related […]
