An Indian native woman from Tulalip (about 60 km north of Seattle) of the Washington State, came to take refuge in Vancouver on 29th October, 2016. Her name is Verna Hill, about 50 in age. She mentioned about a school shooting case that took place in a high […]
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The Parable of Two Rivers and a White Path
The parable goes: there was a person who wanted to go west, on a long journey hundreds of miles away. Suddenly in the middle of the journey, he saw two rivers that cut off his way. The one on the south was the River of Fire, and the […]
Continue readingExposition on the Core of the Amitabha Sutra
Chapter I: Preface Core of the Amitabha Sutra One cannot attain birth in that land with few virtuous roots and meritorious blessings as causal conditions. If a good man or woman hears of Amitabha Buddha and holds fast to his name for one day, for two days, for […]
Continue readingThe Three Eras of Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism has a unique characteristic in that it has developed many schools. From the standpoint of the schools, the development of Chinese Buddhism can be broadly divided into three eras: I. The era of propagation and translation of Buddhist sutras and the formation of various schools. This […]
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