Pure Land Buddhism

In this video, Jiawen discusses, from the Mahayana perspective, how the Buddha had actually already begun to turn the Dharma Wheel while sitting under the Bodhi tree in meditation. The first sutra that the Buddha expounded was actually the Avatamsaka Sutra (which also includes the Pure Land practice). She has also explained the five periods of the Buddha’s teachings here. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-avatamsaka-sutra 🔸The Buddha Speaks on the Ocean of Samadhi in Contemplating the Buddha Sutra (佛说观佛三昧海) - currently no English translation available 🔸The Heart Sutra ( 心经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-heart-sutra 🔸The Diamond Sutra ( 金刚经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-diamond-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the Buddha's enlightenment in detail - how he realised enlightenment and what's enlightenment. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-avatamsaka-sutra 🔸The Buddha Speaks on the Ocean of Samadhi in Contemplating the Buddha Sutra (佛说观佛三昧海) - currently no English translation available 🔸The Heart Sutra ( 心经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-heart-sutra 🔸The Diamond Sutra ( 金刚经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-diamond-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses how the Buddha subdued Lord Mara and realised perfect enlightenment. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-avatamsaka-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the Buddha's great renunciation in detail and why it's important for the Buddha to renounce. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-avatamsaka-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the miraculous birth of Shakyamuni Buddha in detail. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-avatamsaka-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen offers some practical advice for those who want to take the monastic life. Reference: 🔸The sutra on the merits of renouncing the householder’s life ( 佛说出家功德经 ) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0707 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the life of the Buddha (how he entered into his mother’s womb) in great detail and why he chose to appear as a white elephant with six tusks. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 )https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the life of the Buddha before he came down to our world. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (佛本行集经）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra (法华经）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen shares the wonderful rebirth story of her grandma Mai Meirong and how she she attained rebirth to the Pure Land successfully (嘉文奶奶麦美容老菩萨往生案例). Namo Amitabha Buddha ✨🙏Namo Amituofo ✨🙏 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses what exactly Master Shandao taught (such as exclusive practice vs miscellaneous practices) and clarifies some misunderstandings about Master Shandao’s teachings and the Pure Land Dharma. Reference: 🔸The Infinite Life Sutra (无量寿经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/pure-land-sutras/the-buddha-speaks-of-the-infinite-life-sutra 🔸The Visualisation of the Buddha of Infinite Life Sutra (观无量寿佛经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/pure-land-sutras/the-buddha-speaks-of-the-visualisation-of-the-infinite-life-sutra 🔸Master Shandao’s Commentary on the Visualisation Sutra https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64295c1d7db93a6d38d8ef8f/t/643684b7f63b2c195694428e/1681294524840/Master+Shandao%27s+Commentary.pdf 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses if bad things can be avoided. 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses about why we have ignorance in the first place. Reference: 🔸Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (圆觉经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/sutra-of-perfect-enlightenment 🔸Surangama Sutra (楞严经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/surangama-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen explains clearly the cause of Samsara - 12 links of dependent origination (Pratītyasamutpāda , 十二因缘). 🔸Recommended Sutra - The Sūtra On Entry Into The Womb https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/sutra-on-entry-into-the-womb 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this episode, Jiawen shares the real stories of people (Zhang Taiyan & Lishu) who had been judges in the underworld. 🔸 Reference: Zhang Taiyan(章太炎)’s private letters to a venerable “Questions and Answers of the Underworld” - Li Shu (currently unavailable in English) 黎澍 《幽冥问答录》 Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen talks about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Earth Store/Earth Treasury/地藏菩萨), the bodhisattva most renowned for saving sentient beings in the hell realm, and how we can help save hell beings. 🔸Reference: 1. The Great Skilful Means Sutra on the Buddha’s Repayment of Kindness Vol.2 (大方便佛报恩经/卷02) [unavailable in English] :The Buddha revealed in one of his past lives when he was an ordinary being he fell into the hell realm and how he transcended the hell realm by giving rise to the heart of compassion and generate bodhicitta. 2. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Fundamental Vow Sutra: Chapter 1 (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s past life as a Brahmin girl) & Chapter 4 (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s past life as the Bright Eye girl) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-fundamental-vows-of-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva 🔸Recommended Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-RSgVFbZXSzv622mOJ0GoPoKZFI6MUIJ&si=a5LQvCd5IuAJbSVn Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen discusses Lord Yama - the King of Hell who judges the dead according to the natural law of karma in the Hell Realm. Also what may deem as all right and acceptable in man-made law (in our world) may not be the case according to the natural law of karma. Recommended Movie: 🔸Unborn Child https://youtu.be/vefmKXnvgaE?si=Favo-MMqYrPZHyNu 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-dirgha-agama The Sutra on Entry into the Womb https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-noble-great-vehicle-stra?rq=womb Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen continues to discuss the hell realm, the 8 cold hells, 10 major hells and other kinds of hells. 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-dirgha-agama Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva‘s Fundamental Vow Sutra https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-fundamental-vows-of-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva?rq=Ksitigarbha Abhidharma-kośa-bhāṣya/śāstra (俱舍论) by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, Chapter 11（where it discusses the lifespan in the 8 major hells & the 8 cold hells) Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen continues to discuss the karmic retribution in the 8 major hells, the lifespan in the major hells and the additional 16 smaller hells that attached to each major hell. 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） The Great Perfection of Wisdom Treatise (大智度论) by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna, Chapter 16 (where it discusses the karmic retribution of the 8 major hells in more detail), currently unavailable in English. Abhidharma-kośa-bhāṣya/śāstra (俱舍论) by Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, Chapter 11（where it discusses the lifespan in the 8 major hells) Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen discusses the hell realm in detail according to the Buddhist scriptures, particularly the eight major hot hells (which includes the Avici hell - the worst hell in the hell realm). 🔸Reference: 1) The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-dirgha-agama 2) The Fundamental Vows of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha （地藏菩萨本愿经）, Chapter 3：Observations of Karmic Retributions of sentient beings （观众生业缘品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-fundamental-vows-of-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva?rq=ksitigarbha Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen talks about the hungry ghost (preta) realm in detail and how we can help beings in the hungry ghost realm. 🔸References: 1. Ullambana Sutra (盂兰盆经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/yulanpen-ullambana-sutra 2. The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma Sutra (Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra 正法念经) https://read.84000.co/translation/toh287.html#UT22084-068-021-chapter-2 3. The Fundamental Vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra (地藏菩萨本愿经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-fundamental-vows-of-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏