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Tag - Amitabha Buddha

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QUOTE-Lotus Pool Assembly

In the Lotus Pool Assembly as vast as the sea, may Amita, the Thus Come One, Avalokiteshvara, and Mahashamaprapta sitting on the lotus daises, lead beings to ascend the golden ladder, and based on great vows...

December 16, 2019
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New Western Rinpoche Recognized

Patricia Farrell of Hua Zang Si in San Francisco has just been recognized as a rinpoche. I first met the new rinpoche when we both lived in Asheville, North Carolina, and am very happy to see her be so honored. I wish...

September 11, 2019
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Who goes to the Pure Land?

Anyone who practices authentic dharma successfully can go to Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land. It is an erroneous view to think otherwise. It is not just for those of the Pure Land sect. Erroneous View #54:  THE VIEW...

August 26, 2018
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What is an Icchantika?

  The Nirvana Sutra  says: “Chunda spoke once more, asking, ‘What is the meaning of the term icchantika?’ The Buddha said: ‘Chunda, suppose there should be monks or nuns, laymen or laywomen who speak careless and...

July 29, 2018
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"Amazing View of the World" painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.
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Precise definition of Buddha-Dharma

The term Buddha-Dharma is used in different ways in different contexts. It can mean our actual practice, the results and manifestations from that practice, what the Buddhas taught, or as Dorje PaMu once described it as...

July 8, 2018
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