Download or read book Sukhavati Western Paradise written by Kiew Kit Wong and published by Cosmos Internet. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sakyamuni Buddha taught the Amitabha Sutra over 2000 years ago. It is one of the most important Sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. It teaches how a person can be reborn in Sukhavati, also known as the Western Paradise of Eternal Bliss. In Sukhavati, Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, explains the principles and practice of Pure Land Buddhism. He introduces and comments on the various Sutras and Mantras that are important to Pure Land practitioners. The book includes: - Amitabha Buddha and the description of Sukhavati. - Majestic grandeur of Buddhism. - Other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in every direction. - Heaven and enlightenment. - Methods to win rebirth in Sukhavati. - Settling doubts. - Commentaries from the classics.
Download or read book Visions of Sukh vat written by Julian F. Pas and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-08-17 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pure Land movement focuses on the worship of one particular Buddha, Amitabha or Amitayus who created a paradise named Sukhavati, Land of Extreme Bliss. The scriptures of this school promise rebirth in that Land to the devotees of that Buddha. It was considered to be an "easy way" to gain salvation in contrast with the "arduous path" of self-sacrifice recommended in original Buddhism. T'ang monk Shan-tao was instrumental in the propagation and popularity of this devotional school. He was an ascetic and serious meditator who followed the techniques of visualization explained in the Sutra on Visualizing Buddha Amita, and his commentary on this text was later considered to be his most outstanding work. Western authors, however, misrepresent Shan-tao because they follow the lead of Japanese Jodo Shinshu masters who deemphasized meditative practices. With the hope that old stereotypes will be dropped, this book lets the Chinese texts speak for themselves.
Download or read book The Three Pure Land Sutras written by and published by BDK America. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The larger sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 360) -- The sutra on contemplation of Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 365) -- The smaller sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 366).
Download or read book Prayers and Practices to be Reborn in Sukhavati eBook written by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyältsen and published by FPMT. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayers and Practices to be Reborn in Sukhavati includes "The Swift Path to Sukhavati" by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyältsen as well as "The Benefits of the Pure Land Sukhavati," a commentary by Lama Tsongkhapa. Sukhavati is also known as Amitabha's Pure Land, a western paradise. 2014 edition.
Download or read book Why Not Paradise written by and published by Empty Bowl Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. Of all the Buddhists in China, Japan, and Korea, the vast majority follow teachings centered on rebirth in the Pure Land, or Western Paradise, of Amitabha Buddha. All Buddhist sutras are about the mind, the mind and the Buddha, and about reducing, if not eliminating, the apparent distance between the two. What the authors of the first Pure Land texts added was a stage on which that drama could take place. Their choice was an enclosed garden similar to the kind Persians called pairi-da?za- based on Biblical accounts of the Garden of Eden and from which we get the word 'paradise.' When Buddhists decided to imagine a better place to practice, it's not surprising they would conjure such a place, a place where devotees could return to Buddhist basics, a place no more than a thought away. In this small chapbook, Red Pine presents new translations of two of the three sutras sacred to Pure Land Buddhists and has added a preface and footnotes to help readers better understand this spiritual path followed by hundreds of millions of people in the world today.
Download or read book The Land of Bliss The Paradise of the Buddha of Measureless Light written by Luis O. Gomez and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a free translation of two Buddhist texts on what is arguably the most popular of all Buddhist conceptions of an ideal world, the "Land of Bliss" of the Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. The two texts, known to Western students of Buddhism as the "Smaller" and "Larger" Sukhavatiyuha Sutra, explain the conditions that lead to rebirth in the Pure Land and the manner in which human beings are reborn there.
Download or read book For the Sake of All Beings written by Chin Kung Shi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Indian Buddhist Iconography Mainly Based on the S dhanam l and Other Cognate T ntric Texts of Rituals written by Benoytosh Bhattacharyya and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Visions of Sukhavati written by Julian F. Pas and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the masters of Pure Land Buddhism shows how to have a vision of the Land Sukhavati and its Lord by using the sutra as a manual of visualization.
Download or read book Atlantis written by Arysio Santos and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late author Arysio Santos was a highly regarded climatologist, geologist, and nuclear physicist. He was also a scholar of history, folklore, languages, and the occult. In this groundbreaking study of Atlantis, he draws on all these disciplines, as well as ancient maps, Plato’s dialogues, and folkloric narratives, to provide the most compelling case yet of the disappearance of an entire civilization. Professor Santos demonstrates that Plato’s dating of Atlantis’s disappearance in 11,600 BP (before present) precisely corresponds to the catastrophic end of the Pleistocene Ice Age, as well as a historic flood event of cataclysmic proportions. The rising of the sea level by nearly 500 feet, he argues, submerged continent-sized lands—including Atlantis, which he connects with the biblical Garden of Eden. Provocative chapters cover such topics as the continent’s appearance in ancient maps, Indonesia as the true site of Eden, American interpretations of Atlantis, the four rivers of paradise, and more, giving a clear form to the ghostly outline of this fabled land.
Download or read book Buddhism for Beginners written by Thubten Chodron and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-understand introduction to Buddhism is “written for people wanting to understand basic Buddhist principles and how to integrate them into their lives” (H.H. the Dalai Lama) This user’s guide to Buddhist basics takes the most commonly asked questions—beginning with “What is the essence of the Buddha’s teachings?”—and provides simple answers in plain English. Thubten Chodron’s responses to the questions that always seem to arise among people approaching Buddhism make this an exceptionally complete and accessible introduction—as well as a manual for living a more peaceful, mindful, and satisfying Life. Buddhism for Beginners is an ideal first book on the subject for anyone, but it’s also a wonderful resource for seasoned students, since the question-and-answer format makes it easy to find just the topic you’re looking for, such as: • What is the goal of the Buddhist path? • What is karma? • If all phenomena are empty, does that mean nothing exists? • How can we deal with fear? • How do I establish a regular meditation practice? • What are the qualities I should look for in a teacher? • What is Buddha-nature? • Why can't we remember our past lives?
Download or read book The Gateway to Sukhavati written by Needrup Zangpo and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Art of Tibet written by Los Angeles County Museum of Art and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gods of Northern Buddhism written by Alice Getty and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable reference covers names, attributes, symbolism, representations of deities in Mahayana pantheon of China, Japan, Tibet, etc. 185 illus.
Download or read book Sukhavati written by Joseph Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Campbell traces the mythological symbols left to us by the ancients, revealing a drama played out across the screen of the universe.
Download or read book Global History of Philosophy written by John C. Plott and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1993-12-31 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Interaction with the Divine the Sacred and the Deceased written by Thomas G. Plante and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Interaction with the Divine, the Sacred, and the Deceased brings together cutting-edge empirical and theoretical contributions from scholars in fields including psychology, theology, ethics, neuroscience, medicine, and philosophy, to examine how and why humans engage in, or even seek spiritual experiences and connection with the immaterial world. In this richly interdisciplinary volume, Plante and Schwartz recognize human interaction with the divine and departed as a cross-cultural and historical universal that continues to concern diverse disciplines. Accounting for variances in belief and human perception and use, the book is divided into four major sections: personal experience; theological consideration; medical, technological, and scientific considerations; and psychological considerations with chapters addressing phenomena including prayer, reincarnation, sensed presence, and divine revelations. Featuring scholars specializing in theology, psychology, medicine, neuroscience, and ethics, this book provides a thoughtful, compelling, evidence-based, and contemporary approach to gain a grounded perspective on current understandings of human interaction with the divine, the sacred, and the deceased. Of interest to believers, questioners, and unbelievers alike, this volume will be key reading for researchers, scholars, and academics engaged in the fields of religion and psychology, social psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and health psychology. Readers with a broader interest in spiritualism, religious and non-religious movements will also find the text of interest.
