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A Brief Explanation of the Zagama Sutra
"Za Agama Sutra" is the fundamental classic of original Buddhism. It is one of the four "Agama Sutras" transmitted in the North and is revered as the "first among Buddhist classics". This sutra takes core teachings such as "Five Yin", "Six Senses", "Dependent Origination", "Four Noble Truths" and "Eightfold Path" as its latitude and longitude. It truly records the original style of the Buddha's teaching and preaching according to the circumstances. There are fifty volumes of the Sutra, totaling
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A Brief Explanation of the Theory of Consciousness-Only Theory
"The Theory of Consciousness-Only" is an annotation of Vasubandhu Bodhisattva's "Thirty Verses on Consciousness-Only" by ten great commentators including the Dharma Protector of India. It was translated into essence by Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty. It is the fundamental text of the Consciousness-Only Sect of Dharma. This treatise takes "Consciousness transforms all dharmas" as its outline, systematically expounds the profound meaning of "all dharmas are only known by consciousness", estab
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A Brief Explanation of Mahasamatha and Vipassana
"Maha Zhi Kuan" is the core work of the wise master of the Tiantai Sect (538-597). Together with "The Profound Meaning of the Lotus" and "The Sentences of the Lotus", they are collectively known as the "Three Major Works of the Tiantai". The whole book is based on the theoretical foundation of "Three Thousand Thoughts" and "The Harmony of the Three Noble Truths", systematically expounds the practical system of "Samatha-Vipassana Dual Cultivation", integrates teachings and practical practices, an
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A Brief Explanation of Biyanlu
"A Brief Interpretation of Biyanlu" is a modern interpretation of the Zen classic "Biyanlu". The original book was compiled by Zen Master Yuanwu Keqin. It contains one hundred koans and incorporates the style of the Linji sect. It reveals the secrets of Zen and the profound meaning of the Zen sect in the form of commentaries, narrations, and commentaries. This brief explanation adheres to the purpose of "impressing the heart with the heart", using popular language to analyze the background, esse
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Prajna Lamp: from the Split of Tribes to the Dharma Tower in the Snowy Land
After the Buddha's nirvana, the Hinayana sect fell into the controversy of "the existence of three worlds". Nagarjuna split the confusion with the "eight wrong ways", and the unattached brothers proved that "there is no realm of knowledge alone". Padmasambhava subdued the Bon religion and entered Tibet, Langdama destroyed the Buddha and stained the Bay-leaf Sutra with blood. Tsongkhapa wore the yellow hat and revived the precepts, and wrote "The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment" to integrate
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A Brief Explanation of the Theory of Great Wisdom
The Great Wisdom Treatise was written by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva in ancient India and translated by Kumarajiva in the late Qin Dynasty. It is a masterpiece that interprets the Great Prajna Sutra and is known as the "King of Treatises". This treatise takes Prajna Konghui as its sect, extensively explains the stages of cultivation of the Bodhisattva path, integrates the Mahayana teachings, and deeply explains the middle path of reality. This brief explanation is based on the hundred-volume structure
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A Brief Explanation of Zongjinglu
"Zongjinglu" is a masterpiece compiled by Zen Master Yongming Yanshou (904-975) of the Five Dynasties who collected the essence of the two schools of Zen teaching. With the purpose of "taking one mind as the sect and illuminating all dharmas as a mirror", it has hundreds of volumes and chapters that unify the essence of the twelve parts of the Tripitaka. This brief explanation adheres to the principle of "interpreting the scriptures according to the scriptures and demonstrating the scriptures",
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Biography of Eminent Monks in the Republic of China
During the Republic of China, the country was in danger, and the four eminent monks of the Republic of China (Master Yin Guang, Xu Yun, Tai Xu, and Hong Yi) appeared, as well as Master Yuanying, Master Dixian, and Master Tanxu. They saved all living beings, promoted Buddhism, and eminent monks communicated with each other. To encourage each other, exchange opinions, and work together to save all sentient beings, this book is based on history and context, with rich characters and real deeds. The
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A Brief Explanation of French and Chinese Verses
The Ten Volumes of "The Sentences of the Lotus", said by Master Zhizhe during the Sui Dynasty and recorded by Venerable Zhang An, are the standard of Buddhist exegesis of the Tiantai Sect. This book uses the four meanings of the text (karma, covenant teaching, original traces, and contemplation of the mind) to open up the Tathagata's teachings from one generation to the next, and to highlight the full meaning of the Lotus to reveal its power and reality, and to unite the three to one. This brief
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A Brief Explanation of Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching, also known as Laozi, was written by Laozi, a great thinker and philosopher in the pre-Qin period. It is a treasure of ancient Chinese philosophy, politics and cosmology, and is the foundation of Taoist thought. The whole book has only more than 5,000 words, but it is all-inclusive and profound. It can be called the source of wisdom of Chinese civilization. This book is divided into "Tao Jing" (Part 1, Chapters 1 to 37) and "De Jing" (Part 2, Chapters 38 to 81), with a total of
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The Pervasive Glaze Light: a Record of the Practical Vows of the Oriental Medicine Master Buddha
In the distant Eastern Jingliuli world, there once was a king named "Xingxueguang". Seeing that all sentient beings were trapped in the cycle of suffering of disease, poverty, and ignorance, he resolutely gave up his royal power and made twelve great vows - to use compassion as medicine to heal physical and mental illness; to use wisdom as a lamp to break the darkness of ignorance; to use kindness as a boat to save all sentient beings from misfortune. From the monarch who worked hard to govern,
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The End of the Netherworld: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vows
From Jin Qiaojue, a member of the Silla royal family, to a practicing ascetic who escaped into the Tang Dynasty, to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who swore that "until hell is empty, I will never become a Buddha." He transcended national boundaries and life and death, knocking on the door of the underworld with endless compassion. Under the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng in Jiuhua Mountain, he once entered the underworld to save his mother, and saw all the ghosts being tortured and realized the suffering
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Vinaya Lineage
"Lü Zong Dharma Lineage" is an epic of spreading Taoism that spans thousands of years. The story begins in faraway India, where the Venerable Tan Wude gathered the Vinaya and set sail across the Western Regions. Tan Ke Jialuo spread it to China in the early days of the Three Kingdoms. After the budding years of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Master Daoxuan established the sect in Zhongnan Mountain and promoted it. During this period, there was
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Walker of the Ten Grounds: Record of the Enlightenment of the Galaxy
Xuan Jing, the former chief theorist of the Buddhist kingdom, was obsessed with the deduction of "absolute truth", which indirectly led to the annihilation of civilization in one universe (the Brahma world). The fire of karma burns the body and falls into reincarnation. In this life, he became a "problem student" in the Interstellar Cultivation Academy who was full of Buddhist formulas and whose combat ability was at the bottom. Until fate awakens, the memory of the past life returns together wi
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A Brief Explanation of Yin Fu Jing
"Yin Fu Jing" is a Taoist secret book through the ages. The full text is only more than 300 words, but it contains the profound mysteries of the three talents of heaven, earth and man. This brief explanation will follow the principle of "interpreting scriptures based on scriptures" and integrate the essence of the immortal commentaries of Jiang Shang, Zhuge Liang, Li Quan and other dynasties. It will be divided into ten chapters to systematically explain this wisdom book of "the art of emperors
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Brilliant Time: Rebirth in the 1970S and a Warm Wedding Cantabile
Lin Xi, a top jewelry designer, woke up from a dream and passed through a period novel. She became a poor cannon fodder who was designed by a reborn female partner, abandoned by her educated youth husband, and eventually died tragically on the street. Looking at the desperate situation of her little sister and her family, Lin Xi sneered: The script is good, but the actors have been changed! Best relative? The clever plan to divide the family made them regret it! White Lotus female supporting rol
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