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Vimalakīrti Sutra
The "Vimalakīrti Sutra" can be said to be the Buddhist scripture that has the greatest influence on Chinese Buddhism. Whether it is Zen Buddhism, which is the representative of Chinese Buddhism, or Humanistic Buddhism, which has become the mainstream of modern and contemporary Buddhism, the thoughts in the "Vimalakīrti Sutra" of "a pure heart will lead to a pure Buddhaland" and "both entering the world and emerging from the world" and "being born in the world" are its most important ideological
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The Story of Buddhist Scriptures
Buddhist scriptures are the source of Buddhist culture. If you want to approach Buddhist culture, you must understand the Buddhist scriptures. However, the Buddhist scriptures are so vast and profound that, let alone us ordinary people, even eminent monks and Buddhist experts can hardly understand them all in our lifetimes. Buddhist Stories selects some easy-to-understand and story-telling scriptures from the vast number of Buddhist stories, and introduces them to everyone in a story-telling way
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Biography of Buddha
Drawing from twenty-four Buddhist scriptures in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese, with the poet's beautiful writing style, it leads us through time and space, back to India more than 2,500 years ago, tracing the footprints of the Buddha through the Ganges River Basin, and narrating the eighty-year life of the Buddha from his birth to Nirvana.
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Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra contains 260 words. It expounds the five aggregates, three subjects, four truths, twelve causes and conditions and other concepts, and explains the Buddhist doctrine of the emptiness of self-nature. It is believed that Prajna can overcome all suffering, achieve ultimate nirvana, and achieve the fruit of Bodhi. This idea is considered to be the core of all Prajna doctrine, so it is called the Heart Sutra.
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"The Forty-Two Chapters of the Sutra Said by the Buddha" That You Can Understand Immediately After Listening to It
When studying the Sutra, it is best to first study the Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters Said by the Buddha Although this sutra is judged to be a Hinayana classic, it does not have Hinayana as a foundation. If you study Mahayana directly, it is easy to have a weak foundation. This sutra mainly tells that after the Buddha became enlightened, he first went to Sarnath to teach the Four Noble Truths to five monks, and they realized the results one after another. As well as the Buddha's instructions to his
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Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a very popular Buddhist classic in China. It records the dialogue between Sakyamuni Buddha and his great disciple Subhuti. Many people read and recite this sutra, but we often forget it after reciting it. Just like reciting Amitabha, how many people have in their hearts the incredible and boundless merits of Amitabha to save all sentient beings when reciting Amitabha? I think that when reciting Amitabha, if we can keep in mind the incredible and boundless merits of Amitabha
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Buddhist Story Classics: 100 Stories to Understand Chinese Buddhism
The thoughts of Chinese Buddhism are broad and profound, and we only select the parts that are guiding and beneficial to us to study and learn from. This is one of the reasons why this book collects and compiles stories of Chinese Buddhism. The 200 stories in this book are drawn from Buddhist classics, Buddhist literature, or folklore about Buddhism. They comprehensively reflect Buddhist ideas such as compassion, doing good, letting go, resigning oneself to fate, and saving oneself and others. B
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The Sixth Patriarch's Altar Sutra
"The Altar Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch" is a Buddhist classic, also known as the "Altar Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Treasure", or the "Altar Sutra" for short. Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, said that his disciple Fahai collected and recorded it. It is one of the main classics of Zen Buddhism.
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Interpretation of "Heart Sutra": Understanding the Buddha's Heart and Understanding Buddhism | Prajna Wisdom
Studying the Heart Sutra is learning the wisdom of Buddhism. The philosophy of life advocated by Master Hongyi, Master Xingyun, Nan Huaijin, and Jiang Xun! The 260 words not only fully present the core concepts of Buddhist thought, but are also a sutra that can cure heart diseases. It is said in the Buddhist scriptures: "The Buddha taught various methods to cure all kinds of hearts." The heart refers to the troubles in our hearts. The purpose of the Heart Sutra is to cure our various minds, brea
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