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Karmic Reward and Retribution (III)

Translated by Andrew Yang People generally assume the killing of animals and eating their meat to be a matter of...

Karmic Reward and Retribution (II)

Translated by Andrew Yang  Shi Chong, a rich but unkind person “The hustle bustle is gone like dust sweet-smelling. Water...

A Day to Remember

Editor's note: The author of this article is a Canadian Caucasian student who is very interested in Chinese culture and...

Two Qing Dynasty Poet Monks

Eight-fingered Mendicant had special karma with flowers There were quite a few poet monks in the Qing dynasty (1636-1911), but...

Random Thoughts Over Brewing Tea

Life and death matter, as impermanence will strike soon When the poet Chen Zi’ang (661-702) of the Tang dynasty (618-907),...

A Mind in Chanting Keeps Leisurely Company with White Clouds

During the Song dynasty (960-1279), a lay Buddhist Shi Tianji in Yangzhou of eastern China focused on Pure Land in...

Being Vegetarian: An Exchange of Ideas

A few days ago, in the Five Contemplations Mess Hall of the International Buddhist Temple, we had a discussion with...

Ullambana

Ullambana, All Souls Day, is not only a festival to save the spirit of departed parents, it also reminds you...

Karmic Reward and Retribution

Violating a precept brings retribution in present life According to Records of Karmic Retribution, during the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), Han...

Sutra and Mantra Recitation Invokes Divine Grace

A Diamond Sutra-chanting ghost stays retribution Towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1636-1911), there lived Li Shu (1883-1954), a...
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