A few days ago, in the Five Contemplations Mess Hall of the International Buddhist Temple, we had a discussion with...
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Ullambana, All Souls Day, is not only a festival to save the spirit of departed parents, it also reminds you...
Violating a precept brings retribution in present life According to Records of Karmic Retribution, during the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), Han...
A Diamond Sutra-chanting ghost stays retribution Towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1636-1911), there lived Li Shu (1883-1954), a...
The best way to eliminate karma is to let animals go back to nature. The greatest evil in this world...
The Flower Adornment Sutra says, “If people want to understand all Buddhas in their lives past, present and future, contemplate...
Buddhism advocates equality, fraternity, compassion and philanthropy. -- Dr Sun Yat-sen Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), leader of the 1911...
People in general are more concerned about themselves than about anyone else, especially their own fate. Some assume that they...
Su Shi (1037-1101) wrote a short poem titled “Written on the Wall of Xilin Temple” (see Note 1), describing the...
Buddhism teaches us that there are eight types of suffering in human life: birth, aging, sickness, death, separation from a...
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