Question: How many grains of sand are there in the Ganges River? Answer: No calculation can know this; only the Buddha and the Dharmakaya Bodhisattvas can know their number. The Buddha and the Dharmakaya Bodhisattvas can count and know the birth and death of all the fine dust particles in all the Jambudvipas, let alone the sands of the Ganges. For example, when the Buddha was sitting under a tree in the forest outside Jetavana,A Brahmin came to the Buddha and asked, "How many leaves are in this forest?" The Buddha immediately replied, "There are a certain number."The Brahmin was skeptical: "Who can verify this?" He went to a tree, plucked a few leaves, hid them, and returned to ask the Buddha, "Exactly how many leaves are in this forest?" The Buddha replied, "There are now a certain number fewer." He spoke exactly as the Brahmin had taken. Having known this, the Brahmin was greatly impressed and believed, asked the Buddha to ordain him, and later attained the path of an Arhat. Therefore, it is known that the Buddha can know the number of the sands of the Ganges. —Nagarjuna Bodhisattva's "Mahaprajnaparamita Sastra》

[The number of raindrops in a heavy downpour is known only to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas] Excerpts from the *Avatamsaka Sutra*Volume 50"Furthermore, O Son of Buddha! Just as a great cloud pours down a torrential rain, no one in the great thousand-fold world can know the number of drops. If one tries to count them, it will only lead to madness;Only the Lord of the Great Thousand-fold World—Mahesvara—by the power of his past virtuous roots, knows every single drop clearly.O Son of Buddha! The Tathagata, the Fully Enlightened One, is likewise. He raises the great clouds of Dharma and pours the great rain of Dharma, which all sentient beings, Shravakas, and Pratyekabuddhas cannot know. If they try to contemplate it, their minds will surely go mad;"Only the Bodhisattva Mahasattva, the Lord of all worlds, through the power of the awakened wisdom cultivated in the past, can enter the minds of all sentient beings with even a single word or sentence, leaving nothing unclear."O Bodhisattva! This is the fourth mark of the Tathagata, the Fully Enlightened One. A Mahasattva Bodhisattva should know this."

"In the time it takes to clap hands and snap fingers, there are 3.2 billion myriad thoughts. Each thought takes form, and every form possesses consciousness. These consciousnesses and thoughts are extremely subtle and cannot be grasped. The Buddha's divine power enters these subtle consciousnesses, allowing all to be liberated." — Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, Volume 12, No. 384The Bodhisattva descends from the Doshu Heaven to the womb of the Divine Mother to preach the Sutra of Universal Propagation.Excerpt: The Buddha asked Maitreya: "When the mind has thoughts, how many thoughts, how many perceptions, and how many consciousnesses are there?" Maitreya replied:"In the time it takes to clap hands and snap fingers, there are 3.2 billion myriad thoughts. Each thought takes form, and every form possesses consciousness. These consciousnesses and thoughts are extremely subtle and cannot be grasped. The Buddha's divine power enters these subtle consciousnesses, allowing all to be liberated. This consciousness is taught and transformed, not being without consciousness. Furthermore, these subtle consciousnesses are more infinitesimal than a mote of dust. These dust-mote consciousnesses cannot be seen. The Tathagata's divine power enters them to teach and transform, allowing all to be liberated.Maitreya should know that there is no doubt: these dust-mote consciousnesses are also subject to the four elements and the four modes of birth. Why is this so? Sentient beings are boundless, the boundaries are boundless, the Tathagata is boundless, and the Way is boundless. All things that exist are said to exist, yet existence is also non-existence. Without boundaries, without places, without abiding, and without anyone to teach and transform sentient beings, this is called the Samadhi of Reverse and Smooth. Not abiding, not not abiding, one aspect without aspect; not clinging, not bound, also without a true limit. Cultivating the Bodhimanda to purify the Buddha-realm, using provisional means in countless ways, which are beyond the reach of the inferior."

Excerpts from the Avatamsaka SutraVolume 44: Son of the Buddha! Bodhisattva Mahasattvas, through the divine power of knowing the minds of others, know the differences in the minds of sentient beings in a single thousand-fold great thousand-fold world, namely:good minds, unwholesome minds, broad minds, narrow minds, great minds, small minds, minds that follow life and death, minds that oppose life and death, Sravaka minds, Pratyekabuddha minds, Bodhisattva minds, Sravaka-practice minds, Pratyekabuddha-practice minds, Bodhisattva-practice minds, Deva minds, Naga minds, Yaksha minds, Gandharva minds, Asura minds, Garuda minds, Kinnara minds, Mahoraga minds, human minds, non-human minds, hell minds, animal minds, Yama-realm minds, hungry ghost minds, and the minds of sentient beings in all realms of suffering,and thus clearly know all these countless and diverse minds of sentient beings. Just as in one world, so in a hundred worlds, a thousand worlds, a hundred thousand worlds, a hundred thousand billion nayutas of worlds, and even in worlds as numerous as the dust particles of countless, inexpressible Buddha-lands, they clearly know the minds of all sentient beings. This is called: the Bodhisattva Mahasattva's supreme divine power of knowing the minds of others. Son of the Buddha! Bodhisattva Mahasattvas, through the unobstructed and pure divine power of the heavenly eye, see the sentient beings in countless, inexpressible Buddha-lands as numerous as dust particles, seeing them die in this life and be born in another, in good realms or evil realms, with auspicious or sinful appearances, beautiful or ugly, defiled or pure. Such countless categories of sentient beings are, namely:The Deva assembly, the Naga assembly, the Yaksha assembly, the Gandharva assembly, the Asura assembly, the Garuda assembly, the Kinnara assembly, the Mahoraga assembly, the human assembly, the non-human assembly, the subtle-bodied beings, the vast-bodied beings, the small assembly, and the great assembly,Among all these sentient beings, with the unobstructed eye, all are clearly seen; according to the karma they have accumulated, the suffering and happiness they experience, their thoughts, their discriminations, their views, their words, their causes, their actions, their objects of cognition, and their arising, all are seen without error. This is called: The Second Unobstructed Heavenly Eye Wisdom Supernatural Power of the Bodhisattva Mahasattva.

The Six Aspects of Buddhahood:Principle is Buddha, Name is Buddha, Contemplation is Buddha, Similarity is Buddha, Partial Realization is Buddha, Ultimate Realization is BuddhaThe Fifty-Two Stages:Ten Faiths, Ten Abidances, Ten Practices, Ten Dedications, Ten Grounds, Equal Enlightenment, Perfect Enlightenment

Haichen thought to himself: I have already urged countless followers before the Tathagata to develop the Bodhi mind, and everyone has made great vows to sustain their own Buddha-fields.All Bodhisattvas abandon the sentient beings of the defiled world, except for the Wind of Universal Entry. Therefore, I should make vows for the sentient beings of the defiled world.Making such vows will surely benefit the beings of the human and heavenly realms, and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will surely praise it. In the future, Bodhisattvas with great compassion will follow this path, and Bodhisattvas from the ten directions will also save the pitiful sentient beings of the defiled world. After my Nirvana, through inconceivable kalpas, the Buddhas of the ten directions will surely praise the vows I make today, and upon hearing them, they too will make vows to sustain the Buddha-fields of the defiled world. — "The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha: Treatise on the White Lotus"The Five Hundred Great Vows made by Haichen Bodhisattva, a previous incarnation of Shakyamuni Buddha.

In the ninth residence of the kalpa of the virtuous age,(the reduced kalpa)there are four Buddhas who successively appeared in the world:Kanakamuni Buddha, Kassapa Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Dipankara Buddha.The Sutra of the Names of the Thousand Buddhas of the Present Auspicious Aeon(Also known as Mount of the Great Merits of All Buddhas)(亦名集诸佛大功德山)

At that time, the World-Honored One raised his golden arm, touched the head of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Mahasattva, and said: "Ksitigarbha! Ksitigarbha! Your divine power is inconceivable, your compassion is inconceivable, your wisdom is inconceivable, and your eloquence is inconceivable. Even if the Buddhas of the ten directions were to praise and proclaim your inconceivable deeds, they could not fully express them even in ten thousand kalpas. Ksitigarbha! Ksitigarbha!Remember that today in the Trayastrimsa Heaven, amidst the great assembly of countless inexpressible Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the eight classes of heavenly beings and dragons, I entrust to you the human and heavenly beings who have not yet escaped the Three Realms and are still in the burning house. Do not let these beings fall into the evil realms for even a single day and night, let alone fall into the Five Avici and Avici hells, where they would endure for countless kalpas with no hope of escape.Ksitigarbha, the beings of Jambudvipa have unstable natures and are mostly accustomed to evil. Even if they develop a good heart, they retreat in an instant; if they encounter evil conditions, their evil thoughts grow moment by moment. For this reason, I manifest this form and transform countless beings, saving them according to their capacities. Ksitigarbha, I now earnestly entrust the heavenly and human beings to you.In the future world, if there are heavenly beings, good men, or good women who plant even a tiny seed of goodness in the Buddha-dharma—as small as a hair, a speck of dust, a grain of sand, or a drop of water—you shall protect them with your power of the Way, guiding them to gradually cultivate the supreme path and preventing them from regressing.Furthermore, Ksitigarbha, in the future world, if any heavenly or human beings, following the retribution of their karma, fall into the evil realms. As they are about to fall into those realms, or even when they reach the very threshold,"If all sentient beings can recite the name of a Buddha, the name of a Bodhisattva, or a single verse from a Mahayana sutra, then by your divine power, you shall use skillful means to rescue them. You will manifest an infinite body to shatter the hells, send them to the heavenly realms, and let them experience supreme bliss.”——《Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra》

As the Buddhas emitted a light of quickening, the Bodhisattvato prove he was not born from the essence of his parents,especially to demonstrate purity and transcendence,deliberately emerged from the right side of his mother's womb,accompanied by a majestic yet gentle light, born fully clothed at midnight under the constellation of the Ghost. When the Bodhisattva was born, Indra, to fulfill his past vow and have the gods serve as his attendants, wore leather gloves and welcomed him in celestial robes. But to subdue Indra's arrogance, the Bodhisattva transformed his body into a diamond form, and the unprepared Indra failed to catch him, his hands trembling uncontrollably. At that moment, the Bodhisattva spoke his first words upon entering the human world:"Get away, Shakra, let go!"—Chapter 3 of "The Life of Shakyamuni"Born from his mother's right rib

Excerpts from the Avatamsaka SutraChapter on the Avatamsaka WorldExcerpt: “All you Buddhas’ children, in all those world-systems,some are shaped like Mount Sumeru, some like rivers, some like spirals, some like whirlpools, some like wheel-rims, some like altars, some like forests, some like pavilions, some like mountain pillars, some like squares, some like wombs, some like lotus flowers, some like kheleka vessels, some like the forms of sentient beings, some like clouds, some like the auspicious marks of the Buddhas, some like perfect radiance, some like various jeweled nets, some like all kinds of gates and doors, some like all adornments—… and so forth. If described in full detail, there would be as many forms as the dust-motes in the ocean of worlds.”

The Ocean of the Splendid World of Avatamsaka(Overview)　The Ocean of the Splendid World of Avatamsaka(Mind Map)The Buddha's Diagram of the World's Arrangement

[In this world of mine, one kalpa in the Buddha-land of Shakyamuni is but a single day and night in the Buddha-land of Infinite Light in the Pure Land.] Translated by Xuanzang, the Tripitaka Master of the Great Tang, from the "Sutra on the Merits of the Infinite Buddha-lands".

Thus have I heard. At one time, the Blessed One was in the tranquil forest of Magadha, sitting on a lion throne atop a red lotus pedestal adorned with wonderful bodhi, vajra, firm, infinite, and precious treasures, accompanied by great Bodhisattvas numbering the countless dust motes of ten inexpressible kotis of hundreds of thousands of Buddha-lands. Also, heavenly beings, asuras, and countless multitudes surrounded him from the front and back.

At that time in the assembly, there was a great Bodhisattva named Inconceivable Light King. Relying on the Buddha's majestic power, he rose from his seat, prostrated at the Buddha's feet, joined his palms respectfully, and said to the Buddha: World-Honored One. Among the Buddha-lands, is there a distinction of superiority and inferiority in their respective adornments? The Buddha said: Good man!

• One kalpa in this world of Sotha is one day and night in the Buddha land of the Buddha of Infinite Light in the Pure Land.
• One kalpa in the Pure Land is one day and night in the Buddha land of the Vajra-Firm Joyful Buddha in the world of the Kasaya Banner.
• One kalpa of the Kasaya Banner World is equivalent to one day and one night in the extremely wonderful and perfectly complete Red Lotus Body-Covering Buddha Land of the Unretreating Wheel-Sound World.
• One kalpa in the World of Unfailing Wheel-Sound, in the Dharma-Banner Buddha-Land of the World of Dustless Purity, is one day and one night.
• One kalpa in the World of Dustless Purity, in the Lion-Buddha-Land of the World of Bright Lamps, is one day and one night.
• One kalpa in the World of Bright Lamps, in the All-Illuminating Buddha-Land of the World of Wondrous Light, is one day and one night.
• One kalpa in the World of Wondrous Light, in the Buddha-Land of the Body-Emitting Dharma-Light of the World of Difficult Transcendence, is one day and one night.
• One kalpa in the World of Difficult Transcendence, in the Buddha-Land of the King of All-Supernatural Wisdom-Light of the World of Solemnity, is one day and one night.
• One kalpa in the Majestic World is equivalent to one day and night in the Moon-Awakened Buddha Land of the Mirror-Wheel World.
• Good man! In this way, the worlds gradually increase, until they reach a number equal to ten incalculable kotis of nayutas of hundreds of thousands of Buddha-lands, each reduced to the size of an atom. The last world—each Buddha-land—constitutes one kalpa; in the Lotus Virtue World and the Noble Virtue Buddha-land, that is one day and night. In those worlds, the assembly of bodhisattvas cultivates the supreme Samantabhadra practice-ground.

Good man! Just as the days and nights of the worlds gradually increase. So too are the lifespans, quantities, and marks of the Buddhas. The adornments of the Bodhisattva worlds are likewise so. This is because the sentient beings therein have their blessings continuously increasing.

If there are good men and good women who, upon hearing this dharma gate of the infinite merits of the Buddha lands, rejoice in faith, uphold it, recite it, contemplate it according to the truth, and widely proclaim it, then at the time of their approaching death, the countless Buddhas from the Buddha lands of the ten directions will all appear before them, comforting and praising them, causing them to increase their immeasurable roots of goodness, and allowing them to be reborn in the pure lands of the Buddhas according to their wishes, even attaining supreme perfect enlightenment. In every lifetime, they will constantly remember their past lives, practice the Bodhisattva path, and swiftly achieve perfection.

Thus have I heard. The Bodhisattva Mahasattva of Inconceivable Light King, along with the gods, humans, asuras, and all assembled beings, heard the Buddha's teaching, were greatly rejoiced, and accepted it with faith and practiced it.

The Sutra of the Merits of the Manifestation of the Boundless Buddha Land

[One kalpa in the Buddha land of Shakyamuni is one day and night in the Buddha land of Amitabha in the Pure Land.] Excerpt from "The Avatamsaka Sutra, Chapter on the Lifespan":

At that time, the Great Bodhisattva King of Mind, in the midst of the assembly, said to the Bodhisattvas: "Son of the Buddha,"This Saha world, one kalpa in the Buddha Shakyamuni's realm, is but a single day and night in the Buddha Amitabha's realm of Ultimate Bliss.One kalpa in the realm of Ultimate Bliss is a single day and night in the Vajra-Firm Buddha's realm of the Kasaya Banner World. One kalpa in the Kasaya Banner World is a single day and night in the Exquisite-Light-Blooming-Lotus Buddha's realm of the Unretrogression Sound-Wheel World. One kalpa in the Unretrogression Sound-Wheel World is a single day and night in the Dharma-Banner Buddha's realm of the Stainless World. One kalpa in the Stainless World is a single day and night in the Lion Buddha's realm of the Good-Lamp World. One kalpa in the Good-Lamp World is a single day and night in the Light-Treasury Buddha's realm of the Wondrous-Light World. One kalpa in the Wondrous-Light World is a single day and night in the Dharma-Light-Blooming-Lotus Buddha's realm of the Incomparable World. One kalpa in the Incomparable World is a single day and night in the All-Supernatural-Light Buddha's realm of the Solemn-Wisdom World. One kalpa in the Solemn-Wisdom World is a single day and night in the Moon-Wisdom Buddha's realm of the Mirror-Light World. Son of the Buddha, in this sequence, passing through millions of asankhyeya worlds, one kalpa in the final world is a single day and night in the Virtuous-Excellence Buddha's realm of the Victorious-Lotus World. Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and all the great Bodhisattvas of the same path fill it.

The Tathagata, out of boundless great compassion, pities and cherishes the three realms, and thus comes forth into the world. Shining forth to expound the teachings, he desires to save all sentient beings, bestowing upon them the benefit of true reality. He is difficult to encounter and difficult to see, like the rare appearance of the Udumbara flower. What you ask now will bring much benefit. Ananda, you should know: the Tathagata's perfect enlightenment and his wisdom are immeasurable. There is no obstacle.In a single thought, he can abide for immeasurable billions of kalpas. His body and all his faculties remain without increase or decrease.Why is this so? Because the Tathagata's samadhi and wisdom are infinitely profound and unobstructed. He attains the supreme freedom in all dharmas. —The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of Enlightenment

[The Lord of the Heavens of Free-Spirited Sound has attained the Gate of Liberation through the power of the merit of all sentient beings across infinite kalpas in a single thought.] This Lord of the Heavens of Free-Spirited Sound,can manifest the infinite kalpas of the three times in a single thought. He can make the past life become the present life, turn the present life into the future life, and the future life can then be regarded as the past life.The past, present, and future three times all manifest simultaneously in a single thought, as the saying goes: "Gathering infinite kalpas into a single thought, and releasing a single thought into infinite kalpas." Within the infinite kalpas, there are also infinite sentient beings who cultivate merit and wisdom to attain Buddhahood. Cultivating merit brings the power of merit, and cultivating wisdom brings the power of wisdom. In other words, when merit and wisdom are perfectly cultivated, power is also achieved, and thus one is not far from attaining Buddhahood. This Lord of the Heavens has attained this Gate of Liberation. —A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra

The Buddha said to the monks: 'In the past, countless, boundless, inconceivable asankhyeya kalpas ago, there was a Buddha namedGreat Wisdom-Victorious Tathagata,Worthy of Offerings, Perfectly Enlightened, Accomplished in Conduct, Well-Gone, Knower of the World, Supreme Being, Tamer of Men, Teacher of Gods and Men, Buddha, World-Honored One. His country was named Good City, and the kalpa was named Great Appearance. Monks,Since that Buddha passed into Nirvana, an extremely long time has passed,For example, if all the earth in the three thousand great thousand worlds were ground into ink, and a person were to mark a single point in a thousand countries to the east, as large as a speck of dust, and then mark another point in a thousand more countries, and so on, until all the earth is ground into ink, what would you think? If the master of those countries and his disciples were to count them, could they find the boundary and know their number?' 'No, World-Honored One.' 'Monks, the countries passed through by that person, whether marked or not, would be ground into dust. One speck of dust equals one kalpa. Since that Buddha passed into Nirvana, it has been countless, boundless, hundreds of thousands, millions, billions, asankhyeya kalpas beyond that number,'By the power of the Tathagata's wisdom and vision, I perceive that distant past as if it were today.'——The Lotus SutraChapter 7: The Parable of the City of Transformation》

Asankhyeya = 10^(7.1*10^31), also known as "innumerable" —A casual talk on the "Avatamsaka numerical system"; At that time, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One, all Buddhas and Tathagatas preach of the immeasurable, the boundless, the unequaled, the uncountably, the unnamable, the unthinkable, the unmeasurable, the unspeakable, and the unspeakable unspeakable." "World-Honored One,how do we get from Asankhyeya to the unspeakable unspeakable?— *Avatamsaka Sutra*Chapter 30: Asanga》

The Buddha said to the brave Bodhisattva, "O World-Honored One! How long is a kalpa?" The Buddha replied, "Good man, imagine a great city, twelve yojanas wide and three yojanas high, filled to the brim with sesame seeds. If a long-lived person, over a hundred years old, takes away one seed at a time, even when the sesame seeds in the city are completely gone, the kalpa will not yet be over. O brave one,Also imagine a great mountain, twenty-five yojanas wide and twelve yojanas high. If a long-lived person, over a hundred years old, wipes it once with a light silk cloth, even when the mountain is completely worn away, the kalpa will not yet be over.This is what is called the measure of a kalpa." —Sanghatasutra

Reference:Decreasing from 195 days per year at an average age of 40 to 90 days per year at an average age of 10, it will only be used for about two hundred years

The total destruction of this kalpa by fire is the manifestation of the great skillful means and power of the Tathagatas;The Bodhisattvas of the ten stages of all Buddhas and Tathagatas... in the void above, use their compassionate and wise bodies and hands to rescue sentient beings, ensuring they do not suffer or touch the fire.

Kalpa, formation, abiding, destruction, and emptiness, the three kalpas (Adornment Kalpa, Virtuous Kalpa, and Constellation Kalpa), three thousand Buddhas

[The Faults of Bodhisattva Manjusri] At that time, the World-Honored One said to Bodhisattva Mahasattva Manjusri... Manjusri, in the past, you offered various clothes and four requisites to the World-Honored Ones, always ensuring they were abundant.Yet you never skillfully expounded this Dharma for the sake of others. For this reason, you still have many faults in the presence of those Buddhas.If you had, in the presence of those past Buddhas, even a single Buddha, not only offered requisites but also widely expounded this profound and wonderful Dharma for the sake of others, then you would know that in the presence of all the World-Honored Buddhas, you would be fully endowed with offerings and free from all faults. — *The Sutra in Which the Great Radiance Light Immortal Asks Doubts》

【Why did Amitabha Buddha of the Western Pure Land create the sun and moon for the Saha World (of Shakyamuni Buddha)?] Because Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha had a profound karmic connection in the distant past, Amitabha Buddha sent Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to create the sun and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva to create the moon (seven suns and one moon);The origin of the Moon Rabbit: From then on, the Tushita Heaven, the Palace of Good Dharma,and the surface of the moon all began to feature images of mountain rabbits., to this day, images including the Moon Rabbit still remain in the world.

At that time, Bodhisattva, the Physician, along with five hundred attendants, used his supernatural powers to leap into the sky. From his body emerged lions, tigers, and white elephants, and he manifested great supernatural powers. Sitting in the lotus position atop a high mountain, he filled the space for twenty thousand yojanas,transforming into ten thousand billion suns and moons. Then, the young men asked the Buddha, "World-Honored One, why is there such light in the world?" At that time, the World-Honored One said to the young men, "Good men, do you see these suns and moons?" The young men asked the Buddha, "World-Honored One, we indeed see them." The Buddha said to the young men, "This is the Bodhisattva's own light, manifesting as suns and moons to show to all living beings,preaching the Dharma to bring peace, happiness, and benefit to all heavenly beings, and for those who practice among humans to attain this supernatural power." — *Sanghatasutra*Volume 4》

【Although all sentient beings in the world are born of karma, the Buddhas have also bestowed their blessings】Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 12 No. 0380Mahakaruna Sutra》Excerpt: Sometimes the three thousand great thousand worlds are burned by the fires of kalpas, blazing and blazing...During the time when the sun and moon of these three thousand great thousand worlds revolve for ten billion cycles……All these are the realms of the Buddhas, bestowed by the Buddhas.。

Layman Feng Feng's "The Mystery of Saturn's Rings" Excerpt: Saturn is one of the sacred training grounds of Vairocana Buddha and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva! This is already recorded in the Buddhist scriptures translated by Gautama Siddhartha during the Tang Dynasty.The Sun is also a place where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva frequently resides, and the Moon is a place frequently visited by Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva and the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara,Mars is the permanent residence of Ratnasambhava Buddha and Aluka Avalokitesvara, Mercury is one of the training grounds of the Buddha with the Subtle and Solemn Body, Jupiter is one of the places where Bhaisajyaguru Buddha preaches the Dharma, and Venus is one of the places where Amitabha Buddha preaches the Dharma. The Tang Dynasty's "Brahma Fire Luo Nine Luminaries"There is also this saying."

Who cares about gods and immortals fighting?Today, let me show you how a Bodhisattva fights—the sun is completely "beaten" away!

【The Secrets of the Twelve Zodiac Signs in BuddhismHow did Western astrology enter the West from the esoteric practices of Buddhism? How did Western astrology inherit the astrology found in the Buddhist Tripitaka? Why do the Chinese lunar calendar, calendars, and many esoteric arts originate from Buddhism?

The origin of Halley's Comet:The centipede is sealed. The appearance of chickens on Earth. Existing animals are miniature models of ancient giant beasts.

Descriptions of the sun and moon in Buddhist scripturesThe palace is perfectly circular, with its four directions extending far into the distance. The temperature is mild and pleasant, and it is made of heavenly gold. It is divided into two parts of heavenly gold, pure and unadulterated, clear and transparent inside and out, shining brightly and far. One part is made of pure pear wood, also pure and unadulterated, clear and transparent inside and out, shining brightly and far. The Sun Palace is fifty-one yojanas wide, and its palace walls and ground are as thin as cypress and cedar.

Baidu Zhidao: What object is square during the day and turns into a circle at night?The most common object that fits this riddle is a square paper lantern.During the day when unlit, its physical shape is a regular square structure. At night, once the internal light source is turned on, the light diffuses outward through the translucent paper. When viewed from a distance, the overall light and shadow create a circular visual effect, giving the intuitive impression that the object has changed from square to round.

[The Dragon King of the Flaming Mouth attained the boundless Buddha worlds and established the gates of differentiated liberation.] This Dragon King of the Flaming Mouth can breathe fire from his mouth and transform into a volcano. He attained the dharma gate that reaches the Buddha worlds of the ten directions. What is established and accomplished in the Buddha worlds varies from one to another.The Sahā world was established by Shakyamuni Buddha, and he preached the Buddha-dharma in that world.The Pure Land was established by Amitābha Buddha, and he expounded the Buddha-dharma in that world.The Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli was established by the Medicine Buddha....preaching the Dharma in that world. Because the worlds established by the Buddhas differ for various reasons, there are different gates of liberation. The worlds established by the Buddhas may have been established for a longer or shorter time, or may be more or less magnificent and grand. All these are manifestations of the Buddhas of the ten directions, appearing in such worlds to save sentient beings according to their capacities. This Dragon King attained this gate of liberation. — Venerable Master Xuan Hua*A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra*

The great divine power of the Buddha is achieved through virtues accumulated over countless kalpas.This world was originally destined to be destroyed, but the Buddha uses his great divine power to keep the world in peace, preaches various wholesome dharmas in this world, and uses skillful means to guide sentient beings, leading them to enlightenment, knowing the truth that the sea of suffering is boundless, and turning back is the shore. — Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's "A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra》

【Solar and lunar eclipses in Buddhist scriptures, and the reasons for colors] Rahu Asura King blocks the sun and moon with his hands; his multi-colored robes and the light from his precious jewels are blue, yellow, red, or black. [Cause of the Blood Moon] The light from Rahu Asura King's precious jewels is red. [Appendix] A video leaked from the dark web showing a giant hand wiping the stars; the past life karma of the Asura King.

[The Asura King has great blessings, capable of covering the sun and moon with his hands, so why is he warlike?] At that time, a Brahmin named Bharali recited the Vedas and extensively created meritorious deeds as mentioned above. The Brahmin then used four thousand chariots to carry food for the crowd. As they traveled through the vast wilderness, intending to give what was needed, they saw a stupa two yojanas high and fifty yojanas wide. At that time, a wicked man set the stupa on fire and abandoned it. Seeing the burning stupa, the Brahmin thought: 'I should stay and perform this meritorious deed to save the Tathagata's stupa—marvelously magnificent, exquisitely carved, vast and rare—and extinguish this fire to prevent the stupa from being destroyed. If I do not save it and the King finds out, I might be severely punished.' This was not from true faith or respect. He immediately used the four thousand chariots to carry water to extinguish the fire. After the fire was out, he said with a smile: 'Did I save this stupa for merit or without merit? If it was for merit, may I in my future life attain the great marks of a Buddha, unparalleled in the Desire Realm.' Although he made this vow, he still did not believe, did not think rightly, constantly loved fighting, and did not believe in righteous deeds. Due to the power of the field of merit, he was born in the City of Light as the Asura King. — "Sutra on the Mindfulness of the True Dharma"

[The Asura King's subjects are all extremely angry, arrogant, and jealous, and no one submits to him. When the world was first formed, they resided on the summit of Mount Meru.] Asura males are ugly, while females are exceptionally beautiful, even more beautiful than the goddesses of the Trayastrimsa Heaven. However, their food is poor; they have beautiful women but no good food. The Trayastrimsa Heaven has good food but no beautiful women. They mutually hate and envy each other, which is why wars frequently break out. For example, the "Sutra on the Samadhi of Contemplating the Sea of Buddhas" records: "The Asuras give birth to a daughter every eight thousand years. One was named Yueyi, and her appearance was exceptionally upright and beautiful... Indra descended to the Asuras to ask for this daughter. The Asura king joyfully agreed to give her as his wife... When Indra arrived at the Joyful Garden, he played in the pool with the concubines. At that moment, Yueyi became jealous and sent five yakshas to her father, saying: 'Now Indra no longer favors you, and plays with the concubines by himself.' Upon hearing this, the father became enraged and immediately raised four armies to attack Indra..." The Asuras were later defeated and had nowhere to hide. "They fled and found no place to hide, entering the holes of lotus roots." Only by hiding in the lotus root holes did they escape the pursuit.

There are four Asura Kings:

• 1. The Asura King Vrijra. Meaning brave and strong, he was the commander of the vanguard in the war between the Asuras and Indra.
• 2. The Asura King Kalaneda. Meaning his roar is like thunder, also known as Broad-Shouldered, because his shoulders are so wide that he can make the seawater surge and roar like thunder.
• 3. Vimalaprabha Asura King. Meaning "garland of flowers", he has nine heads, each with a thousand eyes, nine hundred and ninety hands, eight feet, and breathes fire from his mouth.
• 4. Rahu Asura King. Meaning "covering and obscuring", because he can cover and obscure the light of the sun and moon with his giant hands.

The four great Asura Kings each lead ten million subordinates and reside in the four great oceans.

The Asura King's followers are all extremely wrathful, arrogant, and jealous, and none of them submit to anyone. When the world was first formed, they resided on the summit of Mount Meru. The summit of Mount Meru also had heavenly palaces, and from the Light-Sound Heaven downwards, heavenly beings resided everywhere, all with heavenly palaces. The Asuras hated the heavenly beings and avoided them, having no place to dwell, so they eventually descended to live on the earth.

When the Buddha was in the world, the Asuras were jealous of his preaching. The Buddha taught the Four Foundations of Mindfulness to the heavenly beings: ① Contemplating the impurity of the body. ② Contemplating feelings as suffering. ③ Contemplating the impermanence of the mind. ④ Contemplating the non-self of all phenomena. The Asuras added one thought to make it the Five Foundations of Mindfulness. The Buddha taught the Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment, while the Asuras taught the Thirty-Eight Factors of Enlightenment.

Asuras possess a musical instrument called the Asura lute, which produces sound spontaneously without being played, a manifestation of their accumulated merit.

— "The Illustrated Diagram of the World as Spoken by the Buddha"

The Buddha said, "Brahma! Thusthe earth rests upon water, water rests upon wind, and wind rests upon the void. In this way, the earth is six million eight hundred thousand yojanas thick, without cracking or dispersing.Brahma! What do you think? Is this your creation, or is it your transformation?" Brahma replied, "No, World-Honored One!" —《Mahakaruna Sutra》

Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 16 No. 0661Mahayana Sutra on the Hundred Auspicious MarksExcerpt: Suppose all sentient beings in Jambudvipa practice the ten wholesome paths, and the total merit of all their wholesome deeds is gathered together. If this accumulated amount were to increase a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of a Wheel-Turning King. O Manjusri! A Wheel-Turning King possesses the seven treasures and a thousand sons. What are the seven treasures? First, the golden wheel treasure; second, the elephant treasure; third, the horse treasure; fourth, the jewel treasure; fifth, the woman treasure; sixth, the treasury treasure; and seventh, the army treasure. His thousand sons are all upright, brave, and strong, capable of subduing enemies. Such is the merit possessed by a Wheel-Turning King. O Manjusri! Suppose all sentient beings in the Four Heavenly Kings attain the merit of a Wheel-Turning King, and this accumulated amount increases a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of Shakra. O Manjusri! Suppose all sentient beings in the Four Heavenly Kings attain the merit of Shakra, and this accumulated amount increases a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of the Lord of the Sixth Heaven of Transformation (Paranirmita-vasavartin). O Manjusri! Suppose all sentient beings in the Four Heavenly Kings attain the merit of the Mara King, and this accumulated amount increases a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of the Lord of the Small Thousand World System, the Brahma King of the First Dhyana. O Manjusri! Suppose all sentient beings in the Small Thousand World System attain the merit of the Brahma King of the First Dhyana, and this accumulated amount increases a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of the Lord of the Middle Thousand World System, the Brahma King of the Second Dhyana. O Manjusri! Suppose all sentient beings in the Middle Thousand World System attain the merit of the Brahma King of the Second Dhyana, and this accumulated amount increases a hundred or a thousand times over, it would equal the merit of the Lord of the Great Thousand World System, the Brahma King of the Fourth Dhyana, Mahasila. O Manjusri! Mahasila possesses great merit, great wisdom, and great divine power, which he achieved not through a small amount of wholesome roots. Why is this? Even if the world were burned by a kalpa and then reconstituted, and he rained down great rain from the Fourth Dhyana for five kalpas, the water would accumulate and fill the Great Thousand World System up to the Brahma World,and every single drop of rain would be known by Mahasila.Manjushri! Suppose that all sentient beings in the three thousand great thousand worlds were to attain the merit of a Mahasila, and that this merit were to accumulate a hundred thousand times over, equaling the merit of a solitary Pratyekabuddha. Manjushri! Let us set aside these three thousand worlds. Suppose that all sentient beings in the Buddha-lands of the ten directions were to attain the merit of a Pratyekabuddha, and that this merit were to accumulate to an immeasurable, boundless, and countless number of times over, equaling the merit of a Bodhisattva in their final body.

《SanghatasutraExcerpt: The Buddha said: "Good man, listen attentively! The merit of a Buddha..."For example, as the drops of the ocean, as the dust of the earth in Jambudvipa, as the sands of the Ganges, all such sentient beings who have become Bodhisattvas of the Ten Stages, the merit of all these Ten-Stage Bodhisattvas is not equal to the gathering of merit of a single Buddha.

《The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of EnlightenmentExcerpt: The Buddha told Ananda:The majestic and divine light of Amitabha Buddha is the most supreme and foremost. It is beyond the reach of the Buddhas of the ten directions.It illuminates the Buddha-lands of the eastern direction as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. The same is true for the south, west, and north, as well as the four corners and above and below. If the circular light atop his head were to expand by one, two, three, or four yojanas, or by hundreds of thousands, millions, or billions of yojanas, the light of other Buddhas might illuminate one, two, three, or a hundred thousand Buddha-lands.Only Amitabha Buddha's light universally illuminates immeasurable, boundless, and countless Buddha-lands.The distance and proximity illuminated by the light of the Buddhas vary according to the magnitude of the merits and vows they made while seeking the Way in their past lives. Upon attaining Buddhahood, each attains their respective light. This is freely achieved and cannot be predicted.The light of Amitabha is supremely good, surpassing the brightness of the sun and moon by a thousand, ten thousand, and myriad times. It is the most honored among lights and the king among Buddhas.Therefore, the Buddha of Infinite Life is also called the Buddha of Infinite Light; he is also called the Buddha of Boundless Light, Unobstructed Light, and Peerless Light; he is also called the Light of Wisdom, Ever-Illuminating Light, Pure Light, Joyful Light, Liberating Light, Peaceful Light, Light Transcending the Sun and Moon, and Inconceivable Light. Such light universally illuminates all worlds in the ten directions.

Nowadays, many have devoted themselves to the Buddha's teachings, yet they have abandoned the precious jewel-studded necklaces of hymns praising the Buddha,treating the praise of their own gurus as the sole solemn adornment for their necks; facing the all-encompassing treasure trove of Buddhist scriptures, some rest upon the seat of doubt;nor is there any sage seen traversing the vast expanse of the ocean of his deeds to teach and chant the beautiful legends of the Buddha; though there are works by renowned masters, they are like lotuses blooming in sunshine and rain that cannot match the wisdom of a sage. — "Tibetan Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha》Invocation

Mahaparinirvana Sutra:Why did Shakyamuni Buddha manifest through birth rather than through transformation?

【The Heart of the Buddha Mother] From "Sudhana's Fifty-Three Visits: A Vernacular Illustrated Guide", Lady Maya then manifested a compassionate and majestic sacred image and said: "Good man, I wish to proclaim to you the Heart of the Buddha Mother." ... "I have resolved to be a compassionate mother to all sentient beings. I was the Buddha Mother of the past Buddhas, including Kassapa and Vishuddha, as well as the present Shakyamuni Buddha. When the future Maitreya Buddha descends from the Tushita Heaven, I will be waiting for him in Lumbini Garden to be his Buddha Mother."

《The Great Biography of ShakyamuniExcerpt from 》: When the Bodhisattva was born, Indra, to fulfill his past vow and have the gods serve as his attendants, wore leather gloves and welcomed him in celestial robes. However, to humble Indra's arrogance, the Bodhisattva transformed his body into a diamond-hard form. The unprepared Indra failed to catch him, and his hands involuntarily began to tremble. At that moment,the Bodhisattva spoke his first words upon coming to the human world:"Get away, Shakra, let go!"

《The Narayana Power Sutra, asked by Elder Mahāyāna to the Buddha》Excerpt: As ten ordinary ox strengths equal one wild ox strength, ten wild ox strengths equal one rhinoceros strength, ten rhinoceros strengths equal one ordinary elephant strength, ten ordinary elephant strengths equal one Setārabha strength (shaped like ?, with a face like a rhinoceros and a body with eight legs, four on its back and four on the ground, the lower feet being like overturned soles so that the upper feet tread on the ground to walk, capable of carrying an elephant), ten Setārabha strengths equal one fighting elephant strength, ten fighting elephant strengths equal one drunken elephant strength, ten drunken elephant strengths equal one wild elephant strength, ten wild elephant strengths equal one Kalināga elephant strength, ten Kalināga elephant strengths equal one Kumudā-flower elephant strength, ten Kumudā-flower elephant strengths equal one Kambhala-flower elephant strength, ten Kambhala-flower elephant strengths equal one Nīlā-flower elephant strength, ten Nīlā-flower elephant strengths equal one Great Fragrant elephant strength, ten Great Fragrant elephant strengths equal one Five-Colored Lion King strength, ten Lion King strengths equal one human strongman strength, ten strongman strengths equal one Nokura strength, ten Nokura strengths equal one Etsunā strength, ten Etsunā strengths equal one Vimalasīna strength, ten Vimalasīna strengths equal one Narayana strength,Six hundred and sixty-three Narayana strengths equal the strength of one pore of the Buddha, the World-Honored One, and each of the eighty-four thousand pores possesses such a Narayana strength, and the strength of eighty-four thousand pores equals the strength of one joint of the Blessed One. ...In every section of the Tathagatas, they all possess the 84,663 types of Narayana powers.

Excerpts from the Mahaparinirvana SutraVolume 16"Furthermore, good men, when I was about to enter Nirvana, I first set foot towards the city of Kushinagar. There were five hundred strongmen who were clearing and sweeping the path. In the middle of the road, there was a large stone that they tried to lift and cast aside with all their might, but they could not. At that time, I felt compassion and a loving heart arose within me. Those strongmen......soon saw me lift this great stone with my mother-finger, cast it into the void, then catch it with my hands and place it on my right palm. I blew upon it, causing it to shatter into dust, and then gathered it back together.This caused the strongmen to be filled with great awe and reverence. I then briefly explained various essential teachings to them, causing them all to develop the mind of Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi."

The Mahaparinirvana SutraVolume 10 of the Latter PartExcerpt: At that time, the Bodhisattva Vimalakirti said:Even if all the men, women, young, and old in the city were to lift the Tathagata's coffin to enter the city, they would still be unable to do so. How much more so could you expect to succeed?You must invite the assembly and the heavenly beings to help you lift the coffin in order to enter the city. Before Vimalakirti could finish speaking, Sakra immediately held the subtle and magnificent seven-jeweled canopy, countless fragrant flower banners, and music, and with the heavenly beings, wept and shed tears. They suspended it in the air to make offerings to the holy coffin. Up to the sixth heaven and the heavens of the Form Realm, all followed Sakra in making offerings to the holy coffin.At that time, the World-Honored One, with great compassion covering all, enabled all beings in the world to attain equal happiness and blessings without distinction. In the Sala grove, he personally carried the coffin and ascended into the sky, standing atop the high Tara tree.……At that time, the Great Holy One, the Golden Coffin, slowly rode through the void in the Sal Grove, entering from the west gate of Kushinagar....At that time, the Tathagata's Seven-Jeweled Golden Coffin slowly rode through the void, exiting from the east gate of Kushinagar. It rode through the air, circling right to enter the south gate of the city. Gradually, it traveled through the air and exited from the north gate. It rode through the air, circling left to return and enter through the west gate of Kushinagar. Having thus circled three times, it slowly rode through the air back into the west gate. It rode through the air and exited from the east gate. Traveling through the air, it circled left to enter the north gate of the city. Gradually, it traveled through the air and exited from the south gate. It rode through the air, circling right to return and enter the west gate. Thus it circled and passed through four times. In this manner, it circled left and right around Kushinagar seven times.

《Vimalakirti SutraExcerpts:The Bodhisattva of Inconceivable Liberation. He seizes the three thousand great thousand worlds, as a potter's wheel is thrown from his right palm, casting it beyond the worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges. The sentient beings therein are unaware and do not know where they have gone.Then he returns it to its original place, without allowing anyone to have any thought of its movement, while the original nature of this world remains unchanged. ...Vimalakirti... entered into Samadhi,manifested his supernatural powers, and with his right hand seized the Wonderful Joy World, placing it upon this land.

Note: In the Q&A above, IMA usesone Lo-cha is ten thousand, and the unspeakable-unspeakable-trans = 10³¹⁹⁰⁰⁵⁹⁶⁴⁵⁷⁹⁶⁴²¹⁹⁹²⁹⁰⁸⁵⁴¹⁷³⁹²⁸⁹⁶³²⁸²⁵⁰⁹⁸²⁴; in the article below, it usesone Lo-cha is one hundred thousand, and the unspeakable-unspeakable-trans = 3.721838379*10^37.

[In the Avatamsaka Sutra, "diāndǎo" is a numeral]A casual talk on the "Avatamsaka numeral system", discussing the "unspeakable"

The Buddha Speaks the Inconceivable Secret Mahayana SutraVolume 7Excerpt

Vajrapani Bodhisattva, the Great Secret Lord, said to Mahasattva Shishihui: "...Furthermore, Shishihui!The Tathagata does not produce sounds from his lips, teeth, tongue, throat, or facial orifices, nor does he hear anything. The sounds produced by the Tathagata emerge from the void,"But for all sentient beings, the Buddha Tathagata's voice comes from the mouth. One should know that the Tathagata's speech possesses sixty-four wonderful characteristics. What are these sixty-four? First, flowing and moist; second, soft; third, pleasing to the mind; fourth, delightful; fifth, pure; sixth, free from defilement; seventh, bright; eighth, sweet; ninth, pleasant to hear; tenth, without inferiority; eleventh, complete; twelfth, harmonious; thirteenth, without roughness; fourteenth, without evil; fifteenth, gentle and kind; sixteenth, pleasing to the ear; seventeenth, suitable for the body; eighteenth, inspiring courage and vigor in the mind; nineteenth, bringing joy to the mind; twentieth, delightful; twenty-first, free from irritation; twenty-second, as instructed; twenty-third, well-understood; twenty-fourth, clear; twenty-fifth, kind and loving; twenty-sixth, bringing joy; twenty-seventh, making others follow instructions; twenty-eighth, making others understand well; twenty-ninth, according to the truth; thirtieth, beneficial; thirty-first, free from repetitive errors; thirty-second, like the voice of a lion; thirty-third, like the voice of a dragon; thirty-fourth, like the roar of thunder in the clouds; thirty-fifth, like the voice of a dragon king; thirty-sixth, like the wonderful song of a Kinnara; thirty-seventh, like the voice of a Kalavinka; thirty-eighth, like the voice of Brahma; thirty-ninth, like the voice of the Co-life Bird; fortieth, like the wonderful voice of Indra; forty-first, like the sound of a beating drum; forty-second, not high; forty-third, not low; forty-fourth, penetrating all sounds; forty-fifth, without deficiency; forty-sixth, without destruction; forty-seventh, without defilement; forty-eighth, without rarity; forty-ninth, fully endowed; fiftieth, magnificent; fifty-first, manifest; fifty-second, perfecting all sounds; fifty-third, pleasing to all senses; fifty-fourth, without mockery; fifty-fifth, without turning away; fifty-sixth, without wavering; fifty-seventh, penetrating all assemblies; fifty-eighth, fully endowed with all characteristics. ...

"Next, O Śīlavati! Regarding the sixty-three,The voices of all Buddhas and Tathagatas have no measurable quantity. I have not seen any beings in the world—be they gods, humans, demons, Brahmas, Shramanas, or Brahmins—who can know the boundary or quantity of the Tathagata's voice.Why is this? I recall at one time, the Buddha was on Vulture Peak in the city of Rājagṛha, surrounded by the assembly of Bodhisattvas, preaching the pure Dharma gate of the Wheel of Sound, widely and clearly proclaiming it to all sentient beings. Later, by the blessing power of the Bodhisattva Mahasattva Maitreya, the Venerable Mahākātyāyana thought to himself: 'What is the boundary and quantity of the Tathagata's pure voice, and how far does it reach?' Having thought this, he hid himself in his original seat and did not appear,and by his own divine power, he immediately went to the summit of Mount Meru,to listen to the distance and proximity of the Tathagata's voice."With divine power restored, traversing the three thousand great thousand worlds,Passing again the west of Mount Sumeru, crossing the boundaries of the four great continents, passing again the Great Iron-Fence Mountain, and reaching the very edge of the world, I remained atop the Iron-Fence Mountain to carefully listen to the Tathagata's voice. This voice is equal and without any increase or decrease.

At that time, the World-Honored One, knowing this, thought: 'Mahamochagalla intends to measure the volume of my voice, so I should now manifest my divine power.' Thus, the World-Honored One manifested his divine power, and Mahamochagalla, blessed by the Buddha's majestic power,used his own divine power to travel across ninety-nine times the number of Ganges sands to the western Buddha-fields, arriving at a world named Bright Banner,where there is a Tathagata named King of Light, who is currently teaching and instructing sentient beings.At that time, Venerable Mahamochagalla arrived at that land and carefully listened to the volume of the voice of the World-Honored One Shakyamuni Tathagata, as if hearing the voice of a person speaking within a space ten cubits wide. Mahamochagalla listening to the Buddha's voice in that world was likewise the same, his voice being equal without any increase or decrease.That King of Light Tathagata's body is a hundred yojanas high, and the Bodhisattvas' bodies are fifty yojanas high. At that time, Mahamochagalla used his own divine power to walk in circles within the alms bowls used by those Bodhisattvas. Having seen this, the Bodhisattvas burst into laughter and said to the Buddha: 'World-Honored One!How is it that today, like a tiny insect with the appearance of a shramana, [it] comes here and walks around in this bowl?The Buddha said, 'O good men! You should not harbor a mind of contempt. Why is this? The practitioner currently in this bowl is the chief disciple of the World-Honored One Shakyamuni Tathagata, and among the great assembly of Hearers, he is foremost in supernatural powers.' ... At that time, all the Bodhisattvas in the assembly arose with a rare thought and said to the Buddha, 'World-Honored One! What is the purpose of the Venerable Mahakatyayana coming to this world?' The Buddha said, 'O good men! This Mahakatyayana came here to measure the extent of the sound-wheel of the World-Honored One Shakyamuni Tathagata.' Then the World-Honored One Guangmingwang Tathagata said to the Venerable Mahakatyayana, 'From this moment on, do not again arise the desire to measure the extent of the Tathagata's sound-wheel. This is because the pure sound of the Tathagata has no measurable extent. Even if you were to use your power and divine strength to travel to the extreme western regions for as many kalpas as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, you would ultimately be unable to reach the boundary of the sound-wheel of the World-Honored One Shakyamuni Tathagata, because the sound-wheel of the Buddha Tathagata is immeasurable.'’”

《The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of EnlightenmentExcerpt: Out of infinite great compassion, the Tathagata pities the three realms, and thus arises in the world. Shining forth to expound the teachings, he desires to save all sentient beings, bestowing upon them the true benefits. It is rare to encounter and difficult to see, like the rare appearance of the Udumbara flower. What you ask now will bring much benefit. Ananda should know: the Tathagata is perfectly enlightened, his wisdom is immeasurable, and he is without hindrance.In a single thought, he can abide for immeasurable billions of kalpas. His body and all his faculties remain without increase or decrease.Why is this so? Because the Tathagata's samadhi and wisdom are infinitely profound and unobstructed, and he attains supreme freedom in all phenomena.

Master Zhizhe recited the Lotus Sutra and personally witnessed:The assembly at Vulture Peak appeared as if it had never dispersed.

"The wise master is the reincarnation of the Medicine King Bodhisattva," Xuan Lu asked Tian.Chen Guosi Sui Guoyi.His divine virtue transcends the ordinary. In the past, he was at Vulture Peak, listening to the Lotus Sutra together. He asked, "Who was he back then? Did he also lecture the sutras in accordance with the Buddha's intention?" The answer was that they were all traveling great masters, originally ancient Buddhas.He thought it was Guanyin.The first chapter of the Universal Gate explains its benefits.Yi is the King of Medicine.The sun and moon shine with pure and bright virtue, bringing prosperity to the world. Suddenly abandoning the body, it is offered to the Dharma. — Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, Volume 51, No. 2068Biography of the Lotus Sutra》

【The Tripitaka emitted a brilliant light at Shenzhen CustomsExcerpt from "Teachings of Venerable Master Tiguang": Originally, I didn't like going out and didn't want to go anywhere. But since I didn't want to go, some things forced me to go anyway. They asked us to arrange a set of the Tripitaka, which was a major undertaking, so I had to go. Actually, going was useless; I was detained at Shenzhen Customs. They demanded money, but I didn't have any, so I just came back. Later, this sutra emitted a tremendous light. The fire department even rushed over, thinking there was a major fire. When they arrived, they realized it was the sutra emitting light. The head of the Customs office loaded the sutra into two large trucks and delivered it to the mountain gate. They said they were delivering it, so I told the reception hall to give them some money. They refused and drove off in their trucks. This sutra is incredibly miraculous; it can emit light. The light was so bright that people outside thought there was a fire, but that wasn't the case—it was the sutra emitting light.

Excerpts from the Mahaparinirvana SutraVolume 2, Part 1Excerpt: At that time, the Buddha addressed Ananda and the assembly: "After my passing, you, the fourfold assembly, must diligently uphold and protect my Great Nirvana. For immeasurable, countless asankhyeya kalpas, I have practiced this precious and difficult Great Nirvana Dharma, which I now reveal. You should know that this Great Nirvana is the Vajra Treasure of all Buddhas in the ten directions and three times, eternally blissful, joyful, self, pure, perfect, and complete. All Buddhas attain Parinirvana through this Nirvana, reaching the ultimate and absolute truth without any omission."The Buddhas sacrifice their lives here, hence it is called Nirvana."You, who wish to obtain the certain and true reward of the Buddha's grace, to swiftly attain Bodhi, to have the Buddhas touch your heads in blessing, to never lose right mindfulness in all your future births, and to have the Buddhas of the ten directions constantly appear before you, guarding you day and night so that all beings may attain the Dharma of liberation, must diligently practice this Nirvana Sutra... At that time, all the mountains in the ten directions—Mount Meru, Mount Mahameru, the Iron Circumference Mountain, the Great Iron Circumference Mountain, the Sumeru Mountains, the Fragrant Mountains, the Treasure Mountains, the Golden Mountains, the Black Mountains, and all the mountains on the earth—would simultaneously crack and collapse. A great sound would roar through the world, crying out: 'Alas, what suffering! Alas, what suffering!'""How can the world be left so lonely and exposed, when the sun of wisdom has set and the Great Nirvana Mountain has vanished? All sentient beings have lost their true compassionate father, and the revered heavens are gone, leaving no one to look up to."At that time, all the great oceans in the ten directions were all turbid, boiling with surging waves. They emitted various sounds, chanting, "How painful, how painful!"The Perfect Enlightenment has already extinguished the sins and suffering of sentient beings. Having long drifted in the vast ocean of birth and death, how can they be liberated from losing the right path?At that time, all rivers, streams, ravines, and gullies, flowing waters, springs, canals, wells, and bathing pools were all overturned, their waters completely drained and dried up. At that time, the earth and the void in the ten directions were silent and in great darkness. The light of the sun and moon no longer shone. Darkness and sorrow spread throughout the world. Then, suddenly, a furious black wind roared and shook, blowing dust and sand to fill the dark world. At that time, all plants and trees on the earth, medicinal herbs, various trees, flowers, fruits, branches, and leaves were all broken and shattered without exception. Then, for a moment, all the heavens in the ten directions filled the void with wailing and lamenting, shaking the three thousand great thousand worlds. They rained down countless hundreds of thousands of various wonderful heavenly fragrances and heavenly flowers, filling the three thousand great thousand worlds [20/accumulated] and the high Mount Meru to make offerings to the Tathagata. From the sky above, they again rained down countless heavenly banners, heavenly flags, heavenly necklaces, heavenly canopies, and heavenly precious pearls, filling the void and transforming into a jeweled platform. On all four sides, pearl necklaces and seven-jeweled garlands were entwined, their brilliant light and splendor making offerings to the Tathagata. From the sky above, they again played countless subtle heavenly music. Drums, flutes, strings, and songs were played, emitting various sounds, chanting, "How painful, how painful. The Buddha has already entered Nirvana."The world is empty. The eyes of sentient beings are extinguished. The Rakshasas of affliction and great desire prevail. The suffering of existence continues incessantly, like a wheel of pain that never stops.

①The Buddha Finger Relic of Famen Temple emits divine light② Miraculously discovered under scientific instrumentsThe miraculous nature of the Buddha Tooth Relic of Yingxian③ The Nanjing Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government invested 4 billion RMB to build Niushou MountainBuddha Peak Palace(Baidu Baike)

In the future, when Maitreya Buddha descends to the mortal realm and the third Sangha assembly occurs, Maitreya Buddha will come to this place, lift the head of Mahakasyapa with his right hand, exhume his spiritual body, and say to the assembly of monks: "This is Kasyapa, the chief disciple of the World-Honored Shakyamuni Buddha, who gathered the Dharma. After my nirvana, no bhikshu among you will emerge who preaches and spreads the Dharma like him. This robe he wears is also the robe of that World-Honored One."As soon as he finishes speaking, Kasyapa will ascend to the sky, manifest various divine transformations, cremate his body with his own samadhi fire, and vanish completely. Afterwards, Maitreya Buddha will begin teaching the Dharma and edifying all sentient beings, starting from the moment Mahakasyapa disappears. In this way, after Mahakasyapa's spiritual body vanishes in the era of Maitreya Buddha, he will practice the Bodhisattva path,worship billions of Buddhasand receive the Dharma from all Buddhas, complete the holy life, and ultimately become the Extremely Bright Light Buddha in the pure world named De Guang. — From the 'Great Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha'"Mahakasyapa's Parinirvana

If the Buddha and the Triple Gem truly possess incomparable power,why are temples and Buddha statues destroyed in wars and natural disasters?

《SanghatasutraExcerpt: The supreme field of merit, surpassing all fields of merit, the supreme lord of the world, who increases all the sons of Buddhas, the supreme field of the Buddha, capable of removing all fears, the great master of skillful means, who protects all sentient beings,Dwelling in the realm of Nirvana, yet appearing in the world, bringing peace and stillness to the world, the Buddha is the supreme teacher,Saving and protecting the few sentient beings, also saving the many sentient beings, all beings of the three realms, skillfully delivering them, closing the gates of hell, and saving animals and hungry ghosts, so that in this world they find peace and happiness, and in future lives they also find peace and happiness.

What is Nirvana?One hundred metaphors for Suchness, what is true liberation?

【The light shines everywhere. The blind receive sight. The deaf receive hearing. The mad receive sanity. The naked receive clothing. All who suffer find peace and joy.] All Buddhas fully understand the pure realm of reality.With the light of wisdom, they dispel the darkness of worldly ignorance.Enabling all to fully comprehend the Buddha's teachings, following the Tathagata and dwelling in the ten powers... All Buddhas.Radiate great light, whose radiance is equal, illuminating all places and the teachings of all Buddhas.May all Bodhisattvas attain a pure mind and perfect omniscience... all Buddhas.All of them can emit countless lights.Each light. There is an unspeakable net of light. Taking it as their kin. It universally illuminates the lands of all Buddhas. It eradicates all darkness in the world. It manifests the arising of immeasurable Buddhas. Their bodies are equal. All are perfectly pure. The Buddha-deeds they perform are never in vain. They enable sentient beings to reach the stage of non-retrogression. This is the fourth supreme and unsurpassed adornment of light for all Buddhas. When all Buddhas currently smile, in their mouths,They emit hundreds of thousands of billions of asankhyeya lights.Each light. Each has immeasurable and inconceivable various colors. Universally illuminating all worlds in the ten directions. Among the great assembly. They utter truthful words. Granting the prediction of Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi to immeasurable and countless inconceivable sentient beings. This is the fifth supreme and unsurpassed adornment of the smiling manifestation, free from worldly delusions, for all Buddhas. ... All Buddhas. Enter all royal cities and towns. For all sentient beings. They perform Buddha-deeds. Such as the cities of the Human King, the Deva King, the Naga King, the Yaksha King, the Gandharva King, the Asura King, the Garuda King, the Kinnara King, the Mahoraga King, the Rakshasa King, and the Vishak King. In all these cities. When they enter the city gates, the great earth trembles.The light universally illuminates. The blind gain sight. The deaf gain hearing. The mad gain sanity. The naked gain clothing. All who suffer from sorrow and pain. All attain peace and happiness. All musical instruments. Play themselves without being struck.All the wonderful adornments, whether worn or not, emit exquisite sounds. All sentient beings who hear them are filled with joy. — Avatamsaka SutraThe Chapter on the Buddha’s Inconceivable Dharma》

At that time, the World-Honored One, the Great Compassionate Teacher, entered the Samadhi of Moon-Love for King Ajatashatru.Having entered Samadhi, he emitted a great light. Its cool radiance shone upon the king's body, and the festering sores were instantly healed, the heat and congestion dispelled.The king felt his sores healed and his body cooled. — "Mahaparinirvana Sutra"Volume 20》

At that time, the World-Honored One, whose great compassion permeated his heart, knew the thoughts of all sentient beings and wished to follow their ultimate benefit. He immediately rose from his reclining posture and sat in the full-lotus position. His countenance was radiant and joyful, like molten gold, and his features were dignified and serene like the full moon. His appearance was pure and free from all defilement.He magnified his light to fill the entire void. The brilliance of this light surpassed that of a hundred thousand suns.It illuminated the Buddha worlds in the east, south, west, north, the four directions, and above and below. It was a torch of great wisdom bestowing benefits upon sentient beings, enabling them all to extinguish the darkness of ignorance. It caused hundreds of thousands of billions of nayutas of sentient beings to firmly establish and never regress from the mind of Bodhi. At that time, the World-Honored One, his mind free from doubt and anxiety like a lion king, adorned his body with the thirty-two great marks and eighty minor characteristics. From every single pore of his body, a lotus flower emerged. These flowers were exquisite, each possessing a thousand petals, pure and true gold in color, with stems of lapis lazuli, whiskers of vajra, and pedestals of rose. Their forms were large and perfectly round like chariot wheels. Each of these lotus flowers emitted various colored lights—blue, yellow, red, white, purple, and purplish-red. All these lights reached as far as the Avici Hell, the Hell of Thought, the Hell of Black Ropes, the Hell of Crowds, the Hell of Howling, the Hell of Great Howling, the Hell of Scorching Heat, and the Hell of Great Scorching Heat.In these eight hells, the sentient beings are constantly tormented by various sufferings.Namely, being burned, boiled, roasted, chopped, pierced, skinned, and flayed.Encountering this light, all suffering is completely extinguished without remainder.Peaceful, cool, joyful, and infinite. It is the secret treasury of the Tathagata proclaimed within the light. It states that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature. Upon hearing this, sentient beings, even if they die immediately, will be reborn in the human and heavenly realms. Even in the eight types of ice hells—namely the Abopa hell, Atata hell, Aloro hell, Apopo hell, Upala hell, Potuma hell, Kujutu hell, and Phandali hell—the beings therein are constantly tormented by extreme cold. Their bodies are torn apart and crushed, and they mutually mutilate each other. Upon encountering this light, such sufferings are completely extinguished. They instantly attain a harmonious, warm, and comfortable state. Within this light, the secret treasury of the Tathagata is also proclaimed, stating that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature. Upon hearing this, sentient beings, even if they die immediately, will be reborn in the human and heavenly realms.At that time, in this Jambudvipa realm and all other worlds, all hells were completely emptied of sinners, except for the Icchantikas.Hungry ghost beings, tormented by hunger and thirst, have their bodies wrapped in coils. For hundreds of thousands of years, they have never even heard the name of water. Upon encountering this light, their hunger and thirst are instantly removed. Within this light, the Tathagata's subtle and secret treasury is also proclaimed, stating that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature. Upon hearing this, sentient beings, even if they die immediately, will be reborn in the human and heavenly realms.All hungry ghosts are also completely emptied, except for those who slander the Mahayana Equal-Perfect Canon.Animal beings, who mutually kill and devour each other, have their wrathful minds completely extinguished upon encountering this light. Within this light, the secret treasury of the Tathagata is also proclaimed, stating that all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature. Upon hearing this, sentient beings, even if they die immediately, will be reborn in the human and heavenly realms.At that time, even the animals will be completely cleared of slander against the True Dharma.— Mahaparinirvana SutraVolume 11》

At that time, the Tathagata smiled and released hundreds of millions of billions of great clouds of light.These are known as the great perfect-completeness light clouds, great compassion light clouds, great wisdom light clouds, great Prajna light clouds, great Samadhi light clouds, great auspicious light clouds, great merit light clouds, great virtue light clouds, great refuge light clouds, and great praise light clouds. — "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra》

"Maharatnakuta Sutra, Volume 30The Appearance of the Light Assembly, Part 11-1》At that time, there was a youth in the assembly named Moonlight. He rose from his seat, bared his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, prostrated at the Buddha's feet, and said respectfully with palms joined: "World-Honored One! What kind of karma did the Tathagata cultivate in the past to attain such a determined light,"Taking in light, initiating light, manifesting light, various colored lights, unmixed colored lights, narrow light, vast light, pure light, universally pure light, stainless light, extremely stainless light, defilement-free light, gradually increasing light, fresh and pure light, extremely fresh and pure light, boundless light, extremely boundless light, immeasurable light, extremely immeasurable light, countless light, extremely countless light, swift light, extremely swift light, unconditioned light, omnipresent light, blazing light, illuminating light, delightful light, light reaching the other shore, unhindered light, immovable light, upright light, light dwelling in the boundless space, colored forms of light, various colored forms of light, immeasurable colored forms of light, blue, yellow, red, and white colored forms of light, red colored forms of light, purplish-red colored forms of light, and void-like colored forms of light. All these various lights manifest in union with the five-colored lights, and even the blue, yellow, red, and white lights manifest in union with immeasurable and boundless various colored lights.

①Nianfo and the Emanation of Light Series② During the nightmare, two beams of white light shot out from her chest,melting the Buddha amulet　③The Tripitaka emitted a brilliant light at Shenzhen Customs

Ananda said: "That Buddha's pure land is unprecedented, and I also wish to be born in that land." The World-Honored One replied: "Those born there have already been close to immeasurable Buddhas and have planted the roots of countless virtues. If you wish to be born there, you should devote your whole heart to taking refuge and looking up to him." As he spoke these words,Amitabha Buddha immediately emitted immeasurable light from his palms,illuminating all the Buddha-worlds. At that time, all the Buddha-lands became clearly visible, as if they were within a single yojana, because of the supreme and extremely pure light of Amitabha Buddha. All the black mountains, snow mountains, diamond mountains, iron-surrounded mountains of all sizes, rivers, forests, and celestial palaces in this world—every realm was illuminated. Just as the rising sun brightly illuminates the world, even the hells, valleys, and dark places were all fully opened up and became of a single color.Just as the waters of a kalpa flood the world, causing all things within to sink and disappear, leaving only the vast, surging waters visible. The light of that Buddha is likewise.The lights of all Shravakas and Bodhisattas were completely hidden, and only the Buddha's light was seen, brilliantly shining and magnificent. The four assemblies, the eight classes of heavenly beings and dragons, and the humans and non-humans at this assembly all saw the various splendors of the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Amitabha Buddha sat on his high throne, majestic in power and virtue, with a radiant and perfect appearance. Shravakas and Bodhisattas surrounded him with reverence. Just as Mount Sumeru, the king of mountains, rises from the sea, clearly visible and shining, pure, level, and straight, without any impurities or strange forms. It is adorned only with countless treasures, and the sages and saints dwell there together. Ananda and the assembly of Bodhisattvas were all greatly joyful, leaping up to pay homage, touching their heads to the ground, and chanting: "Namo Amitabha Samyaksambuddha." — "The Sutra of the Buddha on the Mahayana Infinite Life, Splendor, Purity, Equality, and Enlightenment"The 38th Manifestation of Light upon Worshipping the Buddha

[The Golden Appearance of the Buddha] If an iron block is placed next to gold, it cannot show any radiance. The gold of the present day, if compared to the gold of the Buddha's era, cannot show any radiance. The gold of the Buddha's era, if compared to the gold of the Jambudvipa River, cannot show any radiance. The gold of the Jambudvipa River, if compared to the gold dust on the path of the Wheel-Turning King in the ocean, cannot show any radiance. When gold dust is compared to a mountain of gold, it cannot show any radiance. When a mountain of gold is compared to Mount Meru, it cannot show any radiance. If the gold of Mount Meru is compared to the gold of the necklaces in the Thirty-Three Heavens, it cannot show any radiance. If the gold of the necklaces in the Thirty-Three Heavens is compared to the gold of the Yama Heaven, it cannot show any radiance. If the gold of the Yama Heaven is compared to the gold of the Tushita Heaven, it cannot show any radiance. If the gold of the Tushita Heaven is compared to the gold of the Parinirmita Heaven, it cannot show any radiance. If the gold of the Parinirmita Heaven is compared to the gold of the Parinirmita Heaven, it cannot show any radiance.When the gold of the Parinirmita Heaven is compared to the golden radiance on the body of a Bodhisattva, it cannot show any radiance.(Volume 4, middle and lower sections of page 90 of the Taisho Tripitaka) — A story from the Mahaprajnaparamita Sastra

[The Blessed One... his footprints had a thousand spokes, shining with brilliant light] King Bimbisara's sister: When I was eight years old, the Blessed One entered the royal palace and I immediately prostrated at his feet. The golden hairpin on my head fell to the ground, and I could not find it, wondering why it happened.As the Tathagata passed by, his footprints had a thousand spokes, shining with brilliant light, and vanished after seven days. At that moment, the golden hairpin took on the color of the earth, which is why it could not be seen. After the light faded, I found the hairpin, and then I knew it was extraordinary. ——"The Causes and Conditions of King Ashoka's Faith in Buddhism"》

When Ananda draped the two robes over the Buddha, he was stunned. The Buddha's entire body shone brilliantly, and he could not help but say, "Lord, this is truly incredible. Your body is so pure and extraordinarily radiant.When I was about to drape the two golden robes over Your body, they seemed to absorb all the light."Immediately, the Buddha explained that his physical body emitted light twice in an extraordinary manner, namely on the night of his enlightenment and the night of his parinirvana. — *The Path to Enlightenment*, Chapter 14The Final Journey"

The Eighteen Years of Jesus' Mysterious Disappearance: A Dialogue Between Buddha and God"Disciples on the Water": Jesus' teacher was the Buddha; Tracing the footsteps of Jesus Christ in India and Tibet; The mystery of the "eighteen years of disappearance" — One of the investigations into the origins of Buddhism and Christianity; Jesus in the Himalayas

A miraculous sign at the end of life, converting a Christian family to BuddhismLaywoman Zhang Lianjue of the Republic of China era was the wife of Sir Robert Hotung, a Hong Kong tycoon, and the mother of General Ho Sai-lai. Except for her, her entire family were Christians.

[Quark Search] According to the teachings of various masters and the records in the sutras, when the Buddha preached theKsitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra, he emitted light on three occasions, each with its own profound meaning:The first emission of light: Occurred in the first chapter of the sutra. The Buddha emitted a vast, brilliant cloud of light, aiming to draw all sentient beings to the Trayastrimsa Heaven to listen to the Buddha's teachings.The second emission of light: Appears in the Sixth Chapter. The Buddha enlarged his body and emitted great light, signifying that the heavy responsibility of delivering sentient beings in the future ages is entirely entrusted to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.The Third Emanation of Light: Appears in the Twelfth Chapter, "Chapter on Seeing and Hearing Benefits". The Buddha emitted light of countless great hairs from the crown of his head, thereby testifying to and praising the various deeds of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in benefiting sentient beings as true and not false, and demonstrating the supreme importance of this Dharma gate for saving sentient beings in the age of Dharma decline.

《Alien Interview》wrote: "The Old Testament of the Bible... introduced a concept of time with a forged meaning, as well as a false concept of the origin of heaven, earth, and all things. ...It included the implantation of false memories, lies, superstitions, and commands, ...destroying the cognition that human beings possess an immortal spiritual life."

Venerable Xuanhua:Even God has life and death

Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 17 No. 0759The Sutra of the Buddha on the Comparison of LifespansExcerpts: At that time, the Buddha said to the Bhikkhus:Brahma HeavenLifespans are half a kalpa, and after this, life ends. The Bhikkhus should know,FanfutianThe Middle-Life span is one kalpa, and then life ends;The Brahma-Life span is one and a half kalpas, and then life ends.Bhikkhus should know,The Shorter-Light HeavenThe Middle-Life span is two kalpas, and then life ends;Amitabha BuddhaLifespan of four kalpas, and then death;Pure Heaven of AuroraLifespan of eight kalpas, and then death. Bhikkhus should know,Heaven of Lesser TranquilityMiddle lifespan of sixteen kalpas, and then death; ifAmitabhaA lifespan of thirty-two kalpas, and then death; ifthe Heaven of Purity of All Formsa lifespan of sixty-four kalpas, and then death. Bhikkhus should know that ifthe Heaven of No Cloudsa lifespan of one hundred and twenty-five kalpas, and then death; ifFosheng TianA lifespan of two hundred and fifty kalpas, and then death; ifthe Heaven of Great Fruita lifespan of five hundred kalpas, and then death; ifthe Heaven of Neither Perception nor Feelingthe lifespan is likewise. Bhikkhus should know that ifHeaven of No SorrowsA lifespan of one thousand kalpas, and then death;The Aruha HeavenA lifespan of two thousand kalpas, and then death. Bhikkhus should know,The Shani HeavenA lifespan of four thousand kalpas, and then death; ifGood Vision HeavenA lifespan of eight thousand kalpas, after which life ends; ifthe Form-Ultimate Heavena lifespan of sixteen thousand kalpas, and then life ends.

The Past of the Virgin Mary and Guanyin BodhisattvaTo convert the beings of the heterodox paths, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas manifested as the gods of those heterodox paths...

[The Religious Driving Force Behind the Mongol Empire's Conquest of Eurasia: We worship the Sky, and by the power of the Sky, from east to west, we destroy the earth] Excerpt from "The Mongol Conquests in World History":

When should the study of modern history begin? The most compelling answer is likely from the Mongol era. Today's major powers in Eurasia (such as China, Russia, and India), as well as most countries in the Middle East, were once incorporated into the Mongol Khanates and transformed by this period. At its peak, the Mongol Empire was vast, the largest empire in history—nearly 33 million square kilometers, roughly equivalent to the area of Africa. The Mongols had already conquered all who opposed and refused to submit to Genghis Khan and his successors:Heaven has commanded us to destroy them and deliver them into our hands. If Heaven had not done so, how could men accomplish it? You Westerners believe yourselves to be the only Christians, and others are not. How do you know to whom Heaven will bestow its grace? We worship the Sky, and by the power of the Sky, from east to west, we destroy the earth. If not for the power of Heaven, how could men do it? If you do not believe us, do not obey the commands of the Eternal Blue Sky, and do not heed our advice, we will confirm your intention to wage war. We do not know the consequences; only Heaven knows.

Quark search results: The Mongol Empire was not a single-religion empire, and its religious policies exhibited diverse characteristics: the core Mongol heartland was predominantly Shamanistic but adopted a policy of tolerance toward other religions; among the four khanates after the split, the Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Ilkhanate gradually became Islamized, while only the Yuan Dynasty maintained Tibetan Buddhism as its state religion.

Was Prince Shotoku of Japan the reincarnation of Zen Master Huisi?"The Biography of the Great Tang Monk's Eastern Expedition" is the most detailed and original historical source for studying Jianzhen's journey to the East. It records a passage from a lecture Jianzhen gave at Daming Temple in Yangzhou, where he said:"In the past, I heard that after Zen Master Huisi of Mount Nan been enlightened, he was reborn as a prince of the Wa Kingdom to flourish the Buddha Dharma."This prince of the Wa Kingdom was Prince Shotoku.

《Alien InterviewExcerpt: In the absence of complete and accurate information, whenever anyone observes a phenomenon, they will attempt to make sense of that information by interpreting it through assumptions or guesswork. Therefore,Although myths and legends may be based on real events, these records are equally filled with misunderstandings, distorted evaluations, as well as unwarranted embellishments, doctrines, and erroneous assumptions.

The Secrets of the Twelve Zodiac Signs in BuddhismHow did Western astrology enter the West from the esoteric practices of Buddhism? How did Western astrology inherit its astrological knowledge from the Buddhist Tripitaka? And why do the Chinese lunar calendar, its dating systems, and many esoteric practices originate from Buddhism?

Professor Huang Heqing's travels to Iran, Turkey, Greece, and other regions inspired him to write two monographs using illustrations to prove historical facts: "Greece Need Not Be Called Greece" and "Light Comes from China". Ancient Europeans had no concept of time or history. A passage in "Greece Need Not Be Called Greece" explains how numerous Western historical figures inadvertently proved the falsity of Western history, demonstrating that Western history spans only a short period.Western figures inadvertently prove false history—Zhejiang University Professor Huang Heqing's new book reveals that European history is only 1,000 years old.

Three Sovereigns (one version): Fuxi, Shennong, and the Yellow Emperor.

Liezi said that when the Prime Minister of Shang, Dai Pi, asked Confucius, "Are you a sage?" Confucius replied, "I have broad knowledge and a strong memory, but I am not a sage." He asked again, "Are the Three Kings sages?" Confucius replied, "The Three Kings were good at using wisdom and courage. Their sagehood is beyond my understanding." He asked again, "Are the Five Emperors sages?" Confucius replied, "The Five Emperors were good at using benevolence and trust. Their sagehood is also beyond my understanding."He asked again, "Are the Three Sovereigns sages?" Confucius replied, "The Three Sovereigns were good at using timing and righteousness. Their sagehood is also beyond my understanding."The Prime Minister was greatly shocked and asked, "Then who is a sage?"Confucius's expression changed slightly and he said, "There is a sage in the West. He does not rule, yet there is no disorder. He does not speak, yet people trust him. He does not transform others, yet they transform themselves. He is so vast and boundless that the people cannot even name him."If the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were certainly great sages, how could Confucius hide this and not speak of it? He would have committed the sin of concealing a sage. Based on this standard, the Buddha is considered a great sage. The *Laozi Xisheng Jing* says, "My master transformed and traveled to India, skillfully entering Nirvana." Fu Zi said, "The master of Laozi was named Shakyamuni. He directly attained the place of the teacher of Confucius and Laozi, and his teachings on the Buddha are not in vain." — Taisho Tripitaka, Volume 52, No. 2109Treatise on Vanquishing EvilWritten by Shi Falin, a monk of Jifa Temple in the Great Tang Dynasty

Master Xuanhua's teachings:The three teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are three in one, and one in three. Primary school is a preparation for middle school, middle school is a preparation for university, and university is a preparation for all common people who wish to pursue advanced studies, hence the existence of primary, middle, and university schools. Buddhism can be described as a university that fills the entire void and pervades the whole dharma realm."Teachings of the Vajra Master Nona Hutuqtu"Excerpt: Confucius is the incarnation of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and Taishang Laojun is the incarnation of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva of a Thousand Hands.

Travels to the Western ParadiseExcerpt: We then entered the "Tushita Heaven"...Guanyin Bodhisattva pointed to a pagoda taller and grander than Mount Kunlun, radiating a hundred colors of light, and said to me:That is the abode of Taishang Laojun (Laozi),It is called the Great Alchemy Tower.

Amitabha Buddha further instructed: All religious circles, including Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism,(including the ten schools of Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings)...Judaism, Islam... All religions should help and encourage each other. Do not slander one another by claiming "I am righteous and you are evil," "I am the true path and you are demonic," "I am superior and you are inferior," or "I am noble and you are lowly." To seize upon one-sided flaws and slander incessantly, thereby destroying each other's paths, is truly wrong! The Buddha's teachings are vast, with eighty-four thousand dharma gates, each teaching being true. Those who practice can turn evil to righteous, demons to the path, and the small to the great. We must help and love each other, correcting the wrong and supporting the right, for that is the true lineage of the Buddha's wisdom. —"Travelogue of the Western Pure Land"

Master Yin Guang's comments on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism:What deadly poisons are actually mixed into Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism?

Excerpts from the Mahaparinirvana Sutra:In the world... although there are good dharmas, they are all merely the remnants of the Tathagata's true Dharma

Seven prominent figures(Lu Xun, Chen Yinke, Liang Qichao, Hu Shih, Ji Xianlin, Lü Simian, Hu Fuchen)Comments on Taoism.

《The Chronological Biography of Master Xuyun as Told by HimselfExcerpts:The Buddha was born on the 8th day of the 4th month in the 24th year of King Zhao of Zhou; Originally, Confucius and Laozi were born after the Buddha, but now he places Confucius and Laozi before the Buddha. ...A Taoist wrote a novel titled "Journey to the West" to criticize Buddhism, and the world believed this fake "Journey to the West", burying the true "Records of the Western Regions";The "Investiture of the Gods" written in response to "Journey to the West" is a monk's way of criticizing Taoists.

Ultimate Analysis of Human Origins:"The Theory of Creation by a Creator" and "The Theory of Creation by Karma"

Scientific Proof of BuddhismQuantum Entanglement, the Superluminal Perception of Holy Mantras, and Celebrities' Views on Buddhism

Why did the Buddha not extensively teach the contents of science? The material conveniences we enjoy, such as food and shelter, are merely temporary benefits in the eyes of the all-knowing Buddha, rather than the ultimate benefit. The truly greatest and most ultimate benefit for all sentient beings is to attain Nirvana by being liberated from the afflictions and suffering of Samsara. For example, a child may be deeply cared for by their parents, but from the child's own perspective, they believe that playing is the most important thing in the world and most beneficial to them, while their parents are concerned about their future and know that learning and education are vital for their child. However, if the parents constantly emphasize education without considering the child's play and enjoyment, the child will feel neglected. Yet, we cannot say the child's view is correct,because only when the child grows up and matures do they truly realize that their parents have actually secured their true interests. Similarly, ordinary sentient beings in our world today do not understand this principle; just like a child's play, they think this temporary science is highly beneficial,but once we understand the principle of cause and effect and Samsara,or truly attain liberation from the sea of suffering in Samsara through spiritual practice, we will suddenly realize,that the Buddha has actually long ago told us about the greatest peace and the most ultimate benefit in the world.—Please read the works of Sogyal Rinpoche.Buddhist Science Treatise

Mind Science:A Dialogue Between East and West. The fascinating content from the Mind Science Seminar at Harvard University featuring Rinpoche and Western scientists.

When you sail to the edge of the universe conceived by science,you will ultimately fall into the dark, ruthless abyss and the cold, lifeless forces.。——《Alien Interview》

[In the Avatamsaka Sutra, "diāndǎo" is a numeral]A casual talk on the "Avatamsaka numeral system", discussing the "unspeakable"

The Five Sciences arethe Science of Declaration, the Science of Arts and Crafts, the Science of Medicine, the Science of Logic, and the Science of Inner Knowledge. The first four sciences are common to all schools, while the last one has its own scriptures and tenets in each school, and its content also differs.For example, Buddhism takes the doctrines of the Tripitaka and the Twelve Divisions of Scriptures as the Science of Inner Knowledge, while Brahmanism takes the Four Vedas as the Science of Inner Knowledge. Mahayana Buddhism actively advocates for the benefit of all sentient beings, regards the Five Sciences as essential content for learners, and considers it the "great wisdom resource" for perfectly attaining Buddhahood. The scope of the Science of Arts and Crafts is very broad. According to the "Industrial Arts" section in Volume 15 of the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*: agriculture, commerce, royal affairs, writing, marking, measuring,NumberSealing, divination, sorcery, construction (sculpture), breeding (raising livestock, etc.), weaving (spinning, weaving, sewing), mediation (settling disputes), food processing (catering industry), music, and other twelve categories all belong to this. —FROM: [Encyclopedia of China]

AI can hand us a bag full of answers called "truth," but facing this endless sea of truth, only profound "human understanding" can serve as our compass for navigation. The old era is collapsing, but a true era belonging toa mathematical Renaissance of "human mind understanding"may have just begun. A netizen echoed this: "The core philosophical divergence between physicists and mathematicians lies in:Physicists believe there is a reality behind mathematics, and mathematics is merely trying to approximate that reality; whereas mathematicians believe that mathematics itself is reality.Now, AI has shattered the lofty 'divinity' of mathematics,"Mathematicians are finally returning to human intuition.」 ——《Terence Tao's blog goes viral! 250,000 math PhDs facing a dead end, AI development must be slowed down.》

Avatamsaka SutraChapter on Leaving the World(200 Questions and 2000 Answers Related to Bodhisattvas)

Taisho Tripitaka No. 0834The Sutra in Which the Great Radiance Light Immortal Asks DoubtsExcerpt from the sutra: At that time, the World-Honored One said to the Great Bodhisattva, "O Great Bodhisattva, you should know that there is no time or place that allows all sentient beings to truly gather together. O Great Bodhisattva,Only in the state of equality can sentient beings gather. Only on the path of the One Vehicle can sentient beings gather. Only in the Bodhisattva stage can sentient beings gather. Only in the realm of non-remnant Nirvana can sentient beings gather.You should know now. Just as all rivers, streams, canals, and ditches, and all sources of water, flow into the great ocean. Once they enter the great ocean, they dwell in a single taste, which is the salty taste without distinction. O Great Bodhisattva, you should know now. All sentient beingsIf they attain the destruction of all outflows, they will all dwell in the taste of liberation, merging into a single taste."Now you should know. Although I say that sentient beings are gathered together in the equality of suffering, it is not a true gathering. Why is this so?For example, when a great wind rises and swirls, it gathers all kinds of insects and creatures together. Once the wind subsides, they each scatter in different directions.All sentient beings are like this. Because they are bound by the wind of karma, they are gathered together in hell, or gathered together as hungry ghosts, or gathered together as animals.

The Big Bang vs. Instantaneous ManifestationIn the blink of an eye, three billion two hundred million thoughts arise, and each thought takes shape.

How to cross the edge of the world,To reach the place of neither birth, nor aging, nor death.？

The three subtle and six coarse aspects: The three subtle aspects arise from ignorance and non-awareness(movement aspect, transformation aspect = seeing aspect + object aspect, manifest aspect), the six coarse aspects are conditioned by the object(wisdom aspect, continuity aspect, grasping aspect, conceptualizing aspect, karma aspect, karma-linked suffering aspect)。

Rinpoche: Even from a Buddhist perspective, it has no cognition, so it is difficult to say it is not alive. We maintain that there are specific ways of birth, but they must be based on a prior continuum of consciousness. Consciousness is not truly produced by matter, but the continuum of consciousness can enter into matter. If it is not related to a prior continuous consciousness, it is impossible for a new cognition to arise. I cannot absolutely rule out another possibility, which isWhen all external conditions and karma are complete, a stream of consciousness might enter a computer.It is possible that a scientist spends his whole life studying computers, and in his next life, he is reborn in a computer, the same process! (laughter) After that, this half-human, half-machine becomes an incarnation. Imagine a person, a tantric practitioner,who transfers his consciousness into a freshly dead corpse. His original body has already died, been abandoned, and is useless. Now he has entered a new body. In this case, you see, he has a brand new body, but it is the same life, the same person. — 1979 Meeting 《Unveiling the mysteries of the mind》

What is true liberation?One hundred metaphors for Nirvana and Suchness.

[The four great elements are inherently pure and pervasive throughout the dharma realm, responding to the minds of sentient beings, manifesting according to their capacity to know, and revealing themselves according to their karma. Their reality can be fully proven by science.] When the fire element rises and the water element descends, the two natures intermingle and manifest to produce the earth element. Where it is wet, it becomes the great ocean; where it is dry, it becomes continents and islands. For this reason, firelight constantly rises in the ocean, and rivers and streams constantly flow within the continents and islands. When the water element is weaker than the fire element, it forms high mountains. Therefore, when mountain rocks strike each other, they produce fire, and when they melt, they become water. When the earth element is weaker than the water element, it sprouts into grass and trees. Thus, when forests and trees are burned, they become earth, and when they are crushed, they become water. ——"Shurangama Sutra Vernacular》

The Khenpo Sodargye teaches: Modern researchers of physical science should also realize that attempting to find the finest structure of matter is a futile endeavor, for matter is merely an illusion. It has no permanent, substantial, and indivisible finest particles. If one seeks them within the illusory realm of phenomena, they will drift further from the truth and never exhaust its microscopic depths. Only by turning to study the human mind can the mysteries of the universe and matter be unraveled. —Extensive Commentary on the Four Hundred Verses of the Middle Way

Since science is a materialist religion, it has always worshipped matter. The scientific paradigm believes that the universe and everything in it are all there is, and the Creator is nothing. Religion believes that the Creator is everything, and the creation itself is nothing. These two extremes are the bars of a prison cell, preventing the vision of seeing all phenomena as an interacting whole.Without understanding the Now-Becoming as the source of creation, the activity of studying the universe and everything in it is futile. When you sail to the edge of the universe conceived by science, you will ultimately fall into a dark, ruthless abyss and lifeless, cold forces.
——《Alien Interview》

Mahayana Treatise on the Clear Gate of the Hundred DharmasThis "Simple Explanation of the Mahayana Treatise on the Clear Gate of the Hundred Dharmas" was originally taught by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua to a group of young American disciples in 1970. Although these disciples held master's or doctoral degrees, they had absolutely no understanding of the Chinese language or Buddhist studies. Therefore, the Master used the simplest words and phrases to explain the most profound and difficult-to-understand hundred dharmas. He repeatedly explained the concepts and added words of admonition and encouragement. It is evident from this that the Master put his heart and soul into his teaching to guide those with initial capacity.

Note: Asanga Bodhisattva went to the Tushita Heaven every day to listen to the sutras, returned to the human world to record them, and they becameYogacarabhumi-sastra. The content elaborates on the dharma characteristics of "all phenomena are only consciousness" as taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, forming roughly 660 dharmas. Later, his disciple Vasubandhu Bodhisattva condensed it into theTreatise on the Hundred Dharmas. ———— Venerable Master Xuan Hua's "A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra》

Ask the world,What is love? Drifting in the sea of birth and death, it is not easy to escape the sea of suffering, and here are five reasons.

The Bell of Warning by Yixi Pengcu KhenpoThe Heavy Shackles of Love and Passion

Falling in Love and Practicing BuddhismHumans are beings of the Desire Realm, who, due to the afflictions, delusions, and karma of past lives, are born into this heavy, flesh-and-blood body.

The exchange of male and female genders in the cycle of reincarnation,multiple real-life cases. 11 cases of being male in a past life and female in the present life, and 15 cases of being female in a past life and male in the present life. — "Pingyang Reborn People";The God of War Bai Qi, after completing his period of suffering in the Three Evil Realms, was reborn as a short-lived woman generation after generation. — "Yijian Zhi"

Excerpt from the "Sutra on the Merits of Creating Mahayana Images": Furthermore, you heavenly beings shall receive blessings and enjoy great fortune. Your bodies will be pure and adorned, possessing great majesty and courage.Due to jealousy, you shall be born in a female body, forever losing the majestic power of a man.

The Tathagata, possessing omniscience, knows all; observing all sentient beings in the world,Since beginningless time, they have all been parents, brothers, and sisters, rising and falling in impermanence, alternating between high and low status, just like the countless transformations of a child's play,Therefore, the Tathagata purifies and practices the holy life. Furthermore, Manjusri! Within their own realms, enjoying the common nature, how can they enjoy pleasure with their remaining bodies? How can they not receive the retribution of the realms? Know that this pleasure is a great mass of suffering.Women possess the Buddha-nature, and men are the same; how can they be stained by self-attachment?Because of this single nature, the Tathagata purifies and practices the holy life, dwelling in the unshakeable stage of their own realm, and attaining the Tathagata stage. —《The Mara-vijaya Sutra》

Excerpts from Nagarjuna's *Mahaprajnaparamita Sastra*: [In the heavens and on earth, there is none like the Buddha; in the ten directions of the universe, there is none incomparable. I have seen all beings in the world, and none are like the Buddha!] [Shakyamuni Buddha, from the past Shakyamuni Buddha to the Ratnasambhava Buddha, constitutes the first asanga;the Bodhisattvas therein eternally leave the female body.] From the Ratnasambhava Buddha to the Dipankara Buddha, it constitutes the second asanga; the Bodhisattvas therein offered seven blue lotuses to Dipankara Buddha, spread out deer-skin robes, and covered the mud with their hair. At that time, Dipankara Buddha prophesied that in a future life, he would become a Buddha named Shakyamuni. From Dipankara Buddha to Vipashyi Buddha, it constitutes the third asanga.

The Ultimate Analysis of Human Origins: "The Creator Theory of Human Creation" and "The Karma Theory of Human Creation"

[This world should have been destroyed long ago] The great majestic power of the Buddha is achieved through virtues accumulated over countless kalpas. This world should have been destroyed long ago, but the Buddha used his great majestic power to keep this world in peace, and preached various wholesome dharmas in this world, using skillful means to edify sentient beings and lead them to enlightenment. ——Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, "A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra》

【Although all sentient beings in the world are born of karma, the Buddhas have also bestowed their blessings】Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 12 No. 0380Mahakaruna Sutra》Excerpt: Sometimes the three thousand great thousand worlds are burned by the fires of kalpas, blazing and blazing...During the time when the sun and moon of these three thousand great thousand worlds revolve for ten billion cycles……All these are the realms of the Buddhas, bestowed by the Buddhas.。

In the Kalpa of the Beginning, how many suns and moons were there? Where were they placed? Who created the sun and the moon?【Why did Amitabha Buddha of the Western Pure Land create the sun and moon for the Saha World (of Shakyamuni Buddha)?】Because Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha had a profound karmic connection in the distant past, Amitabha Buddha sent Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to create the sun and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva to create the moon (seven suns and one moon).

The extraordinary Zhang Simu is the reincarnation of Sun Yat-senThere is evidence, but whether you believe it is up to you

Former Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline InspectionThe reincarnation story of Li Zhengting

Qian Jiaju (1909–2002), the first CPC member in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He served as an advisor to the head office of the People's Bank of China, a member of the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee of the State Council, deputy director of the Central Administration for Industry and Commerce, vice president of the Central Party School of Marxism, and vice chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. He dedicated his life to Marxism-Leninism, yet in his twilight years, he converted to Buddhism in a foreign land—Incredible and miraculous events recounted by a former high-ranking official。

Record of Mr. Hua, the "Reincarnated Person" from Gansu —A county bureau chief clearly recounts his past life as a landlord and his experiences as a ghost after death

CCTV host Song Yingjie's four-year-old son, is actually the reincarnation of a victim from the Wenchuan earthquake

When a Thai temple was performing a ritual to deliver the soul of a deceased young girl,Captured a photo of its ghost

Ninety percent of Nobel Prize-winning scientists are devout believers.In the last century639Nobel Prize winners,nearly 97 percentReligious believers, including Christianity (Protestantism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy), Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and non-religious individuals.Only twenty-one people。

In 1900, American scholar Albert Edward Winship conducted a study and wrote a book about two families from the same era, tracing their development and growth over nearly two hundred years.These two families were a religious family and a non-religious family, respectively.After two hundred years, their descendants formed a stark contrast, meeting completely different fates.

We have not even spent much time and thought on this life. Think of those who work for years and years, only to find themselves old and on the brink of death when they retire, leaving them helpless. Although we always say one should be practical, the practicality spoken of by Westerners is actually ignorance, selfishness, and shortsightedness. Our vision is so shallow that we only focus on this life, which turns out to be a great deception, and the ruthless and destructive materialism of modern society stems from this. No one talks about death, no one talks about the afterlife, because people believe that talking about death or the afterlife will hinder the "progress" of the world. — "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying》

A woman from Sichuan "appeared in her best friend's dream" to lead her to her corpse after being murdered by her loverThis is just too creepy...(Three stories)

Buddhas and Bodhisattvas entering the dreams of sentient beings,Sutras related to dreamsAs boundless as the infinite, as pervasive in the world as the clouds, manifesting dreams to subdue all beings, this is the vision of the Fragrant Pillar. ...Through every thought, by the mastery of dreams, manifesting the Dharma gates, awakening the countless beings as numerous as the dust motes in the ocean of the world.

《The Long Agamas》Excerpt: The Buddha said to the monks:Clouds come in four types. What are the four? First, white; second, black; third, red; fourth, crimson. In white clouds, the earth element predominates; in black clouds, the water element predominates; in red clouds, the fire element predominates; and in crimson clouds, the wind element predominates. When clouds travel ten, twenty, or thirty miles, or up to forty-four thousand miles, they ascend to the Abhasvara Heaven at the end of the kalpa.Lightning comes in four typesWhat are the four? In the east, the lightning is named Body-Light; in the south, it is named Indestructible; in the west, it is named Flowing-Flame; in the north, it is named Fixed-Brightness. For what reason do these lightning flashes appear in the clouds of the void? Sometimes Body-Light touches Indestructible, sometimes Body-Light touches Flowing-Flame, sometimes Body-Light touches Fixed-Brightness, sometimes Indestructible touches Flowing-Flame, sometimes Indestructible touches Fixed-Brightness, and sometimes Flowing-Flame touches Fixed-Brightness. Because of this,Lightning flashes in the clouds of the void.. What is the cause for thunder to arise in the clouds of the void? In the void, sometimes the great element of earth meets the great element of water, sometimes the great element of earth meets the great element of fire, sometimes the great element of earth meets the great element of wind, sometimes the great element of water meets the great element of fire, and sometimes the great element of water meets the great element of wind. Because of these causes,thunder arises in the clouds of the void.。

"There are five causes that make rain divination uncertain, causing the diviner to be confused. What are these five? First, there is thunder and lightning, and the divination predicts rain, but because of excessive fire, the clouds are burned and no rain falls; this is the first cause of the diviner's confusion. Second, there is thunder and lightning, and the divination predicts rain, but a strong wind arises, blowing the clouds apart and scattering them into the mountains; because of this cause, the diviner is confused. Third, there is thunder and lightning, and the divination predicts rain, but at that time, the great Asura catches the floating clouds and throws them into the great ocean; because of this cause, the diviner is confused. Fourth, there is thunder and lightning, and the divination predicts rain, but the Cloud-Deity and Rain-Deity are negligent and debauched, and ultimately do not bring rain; because of this cause, the diviner is confused. Fifth, there is thunder and lightning, and the divination predicts rain, but the common people of the world are lawless and negligent, practicing impure deeds, being stingy, greedy, and jealous, and having distorted perceptions, so the heavens do not bring rain; because of this cause, the diviner is confused. These are the five causes that make rain divination uncertain."

The causes and conditions of the drought in Northwest China:During the time of Buddha Kassapa, the masses in this land harbored hatred and harmed the saints.During the time of Buddha Kassapa, the kingdom of Khotan was naturally desolate and barren. Shakyamuni Buddha specifically performed the seven-day ritual of binding to restore its prosperity.

The eight causes and conditions for the great shaking of the earth as spoken by the Buddha:First, the earth rests upon water. This great water rests upon the wind-wheel. This wind-wheel rests upon the void. Sometimes a fierce wind arises in the void, blowing the wind-wheel. Once the wind-wheel moves, the water moves. Once the water moves, the earth moves. Second, when monks, nuns, upassakas, and upassikas who have newly attained supernatural powers wish to test them, the earth shakes. Third, when a Bodhisattva in the Tushita Heaven is about to descend and enter the mother's womb, the earth shakes. Fourth, when a Bodhisattva is first born, emerging from the right side, the earth shakes. Fifth, when a Bodhisattva leaves the royal palace to ordain and learn the Dharma, attaining the wisdom of all causes and conditions, the earth shakes. Sixth, when the Tathagata attains enlightenment and begins to turn the wonderful Wheel of Dharma for humans and gods, the earth shakes. Seventh, when the Tathagata extends his life through his supernatural power, the earth shakes. Eighth, when the Tathagata enters Parinirvana, the earth shakes.

[The River Diverted by Divine Intervention] "The Chronological Biography of Master Xuyun as Told by Himself" Excerpt: The 25th year of the Republic of China · Bingzi · 97 years old [Postscript] Heavy rains built the embankment at the Caoxi River. It was originally 140 zhang from the front of the temple. Over the years, it had fallen into disrepair. Sand and stones had accumulated. The water changed its course to the north, shooting directly at the temple gate. This is the "reverse bow" formation. In the summer of the 25th year, Bingzi, the water line was surveyed and determined. It was planned to dig a new river and fill in the old one. The total length was over 840 zhang.It required three thousand workers. The cost was enormous.Just as work was about to begin, on the night of the 20th of July, a violent thunderstorm broke out. All night long, it sounded like ten thousand galloping horses.By dawn, the water had risen and leveled the embankment, breaking through to the new river, exactly following the predetermined boundary line.The old river has been silted up with sand and gravel, rising several feet high, and has instead become a straight altar in front of the temple.This is the divine miracle of altering the river's course.

Venerable Xuanhua:Anyone with eyes to see would notice that in a hurricane, there is a ghost, a god, or a demon there blowing the wind.When it blows people to death, he laughs out loud; when it destroys trees and houses, he is also very happy! He says, "Oh! This is so much fun, what a great joke." He kills people just as indifferently as we would swat a fly or a mosquito. In this way, these demons and monsters use such disasters to harm people. But people still do not believe this logic today; they still say it doesn't exist, claiming that tornadoes, hurricanes, or any other winds are caused by the vapors of heaven and earth.

With so many disasters happening now, where exactly does the problem lie? It lies in the ill intentions of the Earth's inhabitants, which manifest as disasters. The Buddha tells us in the Shurangama Sutra that greed,heavy greed attracts floods, like the rising sea levels and the melting of the polar ice caps, which will cause a great flood. This is how it happens, and this is the true cause.Anger manifests as fire disasters, such as volcanic eruptions and rising global temperatures. Wind disasters, there have been so many wind disasters this year, with hundreds of tornadoes in the United States in a single month, something never heard of before.Where does the wind come from? It comes from folly....like this typhoon of ours, it all belongs to ignorance. This greed, anger, and ignorance. Pride,Arrogance triggers earthquakes...arrogance, injustice! Earthquakes come from this. There is also doubt, and this problem of doubt is huge; faith is lost, and today many people saythis present world and this era is an era of crisis of faith...this is a very good point. ...Look at greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt—these five words taught by the Buddha. The reason we see so many diseases on Earth today is because of this. For ourselves, greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt bring about countless diseases, and these diseases affect our internal organs. If we want to save ourselves and live a healthy and long life, we must cut off these five things. If we want to resolve the disasters in the regions where we live, we must also cut off these five things. Therefore, Buddhism guides us: "Diligently cultivate precepts, concentration, and wisdom to extinguish greed, anger, and ignorance." When we do this, our bodies and minds will be healthy, and the earth will be free from disasters. —Exegesis of the Pure Land Sutra (Episode 469）2011/6/25

Flying Saucers and UFOs　Sun Yat-sen personally saw a UFO　Ten reasons why aliens do not intervene in Earth's evolution and development

Reference: The Thousand-Handed, Thousand-Eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva manifested as King Gesar to come to Earth, driving away all demons, aliens, monsters, weirdos, etc., and saving humanity.The origin of Halley's Comet: The centipede was sealedThe emergence of chickens on Earth. Existing animals are miniature models of ancient giant beasts.

[This is the great supernatural power of all Buddhas]: It is only through the great supernatural power of the Buddhas of the ten directions that such a realm can be manifested. Buddhism takes the Dharma-realm as its essence, and no one can escape beyond the boundaries of this Dharma-realm.All religions are contained within Buddhism.Especially this Avatamsaka Sutra, its profound virtue lies in taking the Dharma-realm as its core, specifically teaching the principle of the non-obstruction between principle and phenomena within the Dharma-realm. [Various teachings constantly guide and attract]: The Buddha spoke of various teachings, including both Buddhist and non-Buddhist religions. In other words,All religions are included within Buddhism, and no religion can exist outside the scope of Buddhism.The Buddha constantly teaches and guides sentient beings, inspiring them to develop the Bodhi mind, seek the supreme path, and attain the supreme fruit of enlightenment. —Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's "A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra》

Excerpts from the "Shurangama Sutra": You originally did not know that within the Tathagatagarbha, the nature of form is true emptiness, and the nature of emptiness is true form, inherently pure and pervading the entire Dharma realm.Following the minds of sentient beings, responding to their capacity of cognition, and manifesting according to their karma.The ignorant in the world are deluded by causes and conditions, as well as by natural characteristics, regarding them all as the discriminating mind, calculating and measuring them. There are only words and speech, but none possess real meaning.

《The Sutra in Which the Great Radiance Light Immortal Asks DoubtsExcerpt from the sutra: At that time, the World-Honored One said to the Great Bodhisattva, "O Great Bodhisattva, you should know that there is no time or place that allows all sentient beings to truly gather together. O Great Bodhisattva,Only in the state of equality can sentient beings gather. Only on the path of the One Vehicle can sentient beings gather. Only in the Bodhisattva stage can sentient beings gather. Only in the realm of non-remnant Nirvana can sentient beings gather.You should know this now.Just as all rivers, streams, springs, ditches, and sewers, and all sources of water, eventually flow into the great ocean. Once they enter the great ocean, they attain a single taste and abide there, meaning they all share the same salty taste without distinction.Great Immortal. You should know now. All realms of sentient beings.If one attains the exhaustion of outflows, they will dwell in the single taste of liberation.You should know this now. Although I speak of beings gathering together in the equality of afflictions, it is not a true gathering. Why is this so?For example, when a great wind swirls up, it blows all mosquitoes and insects together. Once the wind subsides, they scatter in all directions. In the same way, all beings of this kind are bound by the wind of karma.Some gather in hell because they are bound by the wind of karma. Some gather among hungry ghosts. Some gather among animals. They gather in this manner.

The Sutra on the Bodhisattva's Conception in the WombVolume 7Excerpt: Kasyapa said to Ananda, "Do not let there be any omissions in the words and letters of the Buddha's teachings.The Bodhisattva Pitaka is compiled in one place,the Sravaka Pitaka is also compiled in one place, and the Vinaya Pitaka is also compiled in one place."

[The Ekottara Agama mentions "Mahayana", "Bodhisattva", and "Six Paramitas"] Excerpt from "Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo Vol. 2 No. 125 Ekottara Agama":The Bodhisattva resolves to follow the Mahayana path,The Tathagata explains these various distinctions. The Venerable One speaks of the infinite Six Paramitas...The profound and subtle meaning of the Mahayana of the Vaipulya,And the various concordant sutras form the Zang (Miscellaneous Collection). The Buddha's words are ultimately consistent, and the causes, conditions, origins, and ends all align.

Excerpt from "Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, Volume 31, No. 1585, Cheng Weishi Lun":If there were no Mahayana, the teachings of the Shravaka vehicle would also not exist,Since the definitive non-existence of the Shravaka vehicle is established by the attainment of Buddhahood through the Mahayana, who in the world could claim the Shravaka vehicle? Therefore, the Shravaka vehicle is indeed spoken by the Buddha.

Master Zhizhe:You ask me where I will be born? Let me tell you.

Note on the Book of Life and Death: In the book "The Great Biography of Shakyamuni" (also known as: The Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism), the author mentions which sutra the Buddha taught during each retreat.

The teachings of Master Xuanhua: Things like "no-thought," where there is form but no thought, lead to ignorance and dullness. Furthermore, because the world is illusory, sentient beings are ignorant, dull, stubborn, and ignorant, destroying wisdom and cutting off knowledge. They take "no-thought" as true cultivation and treat stubbornness as the ultimate way, which contradicts the wonderful, bright, and true mind, thus causing the inversion of samsara. Therefore, they combine stubborn thoughts to form eighty-four thousand withered and chaotic thoughts, like the "no-thought" of the Kalpa, wandering through the realms.Like the refinement of earth and wood into essence, the transformation of metal and stone by spirits, the essence born from the marble pillar, and the wife turning into stone, these things fill the world.

[Reference]Flying insects and flowering plants were all created by the same company.Unfortunately, this company also has a department that creates parasites and bacteria. The name of this company, when translated into English, should probably be 'Flying Insects and Flowers'. What they want to prove is the fact that the only effective purpose of the parasitic organisms they create is to help organic materials decompose. — *Interviews with Aliens*

Excerpts from the "Shurangama Sutra": All worldly life and death are continuous. Birth follows the habitual tendencies, while death follows the changing currents. At the moment of death, before the warmth and touch are abandoned, the good and evil of a lifetime manifest simultaneously; death is the reversal of birth, and birth is the continuation of death, as the two habitual tendencies intersect.

• If one only thinks of flying, they will surely be born in the heavenly realms.
• If one flies with a mind combining blessings and wisdom, as well as pure vows, the mind will naturally open to see the Buddhas of the ten directions and all pure lands, and be reborn according to their wishes.
• Those with little passion and much thought, who rise lightly but do not travel far, become flying immortals. Great-power demon kings, flying yakshas, earth-walking rakshasas, and those wandering the four heavens can go anywhere without hindrance. Among them, those with good vows and good hearts who uphold my Dharma, or those who uphold the precepts and follow the precept-keepers, or those who uphold divine mantras and follow the mantra-reciters, or those who uphold meditative concentration and preserve the patience of the Dharma, will reside closely under the Tathagata's seat.
• Those with equal passion and thought neither fly nor fall, but are born in the human realm. Those with clear thoughts are intelligent; those with obscure passions are dull.
• When the passion is strong, it flows horizontally and becomes a group of hair; when it is light, it becomes a flock of feathers.
• The seven emotions and three delusions sink into the water wheel, born at the edge of fire, enduring fierce flames and gas, becoming hungry ghosts, constantly being burned, unable to harm themselves with water, without food or drink, enduring for hundreds of thousands of kalpas.
• The nine emotions and one delusion descend into the fire wheel, the body passing through the intersection of wind and fire, experiencing a brief life and an endless rebirth, in these two hells.
• Pure passion leads to sinking into the Avici hell.
• If one sinks into the heart of slandering the Mahayana, destroying the Buddha's precepts, preaching delusive teachings, falsely coveting offerings, and recklessly accepting reverence, committing the five heinous crimes and ten grave sins, one will be reborn in the Avici hell of the ten directions. By continuously creating evil karma, one brings this upon oneself. Among those sharing the same fate, there are also those with original roots of goodness.

There are twelve forms of life: Oviparous, Viviparous, Moisture-born, Transformation-born, Form, Formless, With Perception, Without Perception, Non-form, Non-formless, Non-perception, Non-perceptionless

[Very few people can truly uphold them]Instructions from Pure Land Masters：In the Tang Dynasty, people's spiritual capacities were far more profound than ours today, and the Buddha-dharma was far more flourishing than it is now. Master Daochuo himself said so, let alone in the present day? ...You must truthfully practice the Five Precepts and the Ten Good Deeds to attain the karmic rewards of human and heavenly realms. Yet, very few can truly uphold them....Then where can we retreat to? There is nowhere left to retreat. If we cannot practice the Mahayana Buddhism, we say, "Out of necessity, let us settle for the next best thing and practice the Hinayana"; if we cannot even practice the Hinayana, we must settle for the next best thing again and talk about the human and heavenly realms! Even in the human and heavenly realms, "those who hold onto the teachings are extremely rare." This is a retreat with no way out; once we fall from the human and heavenly realms, we descend into the three evil realms. ...The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are infinitely compassionate and do not allow us to fall, so they only advise you on one thing: "It is the great compassion of all Buddhas, urging us to return to the Pure Land.”。

《Hanshanzi's Collected PoemsExcerpt from 》: Sitting alone behind closed doors, I watch the frequent passage of time like sparks from flint.I only hear of men becoming ghosts, but never see cranes turning into immortals.Thinking of this, what can be said? One must pity oneself according to fate. Looking back beyond the city walls, ancient tombs have been plowed into fields.

《The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of EnlightenmentExcerpts:

• May I abide in Samadhi, constantly radiating light to illuminate all.
• Attaining the vast and pure abode, supremely magnificent and incomparable.
• May all beings in the realms of samsara swiftly be reborn in my land to experience bliss.
• Constantly wielding the heart of compassion to rescue sentient beings, delivering all from boundless suffering.
• ……
• Having heard, received, and written it down, read, recited, praised, and performed offerings.
• With such a single-minded aspiration for the Pure Land, one is determined to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
• If the great fire engulfs three thousand worlds, by the Buddha's majestic power, all can be transcended.
• The Tathagata's wisdom is a deep and vast ocean, known only to Buddhas.
• Sravakas contemplate the Buddha's wisdom for countless eons, their divine powers exhausted, yet still immeasurable.
• The Tathagata's merits are known only to himself, only the World-Honored One can reveal them.
• A human body is hard to attain, a Buddha is hard to meet; faith, wisdom, and hearing the Dharma are the rarest of all.
• If all sentient beings become Buddhas, Their practice will surpass Samantabhadra and reach the other shore.

The origin of the Moon Rabbit: From then on, the Tushita Heaven, the Palace of Good Dharma,and the surface of the moon all began to feature images of mountain rabbits., to this day, images including the Moon Rabbit still remain in the world.

The Bodhisattva is like the cool moon, wandering in the ultimate emptiness. Casting light upon the three realms, the mind-dharma is fully revealed. — "Compendium of the Exegesis on the Avatamsaka Sutra, Volume 97"; The Bodhisattva is like the cool moon, wandering in the ultimate emptiness. The mind-water of sentient beings is purified, and the shadow of Bodhi appears within. — "Compendium of the Exegesis on the Samantabhadra's Vows and Practices Chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Volume 117》

Note:Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra 01

Note: According to the IMA calculation, the lifespan of the Four Heavenly Kings and the Devas is equivalent to nine million years in the human realm. — This is consistent with what is stated in the book"An Overview of the Six Realms of Reincarnation"whichis consistent withthe precept of "non-killing",Can be born on this day。

Excerpt from "Great Tang Records on the Western Regions": [The heavenly beings built the Three-Jewel Steps for the Buddha], descending from the Trayastrimsa Heaven to Jambudvipa. At that time, as the World-Honored One descended from the heavens, his feet trod upon the jeweled steps. Brahma stood on the right, holding a white parasol, and Indra stood on the left, holding a white whisk, while the rest of the heavenly beings rode upon the void, following the Buddha down.Halfway down, the heavenly beings of the Cāturmahārājika Heaven made offerings at their location. This offering was so extraordinary that since the beginning of the kalpa, nothing like it had ever existed!(Note: The offerings made by the heavenly beings to Shakyamuni Buddha surpassed those made to the three Buddhas before the Kalpa of Virtuousness.)

From 10 PM to 2 AM, celestial beings, Brahma, and other gods, invisible to ordinary eyes, come before the Buddha to listen to the Dharma. Such passages often appear in the scriptures:At that time, in the deep silence of the night, a radiant celestial being came before the Buddha, paid respectful homage, and stood aside.In the *Samyutta Nikaya*, there are several discourses that answer the questions of celestial beings. — *The Path of Awakening*Chapter 13: A Day in the Life of the Buddha》

Amitabha radiates infinite light from his palms, universally illuminating the worlds of all Buddhas. At that moment, all Buddha-lands become clearly manifest, as if within a single finger-span, due to the supreme and extremely pure light of Amitabha. All the black mountains, snow mountains, diamond mountains, iron-surrounded mountains of various sizes, rivers, forests, celestial palaces, and all realms within this world are illuminated and seen. Just as the rising sun brightly illuminates the world, even the hells, valleys, and dark places are all fully opened up, appearing in a single uniform color.Just as the waters of a kalpa flood the world, causing all things within to sink and vanish from sight, leaving only the vast, surging expanse of water visible. The light of the Buddha is likewise so. The lights of all Sravakas and Bodhisattvas are completely obscured, and only the Buddha's light is seen, brilliantly shining and magnificent.This assembly of the fourfold sangha, the eight classes of deities, humans, and non-humans, all witnessed the various splendors of the Land of Ultimate Bliss. — *The Buddha Speaks the Mahayana Sutra on the Infinite Life, Splendor, Purity, Equality, and Enlightenment*The 38th Manifestation of Light upon Worshipping the Buddha》

Mahakasyapa... said to Ananda: "Ananda, we are all sacred participants who have already attained the Way. We will not discuss the Dharma with you, so go away!" This struck a nerve with Ananda, who replied very unpleasantly: "Mahakasyapa, I have not violated the precepts, nor have I lost right view and right action. I ask for your tolerance." Mahakasyapa continued to accuse him: "What is strange about you always following the World-Honored One without violating the precepts? Here, let me tell you about the sins you have committed against the Sangha. Quickly, take up the wooden stick!" As Ananda stood up, the earth shook. At this moment, the gods sighed: "Kasyapa is an upright man, but now he is accusing Ananda in the land of Shengshēn!" Mahakasyapa continued: "You have committed the following eight sins: accepting a woman as a renunciant; not asking the World-Honored One to delay his parinirvana; giving the World-Honored One irrelevant answers; treading on the World-Honored One's robe with your feet; serving the World-Honored One dirty water; and not asking the World-Honored One about the detailed precepts;revealing (the World-Honored One's) scrotum to a lay couple;revealing your virgin body to a woman." ... At this time, the gods also sighed: "Look! How flourishing the Dharma is now! A disciple equal to the World-Honored One is accusing another disciple equal to the World-Honored One!" —《The Great Biography of Shakyamuni> (Also known as: Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism)

Satipatthana SuttaVolume 47》

The Origin of HumanityThe Great Building Charcoal SutraVolume 6The Completion of Heaven and Earth, Chapter 13. The Sutra of the Beginning of the WorldVolume 10The Remainder of the Twelfth Best Item

《The Sutra in Which the Great Radiance Light Immortal Asks Doubts》But due to the causes and conditions of ignorance, volitional formations, and so forth, these sentient beings arise.

According to Volume 6 of the "Longer Agamas",the increase or decrease in human lifespan is consistent with the increase or decrease in the ten wholesome and ten unwholesome deeds. Specifically, when the human lifespan was 40,000 years, robbery and killing emerged, reducing the lifespan to 20,000 years; at 20,000 years, robbery and killing intensified, and sexual misconduct also appeared, reducing the lifespan to 10,000 years... Thus, as old evil karma intensifies and new evil karma emerges, the human lifespan gradually decreases, reaching a minimum of ten years. — "An Introduction to the Characteristics of the Six Realms of Rebirth"

The strong oppress the weak, and the strong prey upon the weak. They harm and kill, devouring each other in turn. ...Hearts and minds differ, and schemes are manifold. Superiors and inferiors, insiders and outsiders, deceive and cheat one another.……Even the gods recognize this, and ultimately fall into the evil paths.There are naturally the three realms of infinite suffering, where one tosses and turns, trapped for countless eons, in unspeakable pain. ... Armies are raised to fight; invasions, massacres, and killings occur, with the strong seizing and coercing. ... They act arrogantly and overbearingly, encroaching upon others and demanding respect and awe. Unashamed and unrepentant, they are difficult to reform, always harboring pride and arrogance. Relying on the merit and blessings they cultivated in their past lives, they act wickedly in this life, and their merit is completely exhausted.When their lifespan finally ends, all evils surround them as they return.Your name is recorded, and your deeds are counted by the gods. Calamities and miseries drag you down, leaving no way to escape. You can only move forward, into the fiery cauldron. Body and mind are shattered, soul and form suffer extreme agony. ...Your thoughts, words, and deeds have never been good.I believe neither the sutras nor the laws of the Buddhas. I believe neither life nor death, good nor evil....Ignorant and deluded, I call it wisdom.Unaware of where life comes from, or where death leads.Without benevolence or kindness, one hopes for longevity. Compassionate teachings are given, yet they refuse to believe; earnest words are spoken, yet they are of no use to them. — "The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of Enlightenment》

Zen says the movie "The Odyssey": How can a single thought cause civilization to collapse into chaos? How can a single moment of ignorance trap you and me in eternal reincarnation? Nolan's version of "The Odyssey" aims to expose this famous historical Trojan War as the beginning of a total breakdown of order. You disguise yourself as a gift to enter the city—that is deceiving the host. You hide inside the gift to massacre—that is betraying trust. You package war as peace—that is trampling the entire social contract underfoot. A man's civilization collapses from his own hands.

The Legend of Life—The Amazing Consistency Between Modern Science and Ancient Buddhist Sutras

At the beginning of lifeModern Interpretation of the Sutra on Entering the Womb

Ask the world, what is love? —At the beginning of life, that single beam of light of reincarnation

The Shurangama Sutra by Master XuanhuaBrief Commentary on Volume 4Excerpts:There are three causes for birth from a womb: the father, the mother, and one's own karma.There are four causes for birth from an egg: the father, the mother, one's own karma, and the cause of warmth. Birth from moisture involves only two causes: one's own karma and the cause of warmth from sunlight. Birth from transformation involves only the cause of one's own karma.

The Teachings of Vajra Master Nona KhutuqtuExhortation: "...Therefore, those who practice Tantra, regardless of which Buddha they adopt as their Yidam, must also practice the Western Pure Land. For other Buddha lands, one mostly relies on self-power and must attain the Bodhisattva stage of at least the second bhumi to be reborn there freely according to one's wishes. Those who practice the Pure Land mostly rely on the power of the Buddha. As long as one seeks the Buddha with a single-minded devotion, even a bound ordinary being can be received by the Buddha and reborn with their karma intact... If one does not rely on the Buddha's power and relies solely on self-power, it is difficult to be reborn in any Buddha land."

《Praise of the Sutra of the Buddha of the Pure Land's AcceptanceExcerpt: Sariputra! If there are good men or good women of pure faith, who hear the names of the Buddha of Infinite Life, possessing infinite, boundless, and inconceivable merits,and the merit-adorned Western Paradiseand, having heard them, contemplate them for a day and a night, or two, or three, or four, or five, or six, or seven, with unwavering concentration.Then, at the time of death, these good men or good women, with Amitabha Buddha and his countless disciples and Bodhisattvas surrounding him from all sides, coming to dwell before him,With compassionate blessings, the mind remains undisturbed.; Having already given up life, following the assembly of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, [he] is born in the pure Buddha land of the Infinite Life Ultimate Bliss World.

The Shurangama Sutra by Master XuanhuaBrief Commentary on Volume 4Excerpts:There are three causes for birth from a womb: the father, the mother, and one's own karma.There are four causes for birth from an egg: the father, the mother, one's own karma, and the cause of warmth. Birth from moisture involves only two causes: one's own karma and the cause of warmth from sunlight. Birth from transformation involves only the cause of one's own karma.

The Sutra on the Immeasurable Debt of Gratitude to Parents Spoken by the BuddhaExcerpts: The grace of protecting the fetus during pregnancy, the grace of enduring suffering during childbirth, the grace of forgetting all worries upon the birth of a child, the grace of swallowing bitterness and spitting out sweetness, the grace of returning to the dry and tending to the wet, the grace of breastfeeding and nurturing, the grace of washing away impurities, the grace of remembering them during long journeys, the grace of deep empathy, and the ultimate grace of compassion.

The SanghatasutraWhat are the few beings? What are the old beings?Explanation by the Householder Returning Home:Few Beings Figure 1 Few Beings Figure 2

[The Beauty of a Single Sound] The Buddha said: "Just as the music of the kings of this world, though it contains ten thousand kinds, is not a hundred thousand times as beautiful as a single sound from the music of the Wheel-Turning King. Just as the music of the Wheel-Turning King, though it contains ten thousand kinds, is not a hundred thousand times as beautiful as a single sound from the music of the Lord of Trayastrimsa Heaven. Just as the music of the Lord of Trayastrimsa Heaven, though it contains ten thousand kinds, is not a hundred thousand times as beautiful as a single sound from the music of the Lord of the Sixth Heaven.Just as the sounds of the Lord of the Sixth Heaven, though they contain ten thousand kinds, are not a hundred thousand times as beautiful as a single sound from the seven-jeweled trees in the realm of Amitabha Buddha.Furthermore, there are various natural wonderful sounds, and their sounds are none other than the wonderful Dharma, clear, smooth, resonant, subtle, harmonious, and elegant,ranking first among all sounds in the ten directions of the universe.。”——《The Buddha spoke the Mahayana Amitabha Sutra."》

The gentle breeze stirs the leaves and branches, producing the sound of the infinite and wonderful Dharma. This sound spreads far and wide, permeating all Buddha lands.Clear, resonant, mournful, and bright, subtle, harmonious, and elegant. Among all the sounds in the ten directions, it is the foremost.If any sentient beings behold the Bodhi tree, hear its sound, smell its fragrance, taste its fruit, touch its light and shadow, and contemplate its merits, they will all attain the purity of their six senses, free from all afflictions. They will abide in the state of non-retrogression and ultimately attain the path to Buddhahood. — "The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of Enlightenment》

【Zhu Xiuhua's Record of Returning to Life in Another Body] "Don't take me to the psychiatric hospital, I'm not crazy, I'm from Kinmen, my name is Zhu Xiuhua, I am returning to life in another body..."

【Using the 'body' as a disguise to infiltrate human social venuesDuring the reign of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his body had been 'taken over' by an officer from the same territory's expeditionary force. This officer, who had previously been stationed in the asteroid belt, was dispatched to Earth to carry out routine collection and survey missions. The purpose of this 'takeover' was to use the 'body' as a disguise and gather information by infiltrating human social venues to keep track of events occurring on Earth.As a now-becoming, this officer possessed power far greater than that of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's original host body, to the extent that he only needed to simply 'push aside' the host body to take over and control it.However, the officer failed to realize that the Habsburg royal family had always been hated by hostile factions within the country, so,The assassination attempt on Archduke Franz Ferdinand's body by a Bosnian student caught him completely off guard. When the officer, or now-becoming, was shot by the assassin, he was suddenly 'knocked out' of the body,This disoriented Now-Maker was inadvertently captured after being infiltrated by one of the 'Forced Amnesia' units. —Official US Air Force Records 《Alien Interview》

[He had no choice but to extract his soul from the corpse and find another way to reincarnate] The Second Karmapa(Karmapa Shi)passed away at Drepung Monastery in 1283 at the age of 80. At the time of his passing, he told his disciple Uchenpa, "After my death, in distant Lhasa, a successor of the Black Hat lineage and a descendant of the Tantric teachings will surely appear..." At the moment of his nirvana, Karmapa Shi went to Tusita Heaven, the abode of Maitreya Bodhisattva. Eight days later, he suddenly remembered his disciples and brought his "soul" back into his body to return to the world. Seeing his disciples wailing in grief over his passing, he felt deeply unsettled. Filled with compassion, he decided to use the "soul-snatching method" to reincarnate himself, thereby continuing to teach all sentient beings. On that day, in the village of Duilongbochang northwest of Lhasa, the 13-year-old son of an elderly couple suddenly died,When Karmapa Shi saw the wisps of incense smoke rising, he rushed there and transferred his soul into the corpse,and thus the eyes of the dead body suddenly flashed with light,Terrified by this strange phenomenon, the old couple believed they were possessed by a demon. They hurriedly grabbed some ash from the stove and threw it into their son's eyes, then proceeded to pierce his eyes with a needle.According to Tibetan customs, scattering ash on a person is a traditional method to ward off evil spirits. The elderly couple believed their deceased son was possessed by a demon and wanted to use this stove ash to exorcise the evil. Little did they know, this act disrupted the reincarnation of Karma Bashi.He had no choice but to extract his soul from the corpse and find another way to reincarnate.Finally, he transferred his soul into the womb of Dorje of Post-Tibet, successfully completing the reincarnation.This marked the establishment of the reincarnation system of the living Buddhas of Tibet.

Excerpt from "The Life of Marpa the Translator": The "Phowa" method was brought to Tibet from India and Nepal by Marpa, the founder of the Kagyu school. He traveled to India and Nepal to study for 21 years, during which he had 13 main teachers, but his most important ones were Naropa and Maitripa. He learned the "Mahamudra" secret teachings from Maitripa and the "Six Yogas of Naropa" from Naropa.(spanning 16 years), and the "Phowa" method was learned during his third trip to India. After returning to Tibet, Marpa settled in Lhodrak, Shannan, where he practiced the teachings diligently and finally attained enlightenment. His biography contains several legends about him practicing and verifying the "Phowa" method: "Once, when many disciples led by Jyorakshungton came to offer sacrifices, there happened to be a pigeon nest near the master's meditation room. A young pigeon was flying in the air following its mother when it was suddenly scared to death by a hawk. Then, Master Marpa said:'Today, I will perform the ritual of Phowa for you.'"After speaking, he took a long rope, tied it to the dead pigeon's leg, threw it far away, and then began practicing the possession method. Suddenly, the dead pigeon stood up, flapped its wings, and prepared to fly. The little pigeon also flew over and circled the mother pigeon, a truly touching scene. At this moment, Jiang Ruoxiangdun turned back to look at his master, who had already taken on the appearance of a corpse. Terrified, Jiang Ruoxiangdun ran to his master's feet, weeping and pleading, "Oh, Master Living Buddha, please do not do this!" But there was no response. Growing even more frightened, he ran to the pigeons again to pray. Just then, the pigeon fell over, and Marpa instantly came back to life." "Another time, while Marpa and his disciples were walking by the river, they happened to see a hunting dog chasing a deer. The deer was driven into the river and drowned. Marpa said, 'I will perform the possession method on it. Some of you go and block the hunting dog behind the dead deer, and the rest of you stay here and watch.' Having said this, he began the possession method. A moment later, the dead deer indeed leaped out of the water and headed straight for Marpa's meditation room, but it collapsed when it reached the flat ground outside the room. Marpa also woke up and watched the dead deer with everyone. Just then, the hunters arrived. Marpa smiled and said, 'I used my magic to bring the dead deer out of the water, so don't even think about taking it!' The disciples nearby told the hunters about the master's possession method. The hunters didn't believe it, so Marpa performed the possession method on the dead deer again. The dead deer came back to life once more, walked into the inner courtyard of the meditation room, and collapsed."

Basic Knowledge of BuddhismThe Four Jhanas, Eight Samadhis, and the Cessation of Perception and Feeling

Chapter 8 of "The Human Manual"Saints and the Extinction of Defilements

Where is the heart located?[The physical body is unknown. Beyond it, the mountains, rivers, the void, and the earth are all objects within the wonderful, bright, and true mind.] This dispels the seven erroneous views of "the mind being in a certain place"; through ten metaphors and other means, it reveals the essence of our "seeing" faculty—the one that perceives things.

At the beginning of lifeModern Interpretation of the Sutra on Entering the WombExcerpt: Day 13: The "primordium" and "primordial cavity" develop. The "embryonic disc" shows the appearance of the "cardiogenic plate" at its cranial end,which later develops into the heart;and the caudal end connects to the "connective tissue stalk". In these brief seven days, the changes are truly diverse and colorful. In summary, this tiny embryo has indeed established a connection with the mother's blood circulation. It can also be described as a comprehensive and vital development resulting from the elements of water, fire, and wind, ultimately leading to the element of earth. In Buddhist scriptures, it is simply referred to as "The Four Realms Manifest"To summarize. [On the sixteenth and seventeenth days of the mother's womb, the karmic wind was again felt, named as nectar. By the power of this wind, the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, chest,heart,four limbs, and the nine orifices were all made to open.]"

The white bodhi inherited from our fathers, after the supporting prana dissipates,descends along the central channel to the heart chakra.The external sign is experiencing"a vast expanse of white", likeThe pure sky bathed in moonlightGenerally. The inner sign is that our awareness becomes extremely clear, and all thoughts generated by the thirty-three aversions cease to function. This stage is called"Manifestation"( appearance ). Next, the red bodhi inherited from our mother, after the supporting prana disappears, ascends along the central channel. The outer sign is experiencing"a vast expanse of crimson", like the sun shining in a pure sky. The inner sign is an intense experience of bliss, because all thoughts generated by the forty attachments cease to function. This stage is called"Growth"( increase )。 When the red and white bodhi (consciousness and wisdom) meet at the heart chakra, consciousness is surrounded by them.— *The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying*, Chapter 15The process of death

The indestructible body, unburned by fire.—The 17th incarnation of the Ganjur Rinpoche. This fire raged for five full days and nights before slowly dying down. On the seventh day, when Master Guangding held the ceremony to open the stupa, collect the bones, and retrieve the sarira, he was horrified to discover that the body of Ganjur Rinpoche had not been cremated and still retained its general form. The miracle of Ganjur Rinpoche's fireproof body caused a massive sensation in the Buddhist community.(The year was 1978...) The Great Vision of Sarira

Practitioners of ZenBurning oneself with the Samadhi True Fire from the heart, chanting the Buddha's name to be reborn in the Western Pure Land.

The "Secret Vajrayana Method of Self-Sacrifice for Feeding Dakinis" was introduced to the Han lands in ancient times, where it took root and bore abundant sacred fruits. However, approaching the modern era, a small portion of the practice methods was lost within the lineage, resulting in practitioners of this secret method in the Han lands being able to succeed, yet the auspicious signs and sacred miracles at the time of death were not strong enough,which is why they left behind intact incorruptible bodies instead of transforming into light.——《The Buddha's Prophecy on the End of the WorldExcerpt

Excerpts from the "Shurangama Sutra":Then, from the palm of the Wheel, the Tathagata emitted a precious light, which appeared to the right of Ananda.Immediately, Ananda turned his head to look to the right.Then another light was emitted to the left of Ananda,And Ananda turned his head to look to the left. The Buddha said to Ananda, "Why is your head shaking today?" Ananda replied, "I saw the Tathagata emit a wondrous precious light, coming to my left and right, so I looked left and right, and my head shook on its own." "Ananda, you looked at the Buddha's light and moved your head left and right, but it was your head that moved, not the light itself." "World-Honored One, my head moved on its own, but my seeing-nature has not ceased; who is shaking?" The Buddha said, "It is so." Then the Tathagata addressed the assembly, "If sentient beings are called 'dust' because they shake, and 'guests' because they do not abide, observe Ananda's head moving on its own, while his seeing remains unmoved. Observe my hand opening and closing on its own, while the seeing remains uncurling or unrolling. Why do you now take movement as your body and movement as your object? From beginning to end, arising and ceasing in every moment, you lose your true nature and act in a confused manner. Having lost the truth of your nature and mind, you mistake external things for yourself. In the midst of samsara, you bring this cycle of wandering upon yourself."

【Sounds can be emitted from the void even without a physical body] While scientists are still debatingwhether consciousness is related to the nervous system, ancient Buddhist scriptures have long recorded that sounds can be emitted from the void even without a physical body. A similar phenomenon was also described in an American book in 1977. In the movie starring Keanu Reeves,Little Buddha》At the end, after the passing of Nobu Lama, voices also emanated from the void to give teachings to the three reincarnated tulkus.

Ghost Soldiers of Kinmen: Every night, sounds would drift in, and upon closer listening, they sounded somewhat like soldiers training.130 people had their throats slit by water ghosts, their souls refusing to rest in peace, forcing the provincial governor to step in and appease them.。

When the plane crash occurred, the wife, thousands of kilometers away,suddenly heard her deceased husband calling her name.……

【The Tree God Listening to the Dharma—Venerable Xuan Hua's sutra lectures can be heard throughout the entire void and across the whole dharma realm!In October 1994, two lay disciples of the Venerable Master, Guoqing and Guolin, went to Mount Putuo to pay their respects to the Buddha.A thousand-year-old camphor tree god in Puji Temple on Mount Putuo appearedand said that after listening to the Venerable Master's sutra lectures, it did not fully understand the meaning of the sutras. It sought the two disciples for an explanation of a few lines from the Heart Sutra that the Master had lectured on. The two laymen curiously asked him: "How can you hear the Master lecturing in the United States?"According to the camphor tree god, the Venerable Master's sutra lectures can be heard throughout the entire void and across the whole dharma realm. Only those burdened by wealth, sex, fame, and profit "hear but do not listen, see but do not perceive." All other sentient beings are silently cultivating themselves within the sound of the Master's dharma teachings, nurturing the seeds of Bodhi.So, he had been listening to the teachings of Venerable Xuan Gong for a long time. At that time, two lay Buddhists explained the parts of the Heart Sutra that he was confused about. After returning, they reported this to the Venerable via an overseas phone call. On October 23, the Venerable performed a formal taking-refuge ceremony for this Tree God at the Long Beach Temple in Los Angeles.

[The bells, chimes, zithers, and harps, even without being struck, naturally produce the five notes.] The people of the heavens, and even the crawling insects, who behold this light, find all their sufferings cease. All their anxieties and sorrows are liberated. They all act with compassion and do good, filled with joy and happiness. The bells, chimes, zithers, and harps, even without being struck, naturally produce the five notes. In the Buddha-lands, the people of the heavens, each holding fragrant flowers, come from the void and scatter them as offerings. At that time, the Land of Ultimate Bliss, located hundreds of thousands of kotis of kotis of yotta beyond the Western Paradise, is brought before the eyes by the Buddha's power, as if one were looking at it directly, as if viewing a single plot of land with the pure heavenly eye. They see this land in the same way. They all behold the Sahā World, Shakyamuni Tathagata, and the assembly of monks, surrounded by the teaching of the Dharma.
——《The Sutra of the Great Vehicle on Infinite Life, Solemnity, Purity, and Equality of Enlightenment》

"The mirage people see is the Gandharva City" (Sanskrit). Gandharva (one of the Eight Legions of Devas), translated into Chinese as Xiangyin, does not consume food or drink, but sustains itself solely by smelling fragrances, and is the god of secular music for the heavenly emperors. It is also translated as Gandharva, Jiandabo, Qiandabo, Gandhara, Yandafu, etc. In ancient China, it referred to performers of variety shows and comic plays: Paiyou and Paichang. In ancient times, such performers did not have regular occupations; they would only seek out the fragrance of food and other items from various households, go to their doors, perform various musical acts, and ask for food and drink, hence the name "Xunxiang" (seeking fragrance). Wandering singers and performers in the human world, as long as they have not committed grave evil karma, will be reborn in the Gandharva City after death. It is also a ghost city, manifested by collective karma, and is also called Xunxiang City or Shenqilou. The Gandharvas can magically create pavilions to entertain people, and the mirages seen in the sky are exactly this.The mirage people see is the Gandharva City. At sunrise, one can see people entering and leaving the city gates, pavilions, palaces, and streets; as the sun rises higher and eventually sets, this city can only be seen with the eyes and has no physical reality. When the deities of the Trayastrimsa Heaven desire music, this god manifests extraordinary forms, sensing the heavenly will and going there to provide entertainment.
——《The Buddha's Diagram of the World's Arrangement》

Kumbhāṇḍa(Anomalous) Kumbhāṇḍa, also written as Gōngpàntú, Jiūpàntú, Gōngpàntú, Jūpàntú, Jùpàntú, Jítú, Jūbiàntú, or Jiūmǎnná. A name for a ghost. A ghost that devours human essence. Translated asJar-shaped ghost, winter melon ghost.The leader of the ghosts under the Southern Heavenly King, Vaisravana. The *Tanxuan Ji* (Volume 2) states: "Kumbhāṇḍa, according to the *Lotus Sutra*, is named the Yanmei ghost. It devours human essence and is also called the winter melon ghost. The king is named Vaisravana, which is said to be the Southern Heavenly King. He leads two groups of ghosts: one named Kumbhāṇḍa and the other named Bìlìduō, and the name is derived from the group he leads." The *Huiyuan Yinyi* (Volume 1) states: "Kumbhāṇḍa, this refers to a scrotum, also called a shape-seal, meaning the scrotum of this kind. It is shaped like a winter melon, carried on the shoulder when walking, and held between the legs when sitting. Because of this peculiar shape, it is distinct from other kinds, hence the name. The old saying of 'winter melon' is only because its deeds are obscure and not widely known, leading to misconceptions." The *Xuanying Yinyi* (Volume 21) states: "Jiūpàntú, sometimes written as Gōngpàntú or Gōngpàntú, are all the same. This refers to a jar-shaped object, which is quite similar to a winter melon." The *Yuanjue Jing* states: "At that time, a powerful ghost king named Jítú, along with one hundred thousand ghost kings, rose from their seats and paid homage to the Buddha's feet." The Sanskrit name is "Kumbhāṇḍa". Later, it was used to metaphorically describe the appearance of old and ugly women. Ren Xiang of the Tang dynasty feared his wife. Du Zhenglun mocked him. Xiang said: "There are three stages of women to be feared. In their youth, they are like living Bodhisattvas. When they have children, they are like the mother of the nine demons. By the time they are fifty or sixty, they apply makeup, sometimes blue or black, looking like a Kumbhāṇḍa." Recorded in the *Yushitai Ji*.FROM: [Dictionary of Buddhism (Edited by Ding Fubao)]

[The Ju-pan-tu ghosts terrify dogs for their own amusement] They abandon terror and transform their shapes in this manner. They are everywhere: demons, monsters, yakshas, and evil spirits, eating human flesh, poisonous insects, and all manner of evil birds and beasts. They suckle their young and hide them away. The yakshas compete to snatch and eat them. Once satiated, their malice burns even more fiercely, and the sounds of their fighting and quarreling are utterly terrifying.The Ju-pan-tu ghosts,Crouch upon earthen mounds, or sometimes leave the ground, a foot or two high, wandering back and forth, frolicking and playing wildly,Catch dogs by their two legs, pounce on them until they lose their voice, press their feet against their necks, and terrify the dogs for their own amusement.There are also other ghosts, whose bodies are large, naked, black, and thin, who dwell there constantly, emitting loud, evil sounds, crying out for food. There are also ghosts whose throats are like needles. There are also ghosts with heads like bulls, who either eat human flesh or eat dogs, their hair disheveled, cruel and dangerous, driven by hunger and thirst, crying out and running about. Yakshas, hungry ghosts, and all manner of evil birds and beasts, driven by extreme hunger, peer through windows and doors from all directions. Such calamities are immeasurable and terrifying. — *The Lotus Sutra*Parable Chapter 3》

Notes from the Book of Life and Death: Dogs barking in the middle of the night, or a child crying incessantly, are very likely related to ghosts. Reciting "Namo Guanshiyin Pusa" (Homage to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) several times towards that direction will resolve the issue.

Notes from the Book of Life and Death: Many people have experienced being pressed down by something while sleeping, unable to scream, unable to breathe, and unable to move. This is the work of a nightmare demon. If you can immediately recite "Namo Guanshiyin Pusa", you will definitely be able to quickly escape the nightmare and wake up. This was personally tested by a colleague: Before the Spring Festival one year, the company went on holiday, and seven or eight colleagues stayed behind to wrap up the work and cover the computer equipment with dustproof paper. A colleague surnamed Wang said to me,She always had nightmares, being pressed down in her sleep, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and finding it very difficult to wake up.I suggested she recite "Namo Guanshiyin Pusa" in her dreams. After the Spring Festival break, Colleague Wang happily told me that when she had another nightmare, she remembered what I had told her. She only recited "Namo Guanshiyin Pusa" three times and broke free from the nightmare, waking up.

[Baidu Search] Jacky Cheung has indeed been a vegetarian for a long time, and he has mentioned it himself multiple times,Since going vegetarian, his sweat no longer smells, his energy has improved, and his skin has become better.He started eating vegetarian after getting married, mainly for his body's "environmental friendliness" and to ensure his children were born healthy. Later, he gradually got addicted to it and it became a habit.

At that time, the World-Honored One descended the precious steps, going down twelve Yojanas,The human stench rose up like the odor of a dead corpse, making the heavenly beings unable to bear the smell. The World-Honored One, knowing this, transformed it into a sandalwood forest with the head of an ox, making the fragrant scent bring joy to those who smelled it.——Taisho Shinshu Daizokyo, Volume 24, No. 1451, Mulasarvastivada Vinaya, Miscellaneous MattersVolume 29

[Summary] After finishing his sermon in the Trayastrimsa Heaven, the Buddha was to descend from the Thirty-Three Heavens to the Jambudvipa (the human realm) along the jeweled stairs. The heavenly beings accompanied the Buddha down, but the stench emanating from the beings in the human realm wafted upwards like the odor of a corpse. Unable to bear it, the heavenly beings could not approach the ground and were forced to stop in the void. Upon realizing this, the Buddha used his divine power to manifest a sandalwood forest of ox-heads. The fragrance filled the air, finally resolving the problem.

Listening to the Sutras and Reincarnating as Humans: ①An old dog listened to the Sutras and was reborn as a human　②A duck turned into a woman, and became a nun after graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts③A wild pheasant listened to the Sutras and was reincarnated as a young girl④Two parrots, one bird, and five hundred flocks of wild geese listened to the Buddhist Sutras and were reborn as celestial beings

【The white dog barks at the Buddha] The Blessed One then said to Moni: "You have asked me repeatedly, Moni! Know that the white dog was your father in a previous life, named Duti." [A female dog] Abusing monks with harsh words leads to being reborn as a dog for many lifetimes

[Photo and Text]A monk who broke his vows in a past life, a disabled dog in this life"A lay devotee once asked the eminent Linji master, Venerable Youming, about the unfortunate karma of Qianqian in this life. The old master told him that in a past life, this dog was a monk at Longgang Temple but violated the precept against sexual misconduct. He should have suffered the hellish retribution, but due to the merit of his monastic life, he was reborn in the animal realm. Being run over and having its hind limbs crushed in a car accident in this life is considered a heavy sin with a light retribution..."

[Series]How does Buddhism view plagues?The Buddha's teachings on the causes of plagues, and the evidence provided by DNA science

Reference: The end of the Kalpa corresponds to the beginning of the Common Era, and by the time the average lifespan reaches 40 years, the Buddhist scriptures reveal it to be over 3,000 years. It will drop sharply from 365 days/year to 195 days/year. From 195 days/year at an average lifespan of 40 years, it will decrease to 90 days/year at an average lifespan of 10 years,It will only be used for about two hundred years.

As the Buddha said, those who eat meat will often suffer from a short life and a sickly body. — "The Sutra on the Compassionate Cause and Condition of the Omniscient Light Bodhisattva Not Eating Meat" Even if someone were to give away hundreds of thousands of taels of gold throughout the three thousand great thousand worlds, it would still be inferior to someone who can abstain from alcohol and meat... — "The Mahavairocana Avatamsaka Sutra, Chapter on the Ten Evils" The Sutra on Vegetarianism —A Compilation of Sacred Texts on Abstaining from Meat and Practicing Vegetarianism

Jigme Phuntsok:Stop killing!

Modern Apocalypse:Behind the Premature Death　From Premature Death to Environmental Protection

Relevant passages from the Lotus Sutra:When will the Buddha's chief disciples attain Buddhahood?(Includes: Devadatta, Mahapajapati, Yashodhara)

Taisho Tripitaka Vol. 49 No. 2030The Record of the Abiding of the Dharma Spoken by the Great Arhat NandimitraTranslated by the Great Tang Tripitaka Master Xuanzang by Imperial Decree

The Mahayana Yogacara school and others believe that those practicing the Bodhisattva path absolutely cannot enterthe Samadhi of Extinction, because those who enter this samadhi are free from afflictions after emerging from it. Since the past "karmic causes" are no longer triggered by afflictions as "conditions", they will never again be born in the Three Realms, nor can they continue to cultivate the causes and conditions of merit, let alone attain Buddhahood. — Excerpted from Master Guangchao's "Basic Knowledge of Buddhism"》

From the documentary work "The Red Radiance of Nyingma" by Lay Practitioner Chen Xiaodong:The Reincarnation of "Wu Zetian"

Generally speaking, Master Wuyi manifested the level of names.The level of names is also known as the great opening and complete understanding, similar to the great awakening in Zen Buddhism.However, the level of names is the initial stage of enlightenment, where afflictions have not yet been subdued.

Using a hundred metaphors to describe Tathata—From the 25th Chapter of the Ten Dedications, Section 8 of the Avatamsaka Sutra

The Shurangama SutraA Brief ExplanationExcerpts:

One delusion is the mind. The determination of delusion is within the physical body.The first kind of stubborn delusion is the firm belief that the true mind is within the physical body. The greatest mistake of ordinary people is to wrongly believe that the mind is inside the body. So, if it is not inside the body, is it outside the body? No,it is that we are all within the true mind.。

Unaware of the physical body. Extending outward to the mountains, rivers, the void, and the vast earth. All are objects within the wonderful, bright, true mind.Since the deluded mind is attached to the body, it fails to realize that the true mind is actually infinitely vast and pervasive, encompassing all things. Extending outward to the mountains, rivers, the void, and the vast earth, all are manifestations within the wonderful, bright, true mind.Our true mind encompasses the void and all things, rather than the void encompassing all things.Understanding this truth, one will not lose the true mind.

Like discarding hundreds of thousands of clear oceans, and recognizing only a single floating bubble.Since our true mind is infinitely vast and can encompass all things, as great as a hundred thousand clear oceans, yet we reject it and instead mistake a mere bubble or foam for the ocean, is this not a great error!

Layman Huang Nianzu: How to detach from delusions? Everyone, please pay close attention to the following words. These are the supremely sublime words of Layman Peng, representing the absolute pinnacle of the Pure Land school, the Zen school, and the Esoteric school.From the perspective of Esoteric Buddhism, hearing these words today is equivalent to receiving the Great Perfection Empowerment from Vairocana Buddha.How to let go of these delusions? [How to detach from delusions. One must know that the inverted attachments of all sentient beings are entirely the Dharmakaya of all Buddhas. Why is this? Because inverted attachments are constantly self-extinguishing.】

The lush green bamboo is entirely the Dharmakaya, and the fragrant yellow flowers are nothing but Prajna. — *Xuzang Jing*, Volume 71, No. 1421, *Yuan'an Zhiji and Zen Master's Sayings*

【Layman Guoqing said that Amitābha Buddha had already appeared, right above the center of our assembly hall, and he looked up at Him.] Layman Li Shifang from the USA: I had only chanted the Buddha's name a few times when Layman Guoqing said that Amitābha Buddha had already appeared, right above the center of our assembly hall, and he looked up at Him. At that moment, I felt an absolute certainty—I suddenly felt as if someone had removed a huge, heavy stone from my chest. In that instant, my chest felt so incredibly light, I could breathe deeply, my body felt so light, and my chest was no longer painful or tight. It was an indescribable pleasure and an unspeakable joy.

Layman Guoqing: It was about a day in 1988. My daughter came home from school, parked her bicycle, and said to me, "I just passed by Haiguang Intersection, and there were so many cyclists,I accidentally noticed that the man riding on my left actually had the body of a goat, with human hands and feet. I immediately realized this might be a hallucination, perhaps I was seeing this person's previous incarnation, reborn from a goat (we hadn't encountered Buddhism yet). Looking to the right, the cyclist was actually a complete frog. I looked up and around, and except for a few people, they were basically all kinds of animals—pigs, cows, dogs, rats, cats, elephants, rabbits, tigers, wolves, you name it, all about the same size as humans." Until one day I thought about myself, who was I in my past life? What I saw was also a beast. I was very disappointed, thinking I should have been a god or an immortal or something.

[Tigers, leopards, wolves, and insects are all wearing clothes, wandering around the streets!][The difference between modern humans and the animal realm is getting smaller and smaller, to the point where it is no longer difficult for animals to be reborn as humans.】Oh, you guys have no idea! Back when I was in these mountains, planes and cannons were flying and firing all day long. But back then, the mountains were full of tigers, leopards, wolves, and insects. Later on, the fighting stopped, peace returned, and the wild beasts in the mountains disappeared. I often wondered about it, what on earth happened? Today, as soon as I entered the city, I finally understood: the tigers, leopards, wolves, and insects are all wearing clothes now, and they're all roaming around the streets!

Layman Feng: There is a large tree across the road from my house. Every year, someone inevitably drives into it, resulting in fatal accidents. This has been happening for eight or nine years. The last accident involved two fatalities, a man and a woman. I went out to check after hearing the crash in the middle of the night and personally saw the souls of the two corpses crawl out of their bodies, wandering aimlessly. The female ghost tried to enter my house but was stopped by my scolding. She then took up residence in the large tree. At first, she wailed, but over time, she attracted a group of young wild ghosts who frequently lurked to watch passing vehicles, looking for substitutes. After Master Xuan Hua taught me the Shurangama Mantra, my mother and I chanted it reverently together for several nights.I saw countless white lotuses emerging from an unknown place, carrying the female ghost of the tree away. She drifted further and further away, unwilling but unable to resist.Things were quiet for a while after that, and no more fatal car accidents occurred that year (this incident was actually reported in the news).

The Five Eyes refer to:The physical eye, the heavenly eye, the wisdom eye, the dharma eye, and the Buddha eye.

《Continuation of the Record of Guanyin's InspirationExcerpt from 》: Saved from the Furnace. Shang Shusheng, a native of Huzhangtun, Haicheng County, Shenyang. He was a devout Buddhist who recited the Universal Gate Chapter of the Guanyin Bodhisattva three times every day, without interruption for over ten years. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, he worked as a laborer at the Qianjinzhai Ironworks in Fushun. Two men carried a basket of iron ore and poured it into the large smelting furnace,When he suddenly lost his footing and fell into the furnace,Everyone was terrified! Shang was also terrified, certain of his death. The furnace was several zhang high, but as he fell,He felt someone catch him with their hands,Placed on the ground, they opened their eyes to see the fruit lying there, having not fallen into the bottom of the furnace. Everyone was astonished, and even the Japanese overseer was greatly surprised! They discussed it and went home,The clothes were scorched by the fire.Thereafter, the Hu and Zhang people all came to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva. The profound influence of this conversion reached its peak for a time, which is a testament to the phenomenon described in the Universal Gate Chapter as 'being cast into a great fire, yet the fire cannot burn them'.

Layman Huang Nianzu: Yesterday, a friend from a nuclear power plant came by. His mother is a very devout Buddhist and often chants the name of Guanyin. While he was flying a plane, a sudden malfunction occurred. In that extremely dangerous moment, he heard someone telling him exactly what to do. He followed the instructions perfectly, and as a result, he landed safely. Therefore, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is infinitely compassionate and protects all sentient beings in their suffering. This man's mother received the blessings of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva by chanting her name. As long as everyone chants the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the merits are inconceivable. Even for those who do not usually chant the Buddha's name, turning to the Buddha in times of crisis is effective. As long as you are willing to chant, you will experience a clear response. One of the students at our Lianhua Jingshe, an international student who recently returned from the US and got married, once experienced this. While on a flight, he felt the plane was very unstable. A moment later, the pilot came out of the cockpit door and announced to everyone:"The plane's mechanical system has failed today, and I don't have the ability to get this plane to its destination. So, you all decide for yourselves! Those who want to parachute, do so; do whatever you wish. In short, I am helpless."After saying this, he returned to his cockpit. Everyone in the cabin was initially surprised and hadn't processed the situation yet. Once they realized what was happening, a wave of crying broke out; their lives were hanging by a thread. The student said that his first thought was realizing the danger, but he wasn't actually afraid of dying. His first thought was of his newlywed wife and child: what would happen to them if he died? They had just married, and the child was still small. This thought came first. What was the second thought?He suddenly thought, don't we have Bodhisattvas in China? That was his train of thought at the time. Upon hearing the news and knowing he was about to die, he first thought of how pitiful his wife and child would be. Then, thinking of the Bodhisattvas in China, he began to chant the name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.Although he did not believe, his chanting at such a life-and-death moment was often more earnest than his usual chanting in the Buddhist temple. With a heart solely pleading for help, chanting! Chanting! He saw Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva appear. He shouted loudly, "Everyone, don't cry, your crying is useless." He then told them what he had seen:"I have already seen Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. If it is determined that He is present, let us all chant together."At this moment, everyone realized there was no other way, no other path, so they just chanted! Thus, the entire cabin chanted, and as they chanted, no one knew how much time had passed. Everyone focused their hearts on chanting. They chanted with great sincerity, concentration, and naturalness. Gradually, they felt the plane stabilize, becoming very calm, very calm. With their eyes closed, they didn't know, just chanting wholeheartedly. Suddenly, the people receiving the plane opened the cabin door to meet them. They had arrived! Everyone was overjoyed; the plane had already landed. But the cockpit door wouldn't open. When others opened it, they saw the pilot had fainted. His flight suit was soaked with sweat, and of course, doctors were providing emergency care. The first thing he said upon opening his eyes was, "Go ask the people in the back what they were doing. Today, I absolutely had no way to land the plane, I don't know what they did." The airport staff asked the passengers, "What were you doing in the back?" They replied, "We were chanting to the Bodhisattva." Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva hears the cries of the world and comes to save those in suffering, so the *Infinite Life Sutra* says:"If one faces sudden danger or terror, just take refuge in Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and one will surely be liberated."。——Briefly stated in the *Heart Sutra*

One year, I was flying on a plane during a severe storm with violent turbulence. In fact,we had entered the eye of a hurricane. The plane shook violently and plunged sharply,outside the window there was only dark clouds and mist, no sunlight to be seen. The hundred or so passengers on board were panicking and screaming,I hurriedly pressed my palms together and loudly chanted "Namo Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva", and I even taught everyone to chant along with me—only a few non-believers refused to chant, but everyone around me followed my lead. Soon,Faint seven-colored concentric halos appeared in the black clouds and mist. The plane gradually stabilized, its entire body enveloped by the halos. On the clouds beneath the fuselage, the circular concentric halos were reflected, capturing the plane's shadow within the circular light—neither too large nor too small, fitting perfectly!It was also projected onto the crisscrossing paths of the mountains below! Seeing this, everyone was finally convinced, and each person prayed to the Buddha with even greater sincerity. It was only after the plane flew out of the hurricane zone and back into the sunlight that the thousand-layered halo gradually faded away. Later, some said: the sun shone on the plane, and the temperature change caused the halo. However, at that time, we were not under the sunlight, but inside thick, dark gray clouds. No matter what others say, I firmly believe it was the Buddha's light from the manifestation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Even if they say I am just making things up, I do not care. — Lay Buddhist Fengfeng, 《The Mystery of Saturn's Rings》

October 2, 1990,Guangzhou plane crash kills hundreds, the Buddha statue remained completely intact, and the scriptures were undamaged. The Premier visited the site.

Heterodox Reference: [To obtain the "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra",Emperor White Lotus had a full thousand long nails driven into his own body] Emperor White Lotus is the incarnation of the true form of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and eyes. Therefore, in the major scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism, Emperor White Lotus is revered as the actual living presence of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and eyes, regarded as the fundamental of all Buddhism and the sovereign of all, with the thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva personally descending to the human world. The life and major deeds of Emperor White Lotus are vividly and extensively recorded in the "Kangyur" and "Tengyur" of Shakyamuni Buddha, and every sentence and every account within them,is filled with the reverence of Shakyamuni Buddha for Emperor White Lotus,and every stroke of description is imbued with profound respect.

In the age of Dharma decline, my teachings spread, yet the remaining Buddha-affinity is extinguished.Only Avalokitesvara remains, bestowing benefits for all eternity.——《The Mahabrahma Sutra of the Buddha's Resolution of Doubts》

《Alien Interview》wrote: "The Old Testament of the Bible... introduced a concept of time with a forged meaning, as well as a false concept of the origin of heaven, earth, and all things. ...It included the implantation of false memories, lies, superstitions, and commands, ...destroying the cognition that human beings possess an immortal spiritual life."

China's first "Bible":The timing of its appearance is baffling, which is why Western history is being questioned

The "Gospel of Peace of Essenes" was discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls and is currently housed in the Vatican Library and the Imperial Habsburg Library,and is considered to be the original teachings of Jesus Christ. The book contains much content regarding fasting, vegetarianism, and angels. All of this content was altered or completely removed from Christian doctrine after the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. This council, convened by Emperor Constantine the Great, established a mandatory unified creed (later revised into the Nicene Creed). In this process, much of the original spiritual essence of Christianity was modified or completely deleted to serve the secular agendas of the declining Holy Roman Empire.

《"An Overview of the Six Realms of Reincarnation"Excerpt from [p389-p392]:

The so-calledbad eonis the process of the world's destruction. The main events of a bad eon are the three great disasters of fire, water, and wind. However,these three great disasters are meant to destroy the world of objects; before the three great disasters occur, the world of sentient beings must be completely emptied,otherwise the three great disasters will not arise.

The order of the sentient beings' world before the fire disaster revealed in the "Longer Anguttara Nikaya" is as follows: hell, animals, hungry ghosts, asuras, the Four Heavenly Kings, Trayastrimsa, Yama, Tusita, Nimmanarati, Paranimmitavasavatti, Brahma, and humans.All sentient beings from hell to the Brahma realm must first be reborn in the human realm to practice the second jhana without perception or contemplation, and only then can they ascend from the human realm to the Abhasvara heaven, so humans are the last to perish.

The order in which sentient beings in the world are destroyed when a flood is about to occur is basically the same as the order when a fire is about to occur. However, because the scope of a flood is larger than that of a fire, there are a few differences. That is, when a flood is about to occur,sentient beings from various realms who have been reborn in the human realm are practicing the "Third Dhyana". After their human bodies perish and their lives end, they are reborn in the "Pure Abode" of the Third Dhyana. Another point is thatbeings from the Second Dhyana, such as the Radiant Light Heaven, also come to be reborn in the human realm to practice the Third Dhyana, and then are reborn in the Pure Abode of the Third Dhyana. The order in which sentient beings are destroyed when a flood is about to occur is as follows: Hell, Animal Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Asura Realm, Four Heavenly Kings, Trayastrimsa Heaven, Yama Heaven, Tusita Heaven, Nimmanarati Heaven, Paranimmitavasavartin Heaven, Brahma Heaven, Radiant Light Heaven, and Human Realm.

The order of the destruction of sentient beings by wind disasters is basically consistent with the aforementioned, but because the destructive power of wind disasters can reach the Third Jhana, there are some slight differences. That is, when a wind disaster is about to occur,sentient beings from various realms who have come to the human realm to practice the "Fourth Jhana"will, after their human bodies perish and their lives end, be reborn in the Fourth Jhana fruit heavens. Furthermore, when a wind disaster is about to occur,beings in the Pure Abode of the Third Jhana will also come to the human realm to practice the Fourth Jhanaand then be reborn in the Fourth Jhana fruit heavens. The order of the destruction of sentient beings by wind disasters is as follows: Hell, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Asura realm, Four Heavenly Kings, Trayastrimsa, Yama, Tusita, Nimmanarati, Paranimmitavasavartin, Brahma, Light-Sound, Pure Abode, and Human.

Where is the heart located?[The physical body is unknown. Beyond it, the mountains, rivers, the void, and the earth are all objects within the wonderful, bright, and true mind.] This dispels the seven erroneous views of "the mind being in a certain place"; through ten metaphors and other means, it reveals the essence of our "seeing" faculty—the one that perceives things.

At that time, the World-Honored One... having entered the reverse-forward transcendence meditation in this manner, again addressed the assembly.With the Buddha-eye, I scanned all dharmas in the three realms. The fundamental nature of ignorance is inherently liberated. I searched for it in the ten directions but could not find it. It is fundamentally without cause. All the branches and leaves of its causes are entirely liberated. Because ignorance is liberated, even old age and death are liberated.Due to these causes and conditions, I now abide in the eternal, tranquil, and silent light known as the Great Nirvana. —The Great Parinirvana Sutra, Latter Part, Volume 1Chapter 2: Returning to the Source

[The Buddha's supernatural powers manifest like light and shadow]: The Buddha's supernatural powers manifest universally according to the needs of sentient beings, and the Buddha's wisdom shines upon all beings. Because the Buddha possesses great wisdom and great supernatural powers, he can manifest according to the categories of beings to teach and transform them. Just like light and shadow—the karmic obstacles of sentient beings are the shadow, and the supernatural powers and wisdom of all Buddhas are the light. For example,The karmic obstacles of sentient beings are ice, and the light of the Buddha's supernatural powers and wisdom is the sun.When sunlight shines on ice, it immediately melts the ice into water or evaporates it into vapor. Once the ice melts, it returns to its original source.Although sentient beings have karmic obstacles, once they are illuminated by the light of the Buddha's supernatural powers and wisdom, the karmic obstacles are completely eliminated.The purpose of our studying the Buddha's teachings is to eliminate karmic obstacles. — Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's "A Simple Explanation of the Avatamsaka Sutra》

When the Buddha entered Nirvana, he entered various realms, various meditative absorptions, and various spaces to search for this ignorance. He could not find it, and thus declared that ignorance is unobtainable. If ignorance is unobtainable, it has no inherent reality, and thus ignorance ceases to exist.This is the most precious teaching given to us by the World-Honored One, the Great Compassionate Father, in the Nirvana Sutra.The conclusion drawn from entering various meditative absorptions and realms is that the Buddha found the inherent reality of ignorance to be unobtainable. "There is no ignorance," therefore this is the key to the sudden teaching. You must deeply realize this: there is fundamentally no ignorance, and since you are inherently a Buddha, how much distance is left between you and the Buddha? Thus, there is the sudden (instantaneous attainment) and the gradual (requiring three great asankhyeya kalpas); it all depends on your own capacity and how much you can believe. Think about it, everyone. Shakyamuni Buddha told us that we possess the wisdom, virtue, and marks of a Tathagata, but because of ignorance—because of deluded thoughts and attachments—we become sentient beings. However, the inherent reality of ignorance cannot be found. It is like a dream: dreaming of a tiger eating you, or falling in love with a beautiful woman. All these terrors and joys vanish completely upon waking. So, as long as you wake up, the dream is over. There is no need to chase away the tiger; please don't bother catching it. There is a funny Japanese joke: a foolish man (Japanese people love drinking) dreams of getting a bottle of excellent wine. He wants to drink it immediately, and since the wine is so good, he thinks it would be best to heat it up first, so he calls his wife to heat it. Just as he calls her to heat the wine, he suddenly wakes up. Realizing it was a dream, he feels regretful: "What a pity I didn't get to drink the wine. If I had known, I would have just drunk it without heating it up." Haha... it's quite ridiculous, but sentient beings are just like this. It is truly a dream; all of this is empty. The tiger in the dream does not exist at all. When the great dream ends, you realize you are actually lying comfortably on a Tempur-pedic bed. Everything is already complete; you were originally a Buddha. Therefore,Master Yongming said: Regarding the World-Honored One's teaching at Nirvana that ignorance is unobtainable, sentient beings should use their bones as pens, their skin as paper, and their blood as ink to write and repay this kindness.The Mahayana sutras state: A Bodhisattva must completely eradicate the forty-two kinds of ignorance before finally attaining Buddhahood. Why is "non-ignorance" mentioned here? This can be explained with an analogy. Water (representing the Buddha) and ice (representing sentient beings) are both hydrogen and oxygen, with no difference between them. However, water is unhindered and can adapt to any container. Ice, on the other hand, is hindered and cannot adapt to anything, simply because the water has frozen into ice.The flaw lies only in the freezing(The character for "freeze" is quite clever, as it is the same character used for "binding"), thus it becomes hindered. But please find out what this "freezing" is. It is ungraspable. "Freezing" is an analogy for ignorance; sentient beings are hindered because of ignorance. Yet, ignorance is ungraspable. —A Brief Commentary on the Heart Sutra by Layman Huang Nianzu

Where is the heart located?[The physical body is unknown. Beyond it, the mountains, rivers, the void, and the earth are all objects within the wonderful, bright, and true mind.] This dispels the seven erroneous views of "the mind being in a certain place"; through ten metaphors and other means, it reveals the essence of our "seeing" faculty—the one that perceives things.

The Shurangama Sutra in Plain Language:Why do mountains, rivers, and the earth exist?

Master Chin Kung's teaching: Buddhism is neither a religion nor a philosophy. Buddhism is the supreme and perfect education provided by the Buddha to sentient beings in the Nine Dharma Realms. All the sutras taught by Shakyamuni Buddha over forty-nine years explain the truth of the universe and human life. Human life is oneself, and the universe is the environment in which we live. To be aware is to be a Buddha or Bodhisattva; to be unaware is to be an ordinary being. Cultivation is the process of correcting our wrong views, thoughts, words, and actions regarding the universe and life. The core principle of Buddhist practice is Awareness, Rightness, and Purity: being aware without being deluded, being right without being evil, and being pure without being tainted. This is achieved by following the Threefold Training of Precepts, Concentration, and Wisdom. The foundation of practice is the Three Blessings: treating others with the Six Harmonies and conducting oneself with the Six Paramitas,following the vows of Samantabhadra,，and returning the mind to the Pure Land.Thus, the Buddha's mission of teaching is fulfilled.

《Sanghatasutra"Excerpt: At that time, the World-Honored One said to the All-Courageous Bodhisattva: 'There is a Dharma gate called the Sangha-Ghat. If anyone in Jambudvipa hears of this Dharma gate, they will be able to completely eradicate the five heinous crimes and attain unshakeable Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi. All-Courageous, what is your opinion?''If a person hears of this Dharma gate, the accumulation of their merit will exceed the accumulation of merit of a single Buddha.''...Good man! If there is anyone who hears of this Dharma gate, they will attain a lifespan of eighty kalpas, let alone those who write it down and recite it. All-Courageous, if someone reads and recites this Dharma gate with pure faith, their merit will be even greater than before. They will remember their past lives for ninety-five kalpas, be a Wheel-Turning King for sixty thousand kalpas, be highly respected by people in the present world, be unharmed by weapons, uninjured by poison, and unaffected by sorcery and curses.At the moment of death, they will see 9.5 billion Buddhas, who will comfort them saying, "Do not be afraid, for you heard the Sangha-Ghat Dharma gate during your lifetime." Each of the 9.5 billion Buddhas will then take them to their respective worlds.All-Courageous, how much more so for those who fully hear such a Dharma gate!'"

《The Sutra of Contemplating the Buddha of Infinite Life Spoken by the BuddhaExcerpts:At that time, the World-Honored One emitted a light from between his eyebrows. This light was golden in color,illuminating the countless worlds of the ten directions, and returning to reside upon the Buddha's crown, transforming into a golden platform like Mount Meru. The pure and wonderful lands of the Buddhas of the ten directions all appeared within it. Some lands were composed of the seven treasures. Other lands were entirely made of lotus flowers. Other lands were like the heavenly palaces of the Atidya gods. Other lands were like glass mirrors. The lands of the ten directions all appeared within it.There were countless such Buddha lands, beautifully adorned and magnificent to behold, which were revealed to Vaidehi.At that time, Vaidehi said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One, although these Buddha lands are pure, they all possess light."I am now in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha,I only wish the World-Honored One to teach me to contemplate and teach me to receive it rightly. At that time, the World-Honored One simply smiled, and five-colored light emanated from the Buddha's mouth...

The Mahā-Ratnakūṭa SūtraThe Assembly of the Immovable TathāgataExcerpts:At that time, a monk heard the Buddha praising the merits of the Immovable Tathāgata's Buddha-field. His mind became attached, and he said to the Buddha, "World-Honored One, I now wish to be born in the Immovable Buddha-field." The Buddha told the monk,"How could you, in your ignorance and delusion, be born there? For what reason? You cannot attain rebirth through a mind of attachment. Only by cultivating all wholesome roots and practicing the holy life can you be born there."

The eight major schools of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism all uniformly revere Nagarjuna Bodhisattva as their common patriarch. Excerpt from the *Mahayana Samgraha Sutra*: In the country of South India, there was a highly renowned monk;known as Nagarjuna,who could refute the doctrines of existence and non-existence. He revealed the supreme Mahayana Dharma to the world;attained the first stage of joyful realization, and was reborn in the Land of Bliss.

【Founder of Chinese environmental law and Peking University professor Jin Ruilin has passed away peacefully after chanting the Buddha's name, with Amitabha Buddha's band personally coming to welcome him.] Lay Buddhist Fo Lu: A few days after my father passed away, my mother began notifying his friends one by one about his death. The first call was to Auntie Liu, who lived in the same residential complex, her building being a few rows ahead of ours. She was extremely surprised when she answered the phone and urgently asked for the exact time of my father's passing. She told my mother that around 9:30 PM on the night my father passed away, her husband was sitting on the sofa, staring out the window continuously. Auntie found it strange and asked what he was doing. Uncle said, "I saw Amitabha Buddha's band coming, they must be heading towards Professor Jin's...(my father)...building." Auntie thought her husband was being completely irrational at the time.(They had absolutely no idea beforehand that we were picking my father up from the hospital, and that uncle is not a Buddhist; he is a university professor specializing in Tang Dynasty history.)

"Schematic Diagram of the Parable of Buddha-Recitation"【Although there are human and heavenly rewards, they are all obtained through the Five Precepts and Ten Good Deeds, and those who uphold them are extremely rare. The rewards of human and heavenly realms are very inferior; compared to escaping the Three Realms, they are far too distant, and compared to reaching Amitabha's Pure Land, they are even more unreachable.] At the same time, it is also because the goal we are aiming for is too lofty and sublime—a lofty goal is beyond discussion. For ordinary beings, if we were to discuss it, at most we could discuss practicing the Five Precepts and Ten Good Deeds to attain the rewards of the human and heavenly realms in the future. But Master Daochuo (Sui and Tang dynasties) said: such people are very few, "Even if one attains the rewards of the human and heavenly realms through the Five Precepts and Ten Good Deeds, those who can uphold them are extremely rare." Therefore, for ordinary beings, if we were to discuss our inherently fallen nature, it is not easy to attain the rewards of the human and heavenly realms. The rewards of the human and heavenly realms are very inferior; compared to escaping the Three Realms, they are far too distant, and compared to reaching Amitabha's reward land, they are even more unreachable. For example, if we sentient beings face an obstacle ahead, say one foot high, an old lady could consider "stepping over it with my foot" and give it a good stride. If it were ten feet high, she might not dare to think about stepping over it. If a goal is set, like going to the moon or landing on the moon, if one wants to consider landing on the moon, one must rely on a spacecraft; it is impossible to say, "Let's all do high jumps, see who jumps highest, and see who can jump to the moon." Would anyone discuss it this way? This is a matter of realm! No matter how high you jump, at most it is one meter, two meters at most; the moon is too high, so the goal is too lofty, and high jumping cannot be discussed. If we talk about crossing the sea, long jumping cannot be discussed, "The sea is so wide, I'll jump across it." If you jump one foot, two feet, ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet, that would be incredible. It is too far, so we don't talk about long jumping, nor do we talk about high jumping. If you want to cross the sea, you must talk about taking a boat; if you want to land on the moon, you must fly through the air. As ordinary beings, the power of our practice is at most high jumping, just one meter or two meters. Thinking of Amitabha's reward land is like going to the moon; it is simply not up for discussion. If we discuss our practice, at most it is crossing a small ditch of one foot, ten feet, or twenty feet. If we want to widely cross the vast sea of birth and death, our capacity for practice is completely insufficient.Therefore, everything should not be judged from the perspective of ordinary beings; a lofty goal cannot be discussed in that way. This is what is meant by "not considering ordinary beings, only considering Amitabha."

【Faith and vow to recite the Buddha's name, transcending the Three Realms horizontally.There is a metaphorical saying about the Three Realms(Desire Realm, Form Realm, and Formless Realm)It is like a bamboo stalk, and sentient beings are like insects inside it. For the insects to get out, there are two ways: one is to climb up along the bamboo and exit at the top; the other is to bite a hole through the stalk right where they are, which also allows them to get out.The Path of the Sages vs. The Pure Land Path

"Teachings of the Vajra Master Nona Hutuqtu"Excerpt: The teachings of the Vajra Master, the Nona Rinpoche: "...Therefore, those who practice Tantra, regardless of which Buddha they take as their Yidam, must also practice the Western Pure Land. For other Buddha-lands, one mostly relies on self-power and must attain the Bodhisattva stage of at least the second bhumi to be reborn there freely according to one's wishes. Those who practice the Pure Land mostly rely on the power of the Buddha. As long as one seeks the Buddha with a single-minded devotion, even a bound ordinary being can be received by the Buddha and reborn with their karma intact...If one does not rely on the Buddha's power and instead relies solely on self-power, it is difficult to be reborn in any Buddha-land."”

Some of my Vajra brothers, who possess great blessings and wisdom and have attained the level of seeing the deity in meditation and having their prayers answered, are not rare. However, some who did not follow the teachings of the Nyingma school to cultivate both the Vajrayana and the Pure Land path ended up paralyzed and insane in their old age, or in a state of utter panic at the moment of death.From these experiences and facts, I have drawn a lesson, and thus I honestly recite the Buddha's name myself, and also advise others to seek rebirth in the Western Pure Land. ...A warlord named Tang, who practiced Tantric methods for many years, became paralyzed and suffered unbearably in his old age. Before his death, he invited Master Zhengguo, who told him that his mantra recitation was ineffective. Master Zhengguo advised him to recite the Buddha's name with a sincere heart, and only then was he able to pass away peacefully. — "Memories of Visiting Old Master Huang Nian"》

Once while I was meditating, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva came and said, "Yang Hong!" "Oh! What is it?" He asked, "How would it be if you died?" I replied, "If I die, I will go to the Pure Land!" He said, "Go to the Pure Land? Are you sure? On what basis?" I said, "On the basis of my Great Compassion Mantra!" Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva said, "Your Great Compassion Mantra is truly remarkable!" I said, "Yes, yes!" He said, "Then when you die, will you also recite the Great Compassion Mantra?" I said, "Yes! I will recite the Great Compassion Mantra when I die." "When humans die, I hear it is the separation of the four great elements, and it is very painful when the four great elements separate!" I said, "If I practice well, I might not feel pain when I die." He asked, "How can you be sure you won't feel pain?" I said, "I recite the Great Compassion Mantra so well, I believe my concentration at that time should be able to control it!" He said, "Even if you, Yang Hong, can control it, when you go to spread the Dharma, your concentration is good enough to control it so it doesn't break. But if you teach others,their concentration is not as good as yours, and when they cannot compare to you, it will be troublesome when they pass away!They might break off before even reciting half of the Great Compassion Mantra!" I said, "Yes, yes, what you say makes sense, I understand! I understand!" Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva asked, "What do you understand?" I said, "I understand that I need to practice another method now. I need to find your master, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and I want to take your master as my teacher. Your master only teaches one phrase, Namo Amituofo, and with just these six words, it is accomplished!" —Layman Yang Hong's past life: Khenpo Milam Jangtsok

The World-Honored One said to Ananda: "The Tathagata arose in the world because of the inconceivable, true merits, light, names, benefits, great deeds, and causes and conditions of that Buddha,Therefore, I say it is difficult to encounter, difficult to see, difficult to obtain, and difficult to hear. If there are any beings who hear this Dharma, they should all believe in it, follow it, and practice according to the Dharma." — "The Sutra of the Tathagata's Names, Benefits, Great Deeds, and Causes and Conditions of the Buddha of Infinite Life"》

Simple Daily Practice:Hands pressed together Homage to our Original Teacher Shakyamuni Buddha，Homage to Amitabha Buddha, the Great Compassionate Guide of the Western Pure Land, Homage to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Homage to Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva；Holding prayer beads(Namo) Amitabha Buddha(1,000 times - 3,000 times - 10,000 times, the more the better)；Dedication of MeritMay I, at the moment of my approaching death, be freed from all obstacles, behold Amitabha Buddha face to face, and attain rebirth in the Land of Bliss.

Layman Huang Nianzu's "Lecture Notes on the Avatamsaka Sutra's Samadhi of Buddha-Recitation" Excerpt: [How to detach from delusions. One must know that the inverted attachments of all sentient beings are entirely the Dharmakaya of all Buddhas. Why is this? Because inverted attachments are constantly self-extinguishing.] How can one get rid of delusions? Pay attention to the following words, which are the extremely sublime words of Layman Peng,representing the pinnacle of the Pure Land school, the pinnacle of the Chan school, and the pinnacle of the Esoteric school. From the perspective of Esoteric Buddhism, hearing these words today is equivalent to Vairocana Buddha bestowing the Great Perfection Empowerment upon everyone.How to overcome this delusion? These words are easy to understand, but their meaning is extremely profound. What is inverted attachment? It is the Dharmakaya of all Buddhas. Because you do not know this, inverted attachment hinders you, preventing you from attaining the wisdom of a Buddha. Once you realize this, attaining Buddhahood is merely a matter of time. Time itself is also an illusion. As for why inverted attachment is the Dharmakaya of the Buddha?

Master Yin Guang's Answers to 600 Questions on Buddha-Recitation [54]:How should we correctly understand the meaning of the "Four Essential Points of Yongming"?

《The Sutra of the Root Secret Mantra of Amitabha BuddhaExcerpt: The name of Amitabha Buddha is endowed with immeasurable and boundless, inconceivable, profoundly secret, supremely subtle, and unsurpassed merits. Why is this so? Within the three characters of the Buddha's name "Amitabha", there are all the Buddhas of the ten directions and three times, all Bodhisattvas, Sravakas, and Arhats, as well as all sutras, Dharanis, mantras, and immeasurable practices. Therefore,the name of that Buddha is the supreme, true, and ultimate Mahayana Dharma,which is the supreme, excellent, pure, and definitive wonderful practice, and the supreme, most excellent, and subtle Dharani. ...By merely reciting the name, all sins are extinguished, and it becomes a cause of abundant roots of goodness and merit.