–Stonepeace Question:There are some who say that one vows to be reborn in this filthy land in order to convert the beings by one’s teaching, and that one does not vow to go to the Pure Land to be reborn. How is this so? Answer:Of such persons also there is a certain group. ...
Also an individual who has committed him or herself to the Mahayana path of compassion and the practice of the six paramitas to achieve buddhahood to free all beings from samsara. These are the heart or mind disciples of the Buddha. A bodhisattva can be physically present in our world or ...
In this Buddha-land, the three evil planes of existence (as animals, hungry ghosts, and hell-beings) do not exist. In this Buddha-land even the names of the evil planes of existence do not exist, much less the realities. All these birds are the creations of Amitabha Buddh...
When you wander into the Samsara Shop for the nth. time the Bodhisattva will swoop down on you: -How can I help you? He has refused the option of not being born and I would suggest that is more likely to be touchstone of core Buddhism rather than a miserablist aversion. Pingback: ...
“Life is swept along, short is the life span; no shelters exist for one who has reached old age. Seeing clearly this danger in death, a seeker of peace should drop the world’s bait.” SN 1.3Top SarathW Posts: 22343 Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:49 am Re: Why some people are ...