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	BuddhaNet eBook Library: Mahayana Buddhism, Text and Teachings
		Passages from the Commentary on The Infinite Life Sutra.
		Sutra on the Original Vows and the Attainment of Merits of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, translated from Chinese into English by Ms Pitt Chin Hui, President of the Singapore Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhist.
		Sutra on the Merits of the Fundamental Vows of the Master of Healing, The Lapis Lazuli Radiance Tathagata; Sutra of the Sacred Formula of the Binding Vows of the Twelve Deva Generals to Enrich All Sentient Beings; Sutra of Tearing Away All Karma Veils.
	www.buddhanet.net /ebooks_ms.htm (2648 words)

	Sutta & Sutra - Urban Dharma
		Life of Siddhartha Guatama, the historical Buddha: conventional dates: 566-486 B.C.E. (According to more recent research, revised dates are: 490-410 BCE).
		In this short autobiographical passage, the Buddha describes his sense of dismay at the violence in the world, together with his important discovery: that the only escape from violence is to remove the causes of violence from one's own heart.
		To someone it can be only life of the Buddha; the example that the Buddha and his immediate disciples set -that glorious feat of a man, who stood before men as a man and declared a path of deliverance.
	www.urbandharma.org /sutta.html (3655 words)

	Infinite Life Sutra - Namo Amitabha
		His presence at this teaching represents that the Infinite Life Sutra is the foremost teaching for all Buddhas in helping sentient beings to escape the cycle of birth and death.
		Life is short; we need to wait until we reach the Pure Land, where we will have the best of teachers and classmates to learn from, and the time to study and master all the sutras.
		Life’s most awesome event is death, and death comes to all without regard to wealth, beauty, intelligence or fame.
	www.geocities.com /amitabha48vows/infinite.html (15629 words)

	Buddhism The Wisdom of Compassion And Awakening
		Then, after the Infinite Life Sutra was introduced into China, Master Hui-Yuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was sixteen hundred years ago, built a cultivation hall and gathered together one hundred twenty-three fellow practitioners.
		By providing an infinite number of methods for cultivation, the Buddha meant to ensure that people of different viewpoints and interests would all be able to succeed in their cultivation.
		Life in a way place was even more rigorous than that of the army and the monks and nuns were even more disciplined than the soldiers were.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /buddhism_the_wisdom_of_compassio.htm (22116 words)

	DIBO Web Links : What's New
		Smaller Sukhavativyuha Sutra - The Sutra on the Buddha Amitayus.
		The Sutra of Contemplation on Buddha Amitayus - The "Sutra on the Contemplation of Buddha Amitayus" (or simply, "Contemplation Sutra") is revered as canonical by all Pure Land Buddhists, and is one of the Three Sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the others being the Larger Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra and the Smaller Sukhavati-vyuha Sutra.
		The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life - This Sutra, also known as the Kuan Wu-Liang-Shou-Fo Ching, is another expedient means by which one may attain Buddhanusmrti, the Buddha-Remembrance Samadhi.
	www.buddhism.org /link/pages/New/31Jul2000.html (931 words)

	Buddhism as An Education Ch 7
		I have encouraged practitioners to read the Infinite Life Sutra, which is written in a simpler form of this classical Chinese language.
		Without this key, having all these collections of sutras and ancient Chinese literature would be futile, for there is no entry into the treasury.
		Ladies and gentlemen, parents and students, elementary school is the foundation for happiness in human life, the root of the country’s future and the caretaker of the future society.
	www.uky.edu /StudentOrgs/UKBA/aseduch7.htm (439 words)

	Life as Opera \| Sexual Fables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Life now was to be lived in a state of perpetual crisis.
		In her private life it was said she stripped naked and danced with a snake for her most intimate lovers in an amorous intoxication.
		This is reflected in the transition from the adventuress living her life in public, in the opera house, to her darker figure, the femme fatale, who was a much more private and shadowy figure.
	www.sexualfables.com /life_as_opera.php (7811 words)

	Yoga Darsana Institute \| Current Shop - Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well
		He challenges the reader to do a self-examination of their life, and take a good hard look at where they are going and how they are getting there.
		The Mahayana tradition puts a huge emphasis on infinite and universal compassion for all sentient beings, it is the basis of every effort toward self-transformation, that ultimately entails self-transcendence in the selfless spirit of the altruistic mind seeking for enlightenment for the benefits of all.
		However, as Thurman point-blankly elaborates throughout the book, that ideal isn't an empty dream of a romantic fool, but it's based on the infinite outlook of life with infinite room for personal growth; infinity that stretches to the "past" and "future" through infinite numbers of past and future lives, intimately intertwined and interrelated.
	www.yogadarsana.org /buy-1573222674.html (1597 words)

	Thu Vien Hoa Sen
		The Infinite Life Sutra - Sometimes referred to as the Longer Amitabha Sutra, is one of the five most important Sutras in Pure Land Study.
		The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life - This Sutra played a central role in the emergence of Pure Land Buddhism as a major Buddhist school.
		The Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Sûtra - The Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Sûtra (by Charles Patton) This is a PDF File.
	www.thuvienhoasen.org /index-english-3.htm (470 words)

	Amida Nyorai (Tathagata, Buddha) - Japanese Buddhist Deity; Photo Dictionary
		Amida, which means Infinite Light or Infinite Life, is one of the loftiest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism, and Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come (paradise).
		This Buddha, whose name means "infinite light" and "immeasurable life" is thought to pervade the universe with his presence and power.
		In this sutra is recorded the discourses delivered by Shakyamuni at the Mount of Holy Vulture in Rajagriha.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/amida.shtml (2014 words)

	Untitled Document
		Sutra of Infinite Life; Sutra on the Buddha of Eternal Life; Larger Sutra on the Eternal Life
		Sutra of Meditation on Infinite Life; Sutra on Meditation of the Buddha of Eternal Life;
		Sutra of Amida; Sutra on Amida Buddha; Smaller Sutra on Amida Buddha (English)
	www.gardenabuddhistchurch.org /pages/part5.htm (752 words)

	Ching Kung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He entered the monastic life in 1959, where he was ordained at Lintzi Temple at Yuanshan in Taipei, Taiwan.
		It was then that he received the name of Ching Kung, meaning pure emptiness.
		In recent years, Master Ching Kung has emphasized the Infinite Life Sutra and the Pure Land cultivation method of Buddha recitation, mainly the recitation of Amitabha Buddha's name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ching_Kung (233 words)

	An Unschooling Life
		He is currently working on a book about everyday spirituality called A Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice, so his memories of morning family sessions with their now-grown son, Josh, are not far from the surface.
		When little ones see their parents practicing asanas or hear them speak about niyamas and yamas (the do's and don'ts of living offered by the Yoga Sutra) as they do in the Shearer household, chances are that solid, simple, nonviolent messages become part of a trove of tools for living.
		With each death, Marcia remembers, she felt herself "lose connection with that universal spirit." In time, that excruciating pain, that utter bafflement at life's random cruelty, passed, making way for what she says was a much deeper connection to spirit.
	anunschoolinglife.blogspot.com (3845 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> The Buddha Speaks Of ... Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Since Udana (the sutras that Buddha speaks without being asked first) is traditionally considered as one of the 12 "kinds" of Sutras, there are quite a few...
		However, I have read the whole Lotus Flower Sutra and listen to it a few times, this is the sutra that taught for the Bodhisattvas like Maitreya and others....
		This Lotus sutra is the sutra that taught Bodhisattvas to become Buddha! Shakyamuni Buddha predict many of his disciple become Buddhas in the future, in fact everyone!
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?showtopic=8845 (915 words)

	A Glossary of Buddhist Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		These Sutras, as well as others such as the Aksobhya Buddha Sutra, served as the central scriptures for a populist practice intended for the lay Indian Buddhists incapable or uninterested in delving into the intricate philosophies and meditations of monastic Buddhism.
		We should note, however, that polytheism was deprecated by the Buddha who made it clear that he considered being born as human to be ultimately superior to being born into a Heaven as a God, because in his estimation only humans possessed all of the conditions necessary to enter Nirvana and achieve Buddhahood.
		The Gods are often depicted in Buddhist Sutras are minor players, often being lectured by the Buddha and his disciples as a novice would be.
	villa.lakes.com /cdpatton/Dharma/Canon/glossary.html (3117 words)

	CHAPTER THREE - THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF THE GREAT TEACHING
		Excellent!” (Infinite Life Sutra) The first “Excellent” means the time has come for this teaching to be given so that all beings may become Buddhas within one lifetime.
		A human life is as short as a flash of lightning, appearing and vanishing in seconds.
		“Like the past incalculable Buddhas, may I become a great teacher to all living beings in the nine realms.” (Infinite Life Sutra) Dharmakara wished that one day he would be a teacher to the beings in the whole universe like other countless Buddhas in the past, present and future.
	www.geocities.com /sinweiy/sutracommentary3 (4226 words)

	Infinite Life Sutra
		His presence at this teaching represents that the Infinite Life Sutra is the foremost teaching for all Buddhas in helping sentient beings to escape the cycle of birth and death.
		The length of a sutra such as The Infinite Life Sutra is perfect for recitation; they provide us with ample time to cultivate self-discipline, concentration and wisdom.
		By "maturing boundless Bodhisattva's good roots," (Infinite Life Sutra) beings will be able to become Buddhas once they have perfected their merit, which involves helping all beings, until they too become Buddhas.
	www.purifymind.com /Infinite.htm (6613 words)

	Subtle System: The Tree Of Life Within All Humans
		The tree of Life in the Jewish bible is guarded by a Seraph (an angel in the form of a fiery serpent) bearing a flaming sword.
		According to Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, the classical text on yoga, the purpose of yoga is to lead to a silence of the mind (1.2).
		In yoga, life and consciousness are known as prakriti and purusha; in tantra they are known as Shakti and Shiva.
	www.adishakti.org /subtle_system.htm (3425 words)

	The Five Sutras and One Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This Sutra explains the theory of Pure Land teachings, the Pure Land method of cultivation, and the Nine Levels of rebirth in the Pure Land.
		This is the "One Commentary", that goes with the preceding three sutras.
		It is Vasubandhu Bodhisattva's commentary on the Infinite Life Sutra.
	www.amtb-usa.org /eabs2-2.htm (346 words)

	Buddhism for Beginners - by a beginner...
		This has caused us to look at life and the universe in a distorted and deviant way.
		We can rely upon the sutras, which are the recorded teachings of the Buddha, because they speak entirely of the truths the Buddha has seen.
		The Buddha Speaks of the Infinite Life Sutra of Adornment, Purity, Equality and Enlightenment of the Mahayana School.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/livin/trijewel.html (707 words)

	Sukhavativyuha Sutra
		14 "O Bhagavat, if the measure of the life of the beings in that Buddha country of mine, after I have obtained the highest perfect knowledge, should be liable to be measured, excepting always by their own power of prayer, then may I not obtain the highest perfect knowledge.
		Therefore, O Ananda, the limit of the measure of the life of that Bhagavat is immeasurable indeed.
		But if the Tathagatas should describe them fully, even in a length of life that should last for a hundred thousand nayutas of kotis of kalpas, yet the end of the virtues of those good people would not be reached, and yet there would be no failure of the self-confidence of the Tathagata.
	web.mit.edu /~stclair/www/larger.html (10699 words)

	The Sutra of Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Life
		This Sutra differs from the Larger and Smaller Sukhavati Sutras in that it is an actual manual of meditation.
		Ananda, it should be known that the Body of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Span is as bright as the sands of a trillion Jambu rivers in the Yama Heavens.
		As I previously explained, the physical measurements of the Buddha of Immeasurable Life are boundless and are beyond the grasp of ordinary minds.
	www.cloudwater.org /visualization.html (9196 words)

	Vajra Publications
		The visualization of these deities is mainly concerned with the practices of tantrayana and mantrayana, which are the highest forms of practice.
		Most importantly, he engaged in seven consecutive years of arduous retreat, and through the power of this effort attained enlightenment at the age of 35…I urge you to study these words carefully and to bring them to life in your heart as a regular practice.
		Obtaining a life of leisure and endowments is like arriving at a continent of jewels.
	www.vajrapub.org (705 words)

	Online Buddhist Sutras, Scriptures, Texts and Related Media, in Chinese, Sanskrit and English, for Free
		Sutra on The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala
		The Sacred Vows from The Sutra of Infinite Life (excerpt)
		The Sutra On The Merit Of Bathing The Buddha
	www.fodian.net /world (855 words)

	Larger Sutra: 1
		This Sutra expounds the Sacred Story of Amida and was delivered by Shakyamuni Buddha and translated into Chinese during the Ts'ao-Wei dynasty by the Tripitaka Master Samghavarman from India
		The Buddha replied, "The length of life of that Buddha was forty-two
		When that life ended, he was rewarded by rebirth into a higher state.
	buddhistfaith.tripod.com /purelandscriptures/id2.html (8154 words)

	Spiritual Discourses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections (rough draft version) Translated by The BTTS with commentaries by Ven.
		The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Translated by J. Takakusu; edited by Richard St. Clair
		The Sutra on the Visualization of the Buddha of Infinite Lifespan Translated by The Cloud Water Zendo
	www.ip-atlas.com /pub/spiritual (1332 words)

	48 Bodhisattva Vows - Japanese Buddhism Photo Dictionary
		As told in the Infinite Life Sutra, Hozo (Dharamakara) Bodhisattva made 48 Great Vows promising to create a Pure Land (the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss), and guaranteed rebirth in the Pure Land to anyone who would recite his name with utmost sincerity, particularly at the time of their death.
		If, when I attain Buddhahood, bodhisattvas in my land, even those with little store of merit, should not be able to 268c see the Bodhi-tree which has countless colors and is four million li in height, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.
		So it is important to ensure not only that your bodhichitta vows do not degenerate during this life, but also that circumstances do not arise that will prevent you from maintaining the practice of the vows in future lives.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/48-bosatsu-vows.shtml (7102 words)

	Amida Buddha - ReligionFacts
		According to tradition Amitabha was in ancient times a king who, having come in contact with the Buddhist teaching, renounced his throne and became a monk with the name of Dharmakāra.
		This is the result of his 48 vows, the most important of which are the 18th and 19th, in which he promises not to achieve supreme perfect enlightenment until he has saved all sentient beings in his paradise.
		The basic doctrine concerning Amitabha and his vows can be found in the Amitābha-sūtra and the Infinite Life Sutra.
	www.religionfacts.com /buddhism/deities/amida_buddha.htm (402 words)

	Mahayana Buddhist Sutras In English
		Also, please inform me of other English translations for sutras spoken by the Buddha that are missing from this compilation.
		The Sutra On The Merit and Virtue of The Past Vows of The Medicine Master Vaidura Illumination Seven Buddhas (Rough Draft of Scroll I) Translated by TY The Parable Sutra (PDF Reader Required) Translated by Charles Patton
		There are Theravada Sutras which are studied by Mahayana students, and those which I am fortunate enough to be acquainted with will be presented here.
	www4.bayarea.net /~mtlee (2101 words)

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