Thank you for your continuing support in viewing the fourteenth issue of our Internet Magazine, "The Buddhist Door".

"Buddhism in a Nutshell" Part XII covers two more topics about Cultivation -- Tantric Practice and Pure Land. We should point out that we do not know too much about Tantric Practice. However, since it represents a very important school in Buddhism, we think it is necessary to touch on this topic and present a very basic introduction to it in this issue.

"Zen Story" continues with the third story, "Bodhi Tree and Bright Mirror". In the section on "Diamond Sutra", we present the commentaries on Chapters 12 and 13. "Basic Buddhist Concepts" is the third topic in the series "Good Questions, Good Answer" by Ven. S. Dhammika. In the section "Dharma Dew", Reverend Eshin continues his contribution with another article "True Reality".

Acknowledgement for the sources of some contents: Part of the contents on Cultivation in "Buddhism In A Nutshell" are based on the book "What Is Buddhism?" by Hsu Heng Chi, translated by P.H.Wei, and published by the Buddhist Association of San Francisco. The English translation of the Diamond Sutra is taken from "A General Explanation of the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra by Dhyana Master Hsuan Hua", published by the Dharma Realm Buddhas Association, Incorporated, San Francisco, California. The section on "Basic Buddhist Concepts" is taken from the book "Good Question, Good Answer" by Ven. S. Dhammika.

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