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Dharma Speech, Buddha's Life Part I ... and more. |
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Buddha's Life Part II, Heart Sutra Part I ... and
more. |
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Buddha's Life Part III, Heart Sutra Part II, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part I ... and more. |
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Buddha's Life Part IV, Heart Sutra Part III (Finale),
Buddhism in a Nutshell Part II ... and more. |
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Buddha's Life Part V, Our Real Home, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part III ... and more. |
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Buddha's Life Part VI, Ti Tsang Bodhisattva, Buddhism
in a Nutshell Part IV ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Buddhist Orders, Buddha's Life Part VII, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part V ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Bodhicitta, Buddha's Life Part VIII,
Buddhism in a Nutshell Part VI ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Characteristics of Buddhism, Practice of Meditation Part I, Buddha's Life Part IX, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part VII ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Mindfulness, Practice of Meditation
Part II, Buddha's Life Part X, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part VIII ... and
more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Buddhist Doctrine, Practice of Meditation Part III, Buddha's Life Finale, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part IX ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Confused Mind, Clear Mind, Rebirth
Q & A, Practice of Meditation Finale, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell
Part X ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Comparing Buddhism with other Religions, Buddhism and the God-idea Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XI ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, True Reality, Basic Buddhist Concepts
Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XII ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Buddhism & Science, The Five Precepts Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XIII ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Karma, Meditation Q & A, Zen Story,
Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XIV ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, External/Worldly Success and Internal/Spiritual Achievement, Wisdom and Compassion Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XV, Quiz ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Commentary on the Reported Mass Suicide
in America, Good Luck and Fate Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell
Part XVI, Quiz ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha and the Enlightenment, What is Buddhism Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XVII, Quiz ... and more. |
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Diamond Sutra, The Way of Awakening, Becoming a
Buddhist Q & A, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XVIII, Quiz ... and
more. |
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Lotus Sutra, Cultivation, Buddhist Art, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XIX, Quiz ... and more. |
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Lotus Sutra, Do not Mistake Cause and Effect, Buddhist
Art, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XX, Quiz ... and more. |
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Lotus Sutra, The Prospect for Buddhist Youth, Buddhist Art, Zen Story, Buddhism in a Nutshell Part XXI, Quiz ... and more. |
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The Meaning of Practice and Enlightenment Part 1,
Death and Rebirth According to Theravada Buddhism Part 1, Bodhidharma's
Teaching. |
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Six articles regarding the stages in learning Buddhism and some points to pay attention. |
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Mere-consciousness of Buddhism, Untangling the Thousand
Knots in your Heart ... and more. |
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Apart from the continuation of articles in last issue, 'Where's Pure Land' is recommended. |
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How to Guide our Heart and Mind Part 1, Four Noble
Truths ... and more. |
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Recommended articles are 'Buddhism in Hong Kong', 'Buddhism and Science'. |
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Faith, Understanding, Practice and Realization,
Breathing Meditation Part 2, The Three Essentials of Ch'an Practice ...
and more. |
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Five articles including the continuation of 'Where's Pure Land', 'Four stages in Learning Buddhism' ... and more. |
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Return of Buddhism in a Nutshell, Lotus Sutra, a
new zen story and another quiz. Also the start of the Four Sacred Buddhist
Mountains in China ... and more. |
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Continuation of Buddhism in a Nutshell, Dharma Dew, Lotus Sutra and
Buddhist Mountains Part 2 on Mount Emei ... and more. |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with famous
translators for Chinese sutras; Dharma Dew articles are increased to three;
Lotus Sutra covers the objective; and Buddhist Mountains Part 3 describes
Mount Putuo ... and more. |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with translations of Chinese sutras;
Lotus Sutra begins the series of seven fables; and the final part of Buddhist
Mountains describes Mount Jiuhua ... and more. |
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A new series of dharma masters in China, starting
with HongYi (1879-1942); Lotus Sutra continues with the seven fables; Buddhism
in a Nutshell continues with more history of sutra translations; Part 4
of "Daily Lives and Practising Buddhism" in the Dharma Dew; zen story, quiz,
and more... |
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Dharma masters in China continues with Zhiyong, also known as Calligraphy
Monk. Two more fables in the Lotus Sutra are introduced. The Buddhism in
a Nutshell brings out the sects in China. "Daily Lives and Practising Buddhism"
in the Dharma Dew is in the fifth part. Zen story continues with another
quizzical episode, and there is of course another quiz. And more... |
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This issue of Dharma masters in China describes
another Monk Huaisu and his calligraphy. Lotus Sutra concludes with the
last of the seven fables. Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with the sects
in China. "Not Believing is The Truth" is this issue's Zen story.
And more... |
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Buddhist calligraphy takes a step to non-monk artists. New series of
commentaries on Amitabha Sutra by Ou-I. Buddhism in a Nutshell continues
with the Lu Sect in China. Ms Kong's "Daily Lives and Practising Buddhism"
resumes with Part 6 in the Dharma Dew. And more... |
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The Buddhist art section switches to paintings.
The commentary on Amitabha Sutra gets into the first part of the text. Buddhism
in a Nutshell continues with the San Lun Sect in China. Ms Kong's "Daily
Lives and Practising Buddhism" is into Part 7 in the Dharma Dew. And
more... |
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The Buddhist art section has more paintings, this time on Buddhas.
The commentary on Amitabha Sutra gets into the second part of the text.
Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with the Fa Hsiang Sect in China. The new
Archive section starts with a couple of the sutra commentary series. And
more... |
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The Buddhist art section in this issue introduces
zen painting. The commentary on Amitabha Sutra talks about how to achieve
rebirth in the Western Pure Land. There are two more chapters on Fa Hsiang
Sect in the section of Buddhism in a Nutshell. The Archive section has expanded
again, this time with the 10-part Lotus Sutra commentary and the 64-espisode
Buddha's Life. And more... |
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Catch the final part of the commentary on Amitabha Sutra. Buddhism
in a Nutshell continues with another Sect in ancient China, the Hua Yen
Sect. Paintings of the popular Guan Yin Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara) is
the topic in the art section. Of course, don't miss the funny episode in
this issue's Zen Story! And more... |
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Sutra commentary lands on the The Sutra of the
Past Vows of the Earth Store Bodhisattva. Buddhism in a Nutshell continues
with the Hua Yen Sect. In the art section, the paintings of Lohans (Arhat
or Arahat) are presented. A survey is conducted to solicit the viewer's
opinions of the Buddhist Door magazine. Look for another entertaining zen
story, and a little more serious quiz. And more... |
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Following last issue's Lohan paintings, this
issue presents some Lohan statues. The sutra commentary continues with the
texts of the Kistigarbha Sutra. Drop by the Dharma Dew section for some
brief but glittering views about Buddhism. And more... |
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The sutra commentary of the Kistigarbha Sutra
continues with that for Chapters One and Two. The arts section continues
with the theme of statues, but covers those of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Read about 'Chih' and 'Kuan' advocated by Tien-Tai Sect in Buddhism in a
Nutshell. And more... |
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The arts section wraps up with the statues found in famous grottoes.
Also finishing are the last chapters about the Tien-Tai Sect inside Buddhism
in a Nutshell. Our Dharma Dew articles include those of masters Hsing Yun
and Hsuan Hua, as well as a passionate anecdote (in Chinese) about Zen practice.
And more... |
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A new section Good Questions, Good Answers is
introduced, starting with the question: What is Buddhism. Buddhism in a
Nutshell brings in the Chen Yen Sect in ancient China. Sutra Commentary
continues with chapters 5 and 6 of The Sutra of the Past Vows of the Earth
Store Bodhisattva. And more... |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with two more chapters on the Chen
Yen Sect. Also try the associated quiz. In the section of Good Questions,
Good Answers, the Basic Buddhist Concepts are discussed. And more... |
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Sutra Commentary continues with part 7 for the
Kistigarbha Sutra. Buddhism in a Nutshell Chapter 80 is the beginning of
the introduction of the Ch'an (Zen) Sect. Don't miss the interesting dialogue
in the Zen Story, this episode being The Rooster and The Bug. And more... |
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Commentary for the Kistigarbha Sutra concludes with the chapter on
"The Entrustment of Men and Gods". Buddhism in a Nutshell continues
with two more chapters on the Chan Sect (and more to come!). See what is
meant by "A dragon gives birth to a Dragon" in this issue of Zen
Story. And more... |
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Look out for the new series of sutra commentary
for the popular Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra. The Good
Q&A section discusses the issue of Rebirth. In Buddhism in a Nutshell,
exposition of the Chan Sect reaches the final two sections. As usual, you
can find inspiring Dharma Dew articles, many of which were written by renowned
masters. And more... |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell lands on another major, if not the most popular,
Buddhist sect in China, the Pure Land Sect. Try the quiz which revisits
some of the points in the Nutshell. Sutra Commentary continues with the
Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra. See how a duel between a
dragon and a tiger is related to the Buddhist philosophy in the Zen story
"High and Far". And more... |
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The section Good Questions, Good Answers this
time deals with wisdom and compassion. Buddhism in a Nutshell continues
with the Pure Land Sect. Readers who have been following Master Hua's commentaries
on Buddha and Bodhisattva in the Dharma Dew section will find the last one
on Arhat. And more... |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell continues with the Pure Land Sect, parts 5 and
6, while the Sutra Commentary continues with the Sixth Patriarch's Dharma
Jewel Platform Sutra, part 4. The Good Q&A section deals with Vegetarianism
in this issue. And more... |
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What did the Buddha teach about magic and fortune
telling? Get the answer from the Good Q&A section which covers the topic
Good Luck and Fate. Buddha remembrance and recitation in Pure Land Sect
are discussed in the Nutshell section. And more... |
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The Good Q&A sections concludes with "Becoming a Buddhist".
The Zen story this issue tells what can never be stolen. Pure Land Sect
is still ongoing in the Nutshell section. And more... |
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What about some new dishes? Try the recipes in
the new section on Vegetarian Culinary. Sutra Commentary continues with
the Platform Sutra, this issue the continuation on Opportunities and Conditions.
The Nutshell section continues with Pure Land Sect, and the lengthy coverage
for this sect reflects its importance. And more... |
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The Nutshell section contains both the last chapter for the Pure Land
Sect and the first chapter for the Tibetan Buddhism. In the Commentary for
the Platform Sutra, the difference between Sudden and Gradual enlightenment
is explained. There are two more recipes for vegetarian dishes in the Culinary
section. And more... |
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Dharma Dew section continues with articles by
Master Hsing Yun and Master Hua, and a Chinese article by Ms Kong of Tung
Lin Kok Yuen. Commentary for the Platform Sutra has reached Part 9. The
Nutshell section continues with the Tibetan Buddhism. More vege recipes
in the Culinary section. And more... |
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The tenth part of commentary concludes that for the Platform Sutra,
and the whole commentary is now available in the Archive section. The Nutshell
section continues with the Tibetan Buddhism. "Where is the Buddha Now"
is this issue's Zen Story. There are three good articles in the Dharma Dew
section again, with one (in Chinese) on personal religious experience. And
more... |