In this video, Jiawen discusses the miraculous birth of Shakyamuni Buddha in detail. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra ( 妙法莲华经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸Avatamsaka Sutra ( 大方广佛华严经...

In this video, Jiawen offers some practical advice for those who want to take the monastic life. Reference: 🔸The sutra on the merits of renouncing the householder’s life ( 佛说出家功德经 ) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0707 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses the life of the Buddha (how he entered into his mother’s womb) in great detail and why he chose to appear as a white elephant with six tusks. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (The Romantic Legend of Shakya Buddha, 佛本行集经 ) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lalitavistara Sūtra (The Play in Full, 方广大庄严经 ） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/lalitavistara-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free...

In this video, Jiawen discusses the life of the Buddha before he came down to our world. Reference: 🔸Abhiniśkramana Sūtra (佛本行集经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/abhinishkramana-sutra 🔸Lotus Sutra (法华经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lotus-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo...

In this video, Jiawen shares the wonderful rebirth story of her grandma Mai Meirong and how she she attained rebirth to the Pure Land successfully (嘉文奶奶麦美容老菩萨往生案例). Namo Amitabha Buddha ✨🙏 Namo Amituofo ✨🙏 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses what exactly Master Shandao taught (such as exclusive practice vs miscellaneous practices) and clarifies some misunderstandings about Master Shandao’s teachings and the Pure Land Dharma. Reference: 🔸The Infinite Life Sutra (无量寿经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/pure-land-sutras/the-buddha-speaks-of-the-infinite-life-sutra 🔸The Visualisation of the Buddha of Infinite Life Sutra...

In this video, Jiawen discusses if bad things can be avoided. 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏🙏 Namo Amituofo 🙏

In this video, Jiawen discusses about why we have ignorance in the first place. Reference: 🔸Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (圆觉经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/sutra-of-perfect-enlightenment 🔸Surangama Sutra (楞严经） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/surangama-sutra 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of...

In this video, Jiawen explains clearly the cause of Samsara - 12 links of dependent origination (Pratītyasamutpāda , 十二因缘). 🔸Recommended Sutra - The Sūtra On Entry Into The Womb https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/sutra-on-entry-into-the-womb 🔸 Official Website (for Daily Nianfo & Free Dharma Resources): https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com May all beings hear the name of Amitabha Buddha and be reborn in His Land of Ultimate Bliss 🙏 🙏 Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏...

In this episode, Jiawen shares the real stories of people (Zhang Taiyan & Lishu) who had been judges in the underworld. 🔸 Reference: Zhang Taiyan(章太炎)’s private letters to a venerable “Questions and Answers of the Underworld” - Li Shu (currently unavailable in English) 黎澍 《幽冥问答录》 Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo...

In this episode, Jiawen talks about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Earth Store/Earth Treasury/地藏菩萨), the bodhisattva most renowned for saving sentient beings in the hell realm, and how we can help save hell beings. 🔸Reference: 1. The Great Skilful Means Sutra on the Buddha’s Repayment of Kindness Vol.2 (大方便佛报恩经/卷02) [unavailable in English] :The Buddha revealed in one of his past lives when he was an ordinary being he fell into the hell realm and how he transcended the hell realm by giving...

In this episode, Jiawen discusses Lord Yama - the King of Hell who judges the dead according to the natural law of karma in the Hell Realm. Also what may deem as all right and acceptable in man-made law (in our world) may not be the case according to the natural law of karma. Recommended Movie: 🔸Unborn Child https://youtu.be/vefmKXnvgaE?si=Favo-MMqYrPZHyNu 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm...

In this episode, Jiawen continues to discuss the hell realm, the 8 cold hells, 10 major hells and other kinds of hells. 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-dirgha-agama Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva‘s Fundamental Vow Sutra https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-fundamental-vows-of-ksitigarbha-bodhisattva?rq=Ksitigarbha Abhidharma-kośa-bhāṣya/śāstra...

In this episode, Jiawen continues to discuss the karmic retribution in the 8 major hells, the lifespan in the major hells and the additional 16 smaller hells that attached to each major hell. 🔸Reference: The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） The Great Perfection of Wisdom Treatise (大智度论) by Bodhisattva Nagarjuna, Chapter 16 (where it discusses the karmic retribution of the 8 major hells in more detail), currently unavailable...

In this episode, Jiawen discusses the hell realm in detail according to the Buddhist scriptures, particularly the eight major hot hells (which includes the Avici hell - the worst hell in the hell realm). 🔸Reference: 1) The Dīrgha Āgama (长阿含经) Sutra no. 30 A Buddhist Cosmology (世纪经); Chapter 4: The Hell Realm (地狱品） https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-dirgha-agama 2) The Fundamental Vows of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha （地藏菩萨本愿经）, Chapter 3：Observations of Karmic...

In this episode, Jiawen talks about the hungry ghost (preta) realm in detail and how we can help beings in the hungry ghost realm. 🔸References: 1. Ullambana Sutra (盂兰盆经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/yulanpen-ullambana-sutra 2. The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma Sutra (Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra 正法念经) https://read.84000.co/translation/toh287.html#UT22084-068-021-chapter-2 3. The Fundamental Vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra (地藏菩萨本愿经)...

In this episode, Jiawen talks about the suffering in the animal realm and what one can possibly do to help relieve the suffering of animals. 🔸Reference Sutras: 1. Śūraṅgama Sūtra (楞严经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/surangama-sutra 2. Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (大般涅盘经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-mahaparinirvana-sutra 3. Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra (楞伽经) https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-lankavatara-sutra 4. Brahmajāla Sūtra...

In this episode, Jiawen continues to discuss the 18 levels of heavens in the form realm and 4 levels of heavens in the formless realm. Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen talks about the total of 28 levels of heavens in Buddhist cosmology in general and the first 6 levels of heavens in the desire realm in detail. 🔸Reference Sutra: 1. Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (起世因本经) Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen discusses the Asura Realm of samsara. 🔸 Reference Sutra : Surangama Sutra （楞严经）https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/surangama-sutra The Sutra on the Ocean-like Samadhi of the Visualization of the Buddha （佛说观佛三昧海经） Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen talks about the human realm and how extremely difficult it is to obtain a human body in the cycle of reincarnation. 🔸 Reference: 1. Mahaparinirvana Sutra (大涅槃经） 2. Saṃyukta-āgama （杂阿含经) Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen explains the six realms of reincarnation (which can also be called the five realms and the three realms). Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen discusses what it means when the sutras say that one can’t have few good roots and karma to attain rebirth in the Pure Land. Amituofo 🙏 🔸 Our official website: https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/ 🔸Free daily Amitabha (Nianfo) meditation: https://www.youtube.com/@PureLandBuddhism/about 🙏Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏 🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

In this episode, Jiawen discusses if enlightened beings think they are enlightened. 🔸Reference Sutras: 1. Diamond Sutra 金刚经 https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-Diamond-Sutra 2. Heart Sutra 心经 https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/the-heart-Sutra 3. Surangama Sutra 楞严经 https://www.pure-land-buddhism.com/other-sutras/surangama-sutra 4. The Sutra of the Descent of Maitreya 佛说弥勒下生经...