29 Jul 2021
While the Buddha is residing on Vulture Peak Mountain, the bodhisattva Siṃhavikrāntagāmin asks him a series of questions about emptiness and the nondual view in which the dichotomy between subject and object has been left behind. The Buddha responds with a discourse in verse identifying the nature of phenomena as the single principle of emptiness.
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15 Jul 2021
The benefits of building stūpas and of honoring them are mentioned in numerous passages in the sūtras and vinaya texts, but this is one of only a small number in which this theme is the principal one.
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8 Jul 2021
In this sūtra, the Buddha Śākyamuni explains the connection between the bodhisattvas’ aspirations and the virtues of their future buddha realms. He describes the various qualities that help bodhisattvas bring their aspirations to fulfillment.
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24 Jun 2021
This discourse takes place while the Buddha Śākyamuni is with a large community of monks, along with numerous bodhisattvas. Ten of the bodhisattvas present in the retinue have become discouraged despite exerting themselves for seven years. The bodhisattva Undaunted therefore requests the Buddha to bestow upon them an instruction that will enable them to generate wisdom.
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24 Jun 2021
釋迦牟尼佛與比丘和菩薩大眾住於靈鷲山時，眾中有十位菩薩因精進修行七年卻尚未證得總持而感到氣餒。見此情況，無怯菩薩代之請求佛陀教導能夠開啟菩薩們智慧之法。
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19 Jun 2021
The Buddha, while at the Jetavana monastery in Śrāvastī, tells Mañjuśrī of a buddha realm far above the world, in which lives the Buddha Aparimitāyurjñāna. He states that those who recite, write, hear, and so on, the praise of this buddha, or make offerings to this text, will have numerous benefits, including a long life and a good rebirth.
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19 Jun 2021
佛陀於舍衛城告文殊師利，無量壽智佛住於此世界上方高遠佛土中。世尊繼而教導大眾，凡是念誦、抄寫、聽聞等或讚頌此佛、供養此經者都將獲得諸多裨益，包括長壽與投生善趣的功德。
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