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今天农历八月六是净土宗初祖慧远大师的往生净土日 Today, the 6th day of the 8th lunar month, is the Pure Land Tradition's First Patriarch Great Master Huìyuǎn's day of rebirth in Pure Land 🙏 顶礼初祖庐山东林远公大师 🙏 Prostration to the First Patriarch, Lúshān's Dōnglín Monastery's Honourable Great Master Huìyuǎn (慧远) (334-416) 中国净土宗初祖慧远大师传 Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition’s First Patriarch Great Master Huìyuǎn https://purelanders.com/2017/03/17/biography-of-the-first-patriarch-of-chinese-pure-land-tradition-great-master-huiyuan/ 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

今天农历七月三十是地藏菩萨的圣诞 🙏南无大愿地藏王菩萨🙏 Today, the 30th day of the 7th lunar month, is Earth Treasury Bodhisattva's sacred birthday 🙏Homage to the one with Great Vows, Earth Treasury King Bodhisattva🙏 《地藏经》之念佛教理 Earth Treasury (Kṣitigarbha) Sūtra’s Teachings On Mindfulness Of Buddha https://purelanders.com/dizangjing 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

今天农历七月二十四是龙树菩萨的圣诞日 🙏南无龙树菩萨🙏 Today, the 24th day of the 7th lunar month, is the sacred birthday of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva 🙏Homage to Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva🙏 龙树菩萨发愿文精选 Selections From Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva’s Aspiration Verses https://purelanders.com/2021/08/31/selections-from-nagarjuna-bodhisattvas-aspiration-verses 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

Why Pure Land Bodhisattvas Are Able To Safely Manifest In Defiled Lands 净土菩萨为何能安全化生于秽土 https://purelanders.com/2022/06/14/why-pure-land-bodhisattvas-are-able-to-safely-manifest-in-defiled-lands/ 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

今天农历七月初十九是净土宗三祖承远大师的往生净土日 🙏顶礼三祖南岳般舟远公大师🙏 Today, the 19th day of the 7th lunar month, is the Pure Land Tradition's 3rd Patriarch Great Master Chéngyuǎn's day of rebirth in Pure Land 🙏Prostration to the Third Patriarch, Nányuèshān's Pratyutpanna Dharma Centre's (般舟道场) Honourable Great Master Chéngyuǎn (承远) (712-802)🙏 净土宗三祖承远大师传 Biography Of The Chinese Pure Land Tradition's 3rd Patriarch Great Master Chéngyuǎn https://purelanders.com/2017/12/30/biography-of-the-third-patriarch-of-the-chinese-pure-land-tradition-great-master-chengyuan/ 摘录： '法照大师（后来净土宗四祖）在庐山，一日入定，往极乐世界，见一褴褛僧人侍立在佛侧，询知是南岳的承远大师（后来净土宗三祖）。出定后，法照大师即往衡山面谒，悲喜流涕而继承了大师的净土教导。' Excerpt: 'At that time, Great Master Fazhao (later known as the Fourth Patriarch Of The Pure Land Tradition) was at Mount Lu. One day, while in samadhi, he arrived at the Land of Ultimate Bliss, and saw a monk in tattered robes, standing by the Buddha. Upon enquiry, he knew him to be Nanyue's Great Master Chengyuan (later known as the Third Patriarch Of The Pure Land Tradition). After exiting from samadhi, Great Master Fazhao immediately went to Mount Heng to meet Great Master Chengyuan. With joyful tears, he inherited the Pure Land teachings from him.' 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

Should I Worry About Taking A Long Time To Have My Lotus Birth In Pure Land? 需要担心在净土久得莲花化生吗？ https://purelanders.com/2021/12/04/should-i-worry-about-taking-a-long-time-to-have-my-lotus-birth-in-pure-land/ 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏

What Should Buddhists Do During The Seventh Lunar Month? Question: Should Buddhists light incense sticks, burn joss papers and offer food to wandering spirits (孤魂野鬼) when they are 'released from the hells' (地狱) during the seventh lunar month? Answer: There are misconceptions in the question. There is not a single hell-being (地狱众生) released from the hells during this month. The hells are a realm with extreme suffering (极苦) due to heavy evil karmas (恶业), that are so serious that hell-beings will not get time off from the hells. Just as prison inmates in this human world with negative karma do not get even a day's holiday annually, it is impossible for hell-beings to get a month's break. Hell-beings are not the same as bardo beings (中阴), hungry ghosts (饿鬼) and wandering spirits, who might all be around us in everyday life now. Hell-beings cannot interact with human beings in the human realm. Since there are ghostly beings around us in everyday life, food offerings, Dharma guidance (佛法开示) and meritorious virtues (功德) can be offered to them, along with all other beings in everyday life, not just for a month annually. There might seem to 'more' supernatural activities during this period due to many offerings being made for them. Just as many humans will naturally gather for free food, ghostly beings will too, thus increasing possibilities of having supernatural encounters. Ghostly beings do not benefit from burning of incense sticks and joss papers as what needed are physical food and spiritual guidance. Burnt incense cannot be consumed by them and burnt money cannot be used by them for buying anything anywhere. What Buddhists can practise is as summarised at https://purelanders.com/2012/06/25/general-buddhist-pure-land-practices-during-qing-ming-ullambana 🙏Amituofo🙏