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In today’s Buddhist sphere, numerous claims have been made on what the Buddha has taught. However, were these teachings truly spoken by the Buddha? The Buddha-Dharma: Pure and Simple series is an exploration of over 300 topics, where Venerable Master Hsing Yun clarifies the Buddha’s teachings in a way that is accessible and relevant to modern readers. Erroneous Buddhist views should be corrected, the true meaning of the Buddha must be preserved to hold true to the original intents of the Buddha.
All Buddhist practice begins with right view, for it is the compass that points toward the true path of cultivation. This fourth installment continues laying the groundwork of this foundation by addressing age-old misconceptions. Covering a wide range of social issues from the perspective of the Buddha-Dharma, Venerable Master offers readers a practical but profound approach to Buddhist practice in daily life.
作者簡介
Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Venerable Master Hsing Yun was born in Jiangsu Province, China in 1927. He studied at various renowned Buddhist institutions such as Qixia Vinaya College and Jiaoshan Buddhist College.
Soon after his arrival in Taiwan in 1949, he became the chief editor of Human Life, a Buddhist magazine. In 1952, his efforts in establishing Buddhist Chanting Association strengthened the foundation for his subsequent endeavors in the promotion of the Dharma. Venerable Master founded Fo Guang Shan Monastery in 1967, with the primary goal of promoting Humanistic Buddhism through Buddhist education, culture, charity, and propagation of the Dharma. Since then, over two hundred branch temples have been established in major cities around the world. He has also set up art galleries, libraries, publishing houses, bookstores, mobile clinics, Buddhist colleges, and universities including: University of the West, Fo Guang University, Nanhua University, Nan Tien Institute, and Guang Ming College. In 1977, the Fo Guang Tripitaka Editorial Board was formed to compile the Fo Guang Buddhist Canon and the Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism. Many other works on Buddhism have also been published.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun has dedicated his life to propagating Humanistic Buddhism. As a global citizen, he continues to foster “joy and harmony,” “oneness and coexistence,” “respect and tolerance,” and “equality and peace” throughout the world. When he founded the Buddha’s Light International Association in 1991 and was elected president of its world headquarters, he was closer to realizing the ideal of having “the Buddha’s light shining throughout the three thousand realms, and the Dharma water flowing across the five continents.”
About Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Translator’s Introduction
Preface
1. Heaven, Earth, Human
2. Oneness and Coexistence
3. The Beauty in Enjoyment
4. A Temple is Like a Gas Station
5. Reciprocal Donation
6. Keeping Money in the Hands of Devotees
7. Recording the History of Devotees
8. Crisis Awareness
9. Half-and-Half
10. Three Parts Guidance, Seven Parts Friendship
11. Ten Sramanera Precepts
12. Eight Garudharmas
13. Relics
14. Eighteen Arhats
15. Kim Gyo-gak
16. Eight Groups of Heavenly Beings
17. Underground Palaces
18. Significance of the Registration Book in Amitabha Sutra
19. Can Plants Become Buddhas?
20. Will Hell Be Emptied?
21. Is it the Age of Declining Dharma When Lay Buddhists Propagate the Dharma?
22. Mahayana Buddhism is Not Spoken By the Buddha
23. Types of Faith
24. People of Different Faiths—Each with Their Own Father
25. Who is the God of Wealth?
26. Recognizing Mazu
27. Legend of the White Snake
28. Dispel What is Wrong and Reveal What is Right
29. To Whom the Chants Are Offered?
30. Profound Discussion and Practical Actions
31. Fortune-Telling Sticks and Dharma Words
32. Buddhism and Politics
33. Environmental and Spiritual Preservation
34. Life-Releasing or Life Ending
35. The Act and the Intention of Killing
36. Prajna and Wisdom
37. Organ Donation
38. Hospice Care
39. Gender Equality
40. The Importance of Equality
41. New Ways of Dharma Propagation
42. Do What is in Accordance with the Buddha
43. Global Citizen
44. Each and Every Buddha Walks on the Same Path
