Hi guys,
I have some questions on my mind and would like to ask you guys.
I read on this forum that Amitabha Buddha Pureland and Medicine Buddha pureland is different. How different are them.
Are all pureland different or same. Please enlighten me on this. Thanks
Buddha Sakyamuni advocates the Eastern and Western Buddhaland in his 49 years of Ministry
The Western Paradise is open to all .embodiment of equality ,just be reciting the name of Amitabha and faith in Him
The Eastern Vairdurya Land of Medicine Buddha Advocates willingness to practise in this lifetime and Healing of all sickness ,mental ,physical and continue in the advancement of Practise without abhoring the Saha World
Both Pureland are Commonly known to Japan ,Korea and China , Southeast Asian Buddhist and in the Himalayan
Ten Doubts about Pure Land
By Tien Tai Patriarch Chih I
Translated by Master Thich Thien Tam
Question 3
All the Pure Lands of the Buddhas of the ten directions have equal qualities and virtues. Their Dharma Nature is also the same. Therfore, the practitioner should meditate on all the virtues of the Buddhas and seek rebirth in the various Pure Lands of the ten directions. Why should he specifically seek rebirth in the Pure Land of one particular Buddha (i.e., Amitabha)? Is this not contrary to the truth of "equally in seeking rebirth"?
Answer
All the Pure Lands of the Buddhas are, in truth, equal. Nevetheless, since the majority of sentient beings in our world generally have dull faculties and defiled, scattered minds, it will be difficult for them to achieve samadhi, unless they concentrate exclusively on one realm.
The practice of constantly focussing on Amitabha Buddha is the "Single Mark Samadhi". Because the Mind is exclusively devoted to one thing, the practitioner achieves rebirth in the Pure Land. In the Sutra Rebirth According to One's Vows, Buddha Sakyamuni was asked by a Bodhisattva, "Honored One! There are Pure Lands in all ten directions. Why do you especially extol the Western Pure Land and urge sentient beings to focus continuously on Amitabha Buddha, seeking rebirth in His Land?"
The Buddha replied, "Sentient beings in this Saha World generally have polluted, scattered minds. Therefore, I only extol one Pure Land in the West, focussing their Minds on a single realm. If they meditate on all Buddhas, the scope of attention will be too broad, their Minds will be lost and scattered and they will find samadhi difficult to attain. Thus, they will fail to achieve rebirth in the Pure Land.
"Furthermore, seeking their virtues of one Buddha is the same as seeking the virtues of all Buddhas -- as all Buddhas have one common Dharma Nature. That is why to focus on Amitabha Buddha is to focus on all Buddhas, to be born in the Western Pure Land is to be born in all Pure Lands."
Thus, the Avatamsaka Sutra states:
"The bodies of all the Buddhas / are the body of any one Buddha. / They have the same Mind and the same wisdom. / They are also equal in power and fearlessness."
The Avatamsaka Sutra further states:
"It is like the full moon, round and bright, its image reflected in all rivers and ponds.
Although the reflection is everywhere, there is but a single moon. So it is with ... (the
Buddhas). Although they appear in all realms, their bodies are non-dual."
In summary, based on these examples, the wise will understand the truth that "one is all, all is one". When this truth is grasped, concentrating on one Buddha is precisely concentrating on all Buddhas.
http://www.geocities.com/sinweiy/TenDoubtsaboutPureLand.html
or
http://www.purelandbuddhism.com/10Doubts.pdf
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Amituofo!
.. if we refer to Amitabha Pureland Sutras and Amida's Vow(#9), reborning in Amitabha Pure Land DO provide the ability to visit all other Buddha's Purelands with a single thought.
Moreover, Shariputra, in that Buddha-land there is always heavenly music, and the ground is yellow gold. In the six periods of the day and night, a heavenly rain of Mandarava flowers falls, and throughout the clear morning each living being in this land, with bagfuls of of myriads of wonderful flowers, makes offerings to the hundreds of thousands of millions of Buddhas of the other directions. At mealtime, each returns to his own country, and having eaten they stroll around. --Amitabha Sutra
Vow 9 : "Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of my land do not all possess the heavenly -step, which can of one thought travel over a hundred thousand kotis of nayuta of Buddha-countries in the shortest fraction of a moment, then may I not attain enlightenment.
reborn in One equal reborn in ALL. All in one and one in all. :)
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So that means if we practise reciting amitabha, we can also go to other pureland.
Is there any good books on practising pureland?
Thanks sinweiy
Originally posted by Forrest_Gump:So that means if we practise reciting amitabha, we can also go to other pureland.
Is there any good books on practising pureland?
Thanks sinweiy
yes and yes. can start with the wisdom part. a must read:-
Mind-Seal of the Buddhas
Patriarch Ou-i's Commentary on the
Amitabha Sutra
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/mindseal/content.html
Master Yin Guang mentioned that Patriarch Ou-i's commentry was as good as Buddha's.
even enlightened tibetan monks also praised the insights of Patriarch Ou-i.
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