What does it mean to be reborn in Paradise?The term "Gokuraku Ojo (rebirth in the Pure Land)", in Buddhism, particularly in Pure Land Buddhism, refers tobeing reborn in the "Pure Land of Ultimate ...

When I was planning my stopover in Bangkok on a trip to Bhutan I wanted to visit the Mahayana Buddhist monastery where the English Buddhist John Blofeld’s ashes were interred. My friend the Buddhist ...

"Hell." Hearing that word might still send a shiver down your spine. However, has the Buddha, who was called the perfect ...

I have an interest in the thesis that the Heart Sutra, beloved of the Mahayana, and chanted in Zen temples and centers basically every day, was in fact a Chinese composition, which was later back ...

Pure Land Buddhism emerged as a major Mahayana tradition focused on devotion to Amitābha Buddha. Instead of relying solely on personal effort, followers seek rebirth in the Pure Land through faith and ...

Buddhism comes from Hinduism, in somewhat the same way that Christianity derives from Judaism: the Buddha, before his enlightenment, is said to have been Hindu, just as Jesus was a Jew. And not ...