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11. What is ‘Returning to and Relying on the Triple Jewels 皈依三寶’? (Part 1 of 2)
What does ‘taking refuge in the Triple Jewels 三皈依’ mean? Is the commonly used English translation ‘take refuge’ most appropriate? To answer the questions, it…
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10. Buddhism: What are the Triple Jewels?
‘Triple Jewels 三寶/三宝’ or ‘Triple Gems’ are the guiding principles of learning and practising Buddhism. If what a Buddhist thinks, says and acts does not…
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9. What is Buddha? How to unlock my innate wisdom? (Part 2 of 2)
The second line of the verse ‘Returning to and Relying on the Triple Jewels 三皈依’ goes, ‘By returning to and relying on Dharma, I am…
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8. What is Buddha? How to unlock my innate wisdom? (Part 1 of 2)
Many of us have heard of Buddhism and some of us study Buddhism, or even practise Buddhism. In previous programmes we learnt that every being…
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7. Buddhism: The Root Cause of War (Part 2 of 2)
Killing and harming others physically or mentally are found everywhere nowadays. There is one type of killing that’s most cruel, yet many of us may…
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6. Buddhism: The Root Cause of War (Part 1 of 2)
Sakyamuni Buddha taught us that there are five main bad deeds that we must avoid committing, and they are killing, stealing sexual misconduct, lying, and…
Recover Our Innate Tranquillity and Wisdom
You, I, and all beings have the same self-nature.
‘Little did I expect self-nature is pure.’
‘Little did I expect self-nature has everything.’
‘Little did I expect self-nature has no beginning or end.’
‘Little did I expect self-nature has never changed.’
‘Little did I expect self-nature gives rise to everything.’
It is time to recover our self-nature.
Self-discipline gives rise to innate tranquillity;
innate tranquillity gives rise to innate wisdom.
Be mindful of the name ‘Amituofo’
and recover our innate tranquillity and wisdom.
Pure mind, pure land.
Amituofo.

Words of Wisdom
‘Without a true practitioner explaining Buddhist scriptures, worldly intelligence cannot understand it 佛法無人說,雖智莫能解.’
Sakyamuni buddha
Words of Wisdom
‘Precepts are your teacher 以戒為師;
hardship is your teacher 以苦為師.’
sakyamuni buddha
Words of Wisdom
‘Bodhisattvas fear the karmic cause 菩薩畏因;
the ordinary fear the karmic effect 眾生畏果.’
chinese buddhist patriarch
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