Buddha-Dharma: Pure and Simple 1：佛法真義 A 21st Century Guide to Buddhist Teachings

　　In today’s Buddhist sphere, numerous claims have been made on what the Buddha has taught. However, were they 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 Dharma must be preserved in order to hold true to the original intents of the Buddha.

　　This first installment contains 52 articles on the topics of faith and doctrine, laying the foundation for readers to learn and practice in the Buddha’s footsteps. Moreover, it also serves as an inspiration for practitioners to strive for Buddhahood and believe that “I am a Buddha.”

 

About Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Translator’s Introduction
Preface
1. Faith
2. Thus Have I Heard
3. Listen Mindfully
4. Listening, Contemplation, and Practice
5. Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem   
6. Upholding the Five Precepts   
7. Understanding Precepts        
8. Four Noble Truths       
9. Noble Eightfold Path          
10. Impermanence                    
11. Suffering                                          
12. Emptiness                                         
13. Non-self                                          
14. Causes, Conditions, and Effects                        
15. The Meaning of Cause and Effect                      
16. Law of Cause and Effect Across the Three Time Periods    
17. Karmic Rewards and Retributions                      
18. Twelve Links of Dependent Origination                 
19. Metaphors of Cyclic Existence                        
20. Six Sense Organs                                   
21. Metaphors of the Mind                              
22. On Souls                                         
23. Eight Winds                                       
24. Remorse                                         
25. Loving-Kindness and Compassion                     
26. Aspiration                                         
27. Vow                                              
28. Generosity                                         
29. Precept                                           
30. Patience                                           
31. Diligence                                        
32. Meditative Concentration                            
33. Prajna Wisdom                                     
34. Who is the Buddha’s Mother?                         
35. Four Immeasurables                                 
36. Four Universal Vows                                
37. Ten Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva                
38. Four Means of Embracing                           
39. The Uniquely Honored One                           
40. Ten Names of the Tathagata                           
41. Honored One Among Two-Legged Beings               
42. Amitabha Buddha                                   
43. Human Deification                                 
44. Six Points of Reverent Harmony                       
45. Field of Merit                                      
46. Empowerment and Deliverance                        
47. Four Dharma Realms                               
48. One is Many                                       
49. Dharma Abode                                     
50. Awakening                                        
51. Rely on the Self, Rely on the Dharma                   
52. Dedication of Merit                                 
Notes                                            
Index                       

 

作者簡介



Venerable MasterHsing Yun

　　Venerable Master Hsing Yun is the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order. A Buddhist monk for over eighty years, he has dedicated his entire life to propagating the teachings of Humanistic Buddhism throughout the world.