Buddha-Dharma: Pure and Simple 5：佛法真義

　　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 fifth 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.
 

About Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Translator’s Introduction
Preface

1.    Did the Buddha Ever Express Anger?
2.    Unhuman
3.    Skillful Teachings
4.    Ten Hardships of the Buddha
5.    A Sesame Seed and a Grain of Wheat
6.    Where Can Mentors Be Found?
7.    Dharma Friend
8.    Where Does One Abide?
9.    Buddha Selection Court
10.    Renunciation
11.    Siksamana
12.    Does Arthats Commit Killing, Stealing, and Sensual Conduct?
13.    Haiqing and Changshan
14.    Four Kinds of Comportment
15.    To Speak Gently and Steadily
16.    Joined Palms
17.    Prostration
18.    Spiritual Retreat
19.    Alms Procession
20.    No Eating After Noon
21.    Formal Meal
22.    The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
23.    Making Offerings
24.    The Essence of Offering to the Sangha
25.    The Merits of Rejoicing in Others’ Virtues
26.    Meritorious Blessings
27.    Supernatural Powers
28.    Visitor Administrator
29.    Sickbay
30.    Roaming in Jianghu
31.    Cloud and Water Practices
32.    Dharma Protector
33.    Light Offering
34.    First Incense, First Bell, and First Drum
35.    Consecration Ceremony
36.    Rebirth
37.    Where are Heaven and Hell Found?
38.    Deities
39.    Tudigong
40.    Ghosts
41.    Original and manifested bodies
42.    Avalokitesvara
43.    Mahasattva
44.    Unreasonableness and Unfeelingness
45.    Was the Sixth Patriarch Illiterate?
46.    Recognizing Chan Master Shenxiu
47.    Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment Are As Equals
48.    Bodhisattva and Volunteer
49.    Modern-day Bodhisattvas
50.    Zhao Puchu Bodhisattva
51.    Yang Renshan Bodhisattva
52.    Caigu and Shigu
53.    Young Boy and Young Girl
54.    Being in a Mist
55.    Three Meetings Beneath the Dragon-Flower Tree  

 

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.”