SUKHAVATI: WESTERN PARADISE:

Wong Kiew Kit

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. AMITABHA BUDDHA AND THE WESTERN PARADISE
• ( Going to Paradise through the Compassion of Amitabha )
• The Western Paradise
• The Pure Land School
• The Three Sutras on Amitabha
• How to be Reborn in Sukhavati
2. THE MARVELLOUS AND THE FUNDAMENTAL
• ( Scientific Knowledge and Basic Teaching of Buddhism )
• Countless Buddhas, Countless Worlds
• Buddhist Wisdom and Modern Science
• The Buddha's Teaching on Cosmic Reality
• Noble Truths and Middle Way
3. MAJESTIC GRANDEUR OF BUDDHISM
• ( The Compassion and Wisdom of Mahayana )
• The Compassion of the Bodhisattvas
• The Great Compassion Heart Dharani
• Miraculous Powers of Sutras
• Lay Followers and Non-Duality
• Beyond Words and Beyond Thoughts
4. THE BUDDHA'S TEACHING ON EMPTINESS
• ( Why is the World an Illusion? )
• The Wisdom of Emptiness
• Emptiness and Non-Duality
• Devoid of Characteristics
• Does the Soul Exist?
5. HEAVEN AND ENLIGHTENMENT
• ( Aspects of the Buddha's Extensive Teaching )
• The Marvellous Teaching of the Lotus
• Closer to the Original Teaching
• Different Periods of the Buddha's Teaching
• From Awakening to Enlightenment
6. VARIOUS FORMS OF HEAVENLY BLISS
• ( Why the Paradise is called Eternal Bliss )
• Getting to know the Heavens
• The Buddha's Disciples
• Heaven in a Distant Galaxy
• Worldly Suffering and Heavenly Bliss
7. DESCRIPTIONS OF WESTERN PARADISE
• ( What Life is Like on Paradise )
• What Does Heaven Look Like?
• Heavenly Music and Inter-Galaxy Travel
• Cultivating for Enlightenment
• Boundless Light and Boundless Life
8. WINNING REBIRTH IN THE WESTERN PARADISE
• ( Conditions and Procedure for Going to Heaven )
• Spiritual Roots and Blessings
• Rebirth in Western Paradise
• Making a Vow
9. BUDDHAS OF OTHER WORLDS
• ( Meeting Buddhas in All Directions )
• Buddhas of the East
• Buddhas of the South, West and North
• Buddhas of the Nadir and the Zenith
• A Sutra Endorsed by all Buddhas
10. THE PROCESS OF BEING REBORN
• ( How you Can Influence Your Own Rebirth )
• The Importance of Making a Vow
• Five Defilements in the Saha World
• Causes and Determinants of Rebirth
• Rebirth Modes and Linkage
• Rebirth to the Brahma Heavens
• Rebirth to the Sphere of Non-Form
11. COSMOLOGY AND METAPHYSICS OF THE SAHA WORLD
• ( Heavens, Hells and Other Realms of Existence )
• The Saha World
• Buddhism and Science
• Realms of Existence Invisible to us
• The Heavenly Realms
• The Realms of Non-Forms
• The Thirty One Realms
12. THE PURE LANDS
• ( Canons, Sutras, Heavens and Mahayana )
• The Chinese and The Sinhalese Canons
• The Five Principles of Commentary
• The Concept of Pure Land
• Mahayana and Theravada Perspectives
13. THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH
• ( Various Kinds of Faith in Amitabha Cultivation )
• Four Kinds of Faith
• Personal Self and Universal Self
• Buddha and Karma
• Doctrine of For Realms
• Phenomena and Principles
14. UNDESTANDING AND EXPERIENCE
• ( How You May Verify the Buddha's Teaching )
• Faith and Understanding
• The Significance of Direct Experience
• Verifying the Truth on Suffering
• Vow to See Amitabha and Sukhavati
15. COMPASSION AND CARE IN BUDDHISM
• ( Structure and Content of a Liturgical Chanting )
• Songs and Praises
• Mantras and Paying Homage
• Rare Opportunity Indeed
• Praise of Fragrance
• Mantra for Cleansing the Mouth
• Mantra to Cleanse the Body
• Mantra to Bring Peace to Local Deities
• Mantra to Reduce Karmic Effect of Past Sins
• Vow
• Gatha to Start the Sutra
• Homage to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
• Gatha of Praise
• Dharani for Eliminating all Previous Karmic Hindrances
• Praise to Amitabha Buddha
• Homage to Amitabha Buddha
• Homage to Bodhisattvas of Sukhavati
• Transfer of Merits
16. RECITING THE AMITABHA SUTRA
• ( The Benefits and Procedure in Reciting a Sutra )
• Benefits of Sutra Chanting
• Reciting the Sutra
• Amitabha Sutra in Chinese
• The Amitabha Sutra as Taught by the Buddha
17. CULTIVATION FOR SUKHAVATI
• ( Vow, Recitation and Transfer of Merits )
• Requirements for Going to Sukhavati
• Vows to be Reborn in Sukhavati
• Recitation Methods
• Transfer of Merits
18. SETTLING DOUBTS
• ( Some Common Questions and their Answers )
• Can One Really go to Heaven?
• Is Reciting Amitabha's Name Spiritual Cultivation?
• Can a Cultivator Know his Death in Advance?
• Why is Buddha-Recitation the most convenient?
• Is the Buddha-Recitation Method Mahayanist?
19. SELECTED COMMENTARIES FROM THE CLASSICS
• ( What Masters Have Said About the Sutra )
• Commentaries Through the Centuries
• One-Pointed Recitation
• Faith, Practice and Vow
• Pure Land of the Mind
• Mind and Cosmic Reality
• Words, Deeds and Thoughts
• Zen and Amitabha Buddha
20. AMITABHA SUTRA

Total Pages: 252