VERSE OF TRANSFERENCE

*THIS VERSE OF TRANSFERENCE IS USUALLY RECITED, AT THE END OF ONE'S PRAYER OR PERFORMANCE OF MERITORIOUS WORKS, TO UNIVERSALLY TRANSFER OR SHARE THE MERITS ACCRUED THEREFROM WITH ALL SENTIENT BEINGS THROUGHOUT THE DHAMMA REALM.

  “May the merits and virtues accrued from this work adorn the Buddha’s Pure Land,

 repay the Four Kindnesses above,

 and relieve the sufferings of those in the Three Paths below. 

May those who see or hear of this bring forth the Bodhi mind, 

and at the end of this life, 

be born together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.”

THE 48 VOWS OF DHARMA STORE BODHISATTVA BEFORE BECOMING AMITABHA BUDDHA (CHAPTER 6:BRING FORTH THE VOWS-FROM THE " THE BUDDHA'S TEACHING ON THE SUTRA OF AWAKENING TO THE EQUANIMITY, PURE ADORNMENT OF THE IMMEASURABLE LIFESPAN OF THE GREAT VEHICLE )"

1. THE LAND IS FREE FROM ALL EVIL PATHS.
2. THE VOW OF NOT FALLING INTO THE EVIL PATHS.
3. THE VOW OF OBTAINING A PURE GOLDEN BODY.
4. THE VOW OF REPLETING WITH THE THIRTY-TWO MARKS.
5. THE VOW OF HAVING THE SAME FORMS AND FEATURES.
6. THE ENDOWMENT OF  THE PENETRATION OF PAST LIVES.
7. THE ENDOWMENT OF THE HEAVENLY EYES PENETRATIONS.
8. THE ENDOWMENT OF THE HEAVENLY EARS PENETRATIONS.
9. THE ENDOWMENT OF KNOWING OTHERS' MIND.
10. THE ENDOWMENT OF SPIRITUAL ABILITY TO TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY AT LIGHTNING SPEED.
11. THE ENDOWMENT OF PERVASIVELY MAKING OFFERINGS TO ALL THE BUDDHAS.
12. THE CERTAINTY OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PROPER ENLIGHTENMENT.
13. THE VOW OF IMMEASURABLE BRIGHT LIGHT.
14. THE ENDOWMENT OF BLISS WHEN THE LIGHTS SHINE ON ONE.
15. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF IMMEASURABLE LIFESPAN.
16. THE INNUMERABLE SOUND HEARERS
17. THE PRAISE BY ALL BUDDHAS.
18. THE CERTAINTY OF ATTAIN A REBIRTH BY BEING MINDFUL OF HIM FOR TEN TIMES
19. THE BRINGING FORTH OF BODHI RESOLVE ON HEARING HIS NAME.
20. HE WILL WELCOME LIVING BEINGS TO HIS LAND WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE THEIR PRESENT LIFESPAN.
21. THE ATTAINMENT OF REBIRTH BY REPENTING AND REFORMING.
22. THERE IS NO WOMEN IN HIS LAND.
23. A WOMAN WILL DESPISE HER PRESENT FORM AND BE TRANSFORMED INTO A MAN.
24. TO BE BORN FROM TRANSFORMATION IN THE LOTUSES.
25. THE HEAVENLY BEINGS AND WORLDLY PEOPLE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO THEM.
26. THE ENDOWMENT OF BLESSINGS UPON HEARING HIS NAME.
27. THE CULTIVATION OF SUPREME AND UNSURPASSED CONDUCT.
28. THERE IS NO EVIL IN MY LAND.
29. THE LIVING BEINGS WILL DWELL IN PROPER CONCENTRATION.
30. THE BLISS RESEMBLES THE EXTINCTION OF ALL OUTFLOWS.
31. THE LIVING BEINGS WILL NOT BE GREEDY TO SCHEME FOR SELF BENEFIT.
32. THE ENDOWMENT OF A VAJRA INDESTRUCTIBLE BODY.
33. THE ENDOWMENT OF BRIGHT ILLUMINATION AND ELOQUENCE.
34. THEY ARE GOOD AT DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANT DHARMAS.
35. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BUDDHAHOOD IN JUST ONE MORE LIFE TIME.
36. TO TEACH AND TRANSFORM LIVING BEINGS IN ACCORD WITH ONE'S WISH.
37. THE APPEARANCE OF FOOD AND CLOTHING AS ONE WISHES.
38. THE BUDDHAS WILL RECEIVE THE OFFERINGS UPON THE BIRTH OF SUCH A THOUGHT.
39. THE VOW OF INEXHAUSTIBLE ADORNMENT.
40. THE VOW OF IMMEASURABLE COLOURFUL TREES.
41. THE VOW OF THE APPEARANCES OF BUDDHALANDS AMONG THE TREES.
42. THE BRILLIANT LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE THE TEN DIRECTIONS THOROUGHLY.
43. THE JEWEL FRAGRANCE WILL PERMEATE THE TEN DIRECTIONS PERVASIVELY.
44. THE ENDOWMENT OF UNIVERSAL EQUANIMITY SAMADHI.
45. THE MAKING OF OFFERINGS TO BUDDHAS IN SAMADHI.
46. THE ATTAINMENT OF DHARANIS.
47. THE ATTAINMENT OF PATIENCE UPON HEARING HIS NAME.
48. THE CERTIFICATION OF NON-RETREATING PRESENTLY.

I WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN ALL THE 48 VOWS ABOVE......(TO BE CONTINUE....)

THE MERITS OF PRODUCING BUDDHA TEACHINGS AND BUDDHA IMAGES

1. ONE'S LIGHT KARMIC MISGIVINGS WILL DISSOLVE, WHILE HEAVY ONES LIGHTEN
2. ONE WILL BE PROTECTED BY DEVAS, AND BE UNHARMED BY NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS.
3. ONE WILL ALWAYS BE FREE FROM THE SUFFERING OF HATRED AND VENGEANCE.
4. ONE WILL BE UNHARMED BY YAKSAS, EVIL SPIRITS AND WILD BEASTS.
5. ONE'S MIND WILL BE AT PEACE, FREE FROM HARM AND NIGHTMARES.
6. ONE'S COMPLEXION WILL BE RADIANT.
7. ONE WILL BE FULL OF AUSPICIOUS ENERGY.
8. ONE WHO PRACTICES THE DHARMA WHOLEHEARTEDLY WILL HAVE ADEQUATE LIVING NECESSITIES.
9. ONE'S FAMILY WILL BE HARMONIOUS AND BE BLESSED WITH FORTUNE AND WISDOM.
10. ONE WHO PRACTICES WHAT ONE PREACHES WILL BE RESPECTED AND LOVED BY ALL.
11. ONE WHO IS DULL-MINDED WILL GAIN WISDOM.
12. ONE WHO IS ILL WILL GAIN HEALTH.
13. ONE WHO IS POOR WILL GAIN WEALTH.
14. ONE WILL BE FREE OF BEING REBORN IN THE NEGATIVE REALMS.
15. ONE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS GROW IN WISDOM AND GAIN MERIT IN DOING SO.
16. ONE WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO LEARN THE DHARMA, TILL ONE'S WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL PENETRATIONS ARE FULLY GROWN AND ONE BECOMES A BUDDHA.

ONE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, ALL MERITS ABOVE HAVE TO BE APPLY BY WISDOM. BY JUST DOING FOR SELFISH AND SELF-GAIN PURPOSE OR WITHOUT KNOWING THE PROPER MEANING(INSIGHT) WILL RESULT IN NOTHING BUT BAD KARMA WHICH BRING DISASTER. ABOVE TEXT WAS CAN BE FOUND IN A BOOK TITLED 'BE A LAMP UPON YOURSELF'. MAY ALL TRUE DHARMA-HEART FRIENDS AND ALL SENTIENT BEINGS GAIN BENEFITS FROM THE ABOVE TEXT....AMITUOFO_/|\_

AUSPICIOUS BLESSSINGS

I THINK THIS IS QUITE VITAL IN OUR DAILY LIFE AND SHOULD BE SHARE TO WHOEVER INTERESTED OR AS A GUIDE. I SAW IT AT THE TEMPLE THAT I VISITED AND MANAGE TO COPY IT. THE TEXT IS FROM 'BODHI HEART SANCTUARY'.

THERE ARE 38 WAYS TOWARDS AUSPICIOUS BLESSINGS WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. NOT ASSOCIATING WITH THE UNWISE
2. ASSOCIATING WITH THE WISE
3. HONOURING THOSE WORTHY OF HONOUR
4. RESIDING IN A SUITABLE LOCALITY
5. HAVING MADE MERITS IN THE PAST
6. SETTING ONESELF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
7. BROAD KNOWLEDGE
8. SKILL
9. WELL-GROUNDED IN DISCIPLINE
10. APPROPRIATE SPEECH
11. TAKING CARE OF OF ONE'S PARENTS
12. BENEVOLENT SUPPORT OF ONE'S WIFE AND CHILDREN
13. WELL-MANAGED OCCUPATIONS
14. GENEROSITY
15. RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT
16. BENEVOLENT SUPPORT OF ONE'S RELATIVES
17. PERFORMING BLAMELESS DEEDS
18. CHECKING UNWHOLESOME THOUGHTS
19. CHECKING UNWHOLESOME SPEECH AND ACTS
20. REFRAINING FROM INTOXICANTS
21. NON-NEGLIGENCE IN UNWHOLESOME ACTIVITIES
22. REVERENCE
23. HUMILITY
24. CONTENTMENT
25. GRATITUDE
26. TIMELY HEARING OF THE HARMA
27. PATIENCE
28. RECEPTIVENESS
29. MEETING RENUNCIANTS
30. TIMELY DISCUSSIONS ON THE DHARMA
31. SELF-CONTROL
32. CHASTITY
33. SEEING THE NOBLE TRUTHS
34. REALISATION OF NIRVANA
35. A MIND UNSHAKEN BY THE VICISSITUDES OF LIFE
36. FREEDOM FROM SORROW
37. PURITY OF MIND
38. MENTAL SECURITY

I WROTE IT WITHOUT ANY CHANGES. HOPE EVERYONE GAIN BENEFICIAL FROM THIS TEXT.....AMITUOFO_/|\_

BASIC BUDDHISM

IN BUDDHISM, THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION SUCH AS 'THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTH', AND 'THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH'. BUDDHISM IS VERY SIMPLE RELIGION YET NOT EASY FOR EVERYONE TO ACCEPT. ACCORDING TO A BOOK I HAVE READ,

"NOT TO REVILE, NOT TO DO HARM, TO PRACTICE RESTRAINT ACCORDING TO THE FUNDAMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR BHIKKHUS, TO BE MODERATE IN TAKING FOOD, TO DWELL IN A SECLUDED PLACE, TO DEVOTE ONESELF TO HIGHER CONCENTRATION-THIS IS THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHAS".

ISN'T IT SIMPLE?

NEED TO BE KNOW ABOUT BUDDHISM

THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE KNOW AS BUDDHIST:-

• DO GOOD ALWAYS
• AVOID EVILNESS ALWAYS
• HAVE STRONG FAITH IN KARMA
• HAVE ADEQUATE FAITH IN BUDDHA, DHARMA, AND SANGGHA
• TAKE REFUGE IN TRIPLE JEWELS
• KNOW BASIC BUDDHISM
• ABIDING PRECEPTS AND DHARMA AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
• FREQUENT PRACTICE IN MEDITATION
• THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTH
• THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH
• (TO BE CONTINUE.......-will be explain further in future)

MY INTENTION

I KNOW MY HELP IS NOT MUCH AND MIGHT BE WASTE OF TIME BUT I THINK BY SET THIS PAGE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP A LITTLE IN SPREADING DHARMA.I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY QUALIFICATION ON BUDDHISM. THEREFORE, ONE OF MY PURPOSE IS TO WELCOME ANY QUALIFY TEACHERS OF DHARMA OF THOSE WHO KNOWS DHARMA MUCH MORE THAN ME TO SEND THROUGH E-MAIL TO ME, HELPING IN PROPAGATING DHARMA. I WILL POST IT TO MY WALLS AND UNDER IT WILL BE YOUR E-MAIL, YOUR NAME AND ANY CONTACT INFO THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE. HOPE BY THIS ALL DHARMA FRIENDS CAN SHARE AND GET ALONG, UNITE TO ROPAGATES THE WONDERFUL DHARMA OF BUDDHISM. TOGETHER WE SHOW THE WORLD HOW PEACEFUL BUDDHISM ARE. I DO THIS WITHOUT NEED TO BE PAY(NON-PROFIT). NO MATTER MY WORK HERE IS APPRECIATED OR NOT, I WILL STILL CONTINUE THIS TASK. FOR THOSE WHO VIEW THIS PAGE, I WANT TO APPOLOGISE IF THERE SIMILARITY THAT CAN'T BE ACCEPT BY OTHERS. IT IS A COINCIDENCE OR ITS DUE TO WHAT I HAVE READ FOR ANYTHING WRITTEN HERE SHOW SIMILARITY WITH OTHER. I JUST WANT TO  HELP PROPAGATE THE DHARMA THAT HAVE BEEN TEACH BY BUDDHA FOR MORE THAN 2500 YEARS AGO. I ALSO WANT TO APPOLOGISE FOR ANY MISTAKE COMMITED HERE NO MATTER IN ANY FORM AND FEEL FREE TO ADDRESS TO ME. I WILL CHANGE IF I FEEL IT IS NECESSARY AND SUPPORTED BY OTHER READERS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WILL INSERT SOME LINK THAT ARE RELEVENT TO BUDDHISM SO THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GENERAL IDEA ABOUT BUDDHISM IF IN CASE MY PAGE PROVIDE INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR SPENDING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME HERE.MAY YOU BE BLESS BY THE BENEFITS OF DHARMA.....AMITUOFO_/|\_

SIMPLE INTRODUCTION

I SET THIS PAGE WITH INTENTION TO SHARE UP SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND WHAT I HAVE READ BEFORE. SOME MIGHT ACCEPT WITH OPEN HEART AND SOME MIGHT NOT. DON'T FEEL THAT WHAT I SAY HERE IS AN ORDER BUT TREAT IT JUST LIKE SIMPLE ADVICE. ITS UP TO ANY PERSON WHO WANT TO FOLLOW.

THIS IS HOW IT START. I WAS NOT A BUDDHIST FROM THE BEGINNING. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I ALWAYS WONDER WHY THIS HAPPEN AND WHY THAT HAPPEN. WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO ME AND WHY GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO ME. I WONDER WHY OTHERS ARE BETTER THAN ME AND MORE FORTUNATE THAN ME. WHY THERE IS SOMEONE THAT IS LESS FORTUNATE THAN ME? WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND ALL THIS? I START TO KNOW BUDDHISM AROUND AGE 16.AT THAT TIME, I BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEHIND ALL THIS. MOST MY QUESTION ARE ANSWERED. WHEN I SAY THAT, MY FRIEND WILL ASK ME, WHAT HAVE YOU UNDERSTAND? MY ANSWER IS, IT CAN'T BE EXPLAIN. MY EXPLANATION IS USELESS BECAUSE I NOW THEY WON'T ACCEPT WHAT I SAY.

THEN I BEGIN TO READ MORE ON BUDDHISM, WITHOUT I REALIZE, I THINK I ALREADY FALL IN LOVE WITH BUDDHISM. MORE AND MORE QUESTION POP UP WAIT TO BE ANSWER. DUE TO CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES/HINDRANCES, I CAN ONLY KNOW BUDDHISM FROM THE BOOKS I HAVE READ. ONE DAY, SUDDENLY WITHOUT I REALIZE, I MANAGE TO ADVICE ONE OF MY FRIEND WHICH IS FACING A PROBLEM THAT BOTHER HIM FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. FROM THERE I START TO GIVE ADVICE AMONG MY FRIEND WHO NEED IT. NOT ALL SUCCEED. I DID FACE SOME FAILURE IN ADVISING OTHERS. 'WHY PEOPLE KEEP REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKE BY DOING INAPPROPRIATE THINGS/EVIL DEED?' THIS IS BECAUSE THOSE WHO COMMIT EVIL DEED THINK THAT WHAT ARE THEY DOING IS ACTUALLY CORRECT. I CAN SAY THAT I ACTUALLY FOUND BUDDHISM IS A GREAT RELIGION FOR ME TO OVERCOME MY WEAKNESSES. "EHI PASSIKO-DON'T JUST BELIEVE, COME AND SEE", "SABBADANAM DHAMMADANAM JINATI-THE GIFT OF TRUTH(DHAMMA) EXCELS ALL OTHER GIFT", ARE SOME OF BUDDHIST QUOTE THAT I LIKE TO KEEP IN MY HEART.( TO BE CONTINUE......)