Buddhism - Venerable Master Chin Kung https://www.chinkung.org/category/buddhism/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Learning Three Types of Giving https://www.chinkung.org/learning-three-types-of-giving/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:58:59 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=19450 There are three types of giving, that is, the giving of wealth, the giving of teachings and the giving of fearlessness. What is the purpose of practising giving? ‘To free oneself from stinginess and greed’.

這篇文章 Learning Three Types of Giving 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> What is Buddhism? Nowadays there are six different types of Buddhism. https://www.chinkung.org/what-is-buddhism-nowadays-there-are-six-different-types-of-buddhism/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:49:08 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=19439 So in Buddhist tradition all beings can become Buddhas, but it is different with religion. In all religions, ,there is only one God. In Buddhist teachings, all beings can achieve Buddhahood. Buddhahood is like a doctorate degree. Everyone can get a degree. This is something we should be clear about. So when we are clear about this point with Buddhist teachings, we will not be deluded.

這篇文章 What is Buddhism? Nowadays there are six different types of Buddhism. 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> Understanding and learning Buddhism: what is a Buddha? https://www.chinkung.org/understanding-and-learning-buddhism-what-is-a-buddha/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:06:00 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=19429 In the learning of Buddhism, what does ‘Buddha’ mean? At the start of each lecture, we take the “Three Refuges”. Its text states clearly, ‘By taking refuge in the Buddha, I am venerated as I gain the two perfections.’ What does ‘the two perfections’ refer to? It refers to having perfection in two things, namely wisdom and good fortune. A Buddha is someone who has perfect wisdom and perfect good fortune.

這篇文章 Understanding and learning Buddhism: what is a Buddha? 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> The minds of all beings are like bubbles in the ocean. How to find peace in our minds? The whole universe is one. https://www.chinkung.org/the-real-benefit-of-gaining-buddhas-teachingthe-minds-of-all-beings-are-like-bubbles-in-the-ocean-how-to-find-peace-in-our-minds-the-whole-universe-is-one-the-real-benefit-of-gaining-buddha/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:33:06 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=19417 All thoughts are false and illusory in nature. The mind is the original self of all phenomena and things. Without the mind, all phenomena will disappear. The mind is the true form of all phenomena and things. More importantly, we must understand that there is only one mind, not two.

這篇文章 The minds of all beings are like bubbles in the ocean. How to find peace in our minds? The whole universe is one. 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> The Real Benefit of Gaining Buddha’s Teaching https://www.chinkung.org/the-real-benefit-of-gaining-buddhas-teaching/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:08:19 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=19261 To learn and practise Buddhism, we should first understand what Buddha is, what Dharma is, and what Buddha Dharma (Buddhism) is. Clearly understanding the answers to these questions will be very helpful for learning and practising Buddhism.

這篇文章 The Real Benefit of Gaining Buddha’s Teaching 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> The Wonderful Merits of Buddhist Thrice Yearning Service https://www.chinkung.org/the-wonderful-merits-of-buddhist-thrice-yearning-service/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:42:25 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=18996 The main purpose of performing the Thrice Buddhist Yearning Service is to develop our ability to control our thought or “the ability to focus one’s mind” as emphasized by contemporary scholars.

這篇文章 The Wonderful Merits of Buddhist Thrice Yearning Service 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> Subduing Mara https://www.chinkung.org/subduing-mara/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:42:07 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=18607 In the Eight Aspects to Enlightenment Sutra, Buddha Shakyamuni explained that we overcome Maras not from the outside but from within. When Maras
came to create trouble, Buddha Shakyamuni did not defend himself.

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]]> Buddhism : A Most Virtuous and Perfect Multicultural Education https://www.chinkung.org/buddhism-a-most-virtuous-and-perfect-multicultural-education/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:33:03 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=16052 Buddhism is an education of wisdom. It is a most virtuous and perfect education directed by the Buddha towards all beings, regardless of ethnicity, culture, or religion

這篇文章 Buddhism : A Most Virtuous and Perfect Multicultural Education 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> The Path to Buddhahood https://www.chinkung.org/the-path-to-buddhahood/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:46:14 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=16008 Today, very few practitioners truly understand the term cultivation although many talk about it and this is why our thoughts and behavior have not changed.

這篇文章 The Path to Buddhahood 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

]]> Essence of the Infinite Life Sutra https://www.chinkung.org/essence-of-the-infinite-life-sutra/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:42:20 +0000 https://www.chinkung.org/?p=15862 A well-accomplished practitioner added “The Chapter of the Vows and Practices of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva” to the three Pure Land sutras and named them the four Pure Land sutras.

這篇文章 Essence of the Infinite Life Sutra 最早出現於 Venerable Master Chin Kung。

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