【Description】
Without reading The Sutra of Contemplation on Amitabha Buddha, one will have a hard time visualizing what Buddha looks like. In this lesson, Grandmaster JinBodhi explains the 32 prominent features and the 80 secondary characteristics of buddhas. Visualize the lotus, golden pillars and jeweled lake to get a better mental image of the realm of paradise, as well as the appearance of Amitabha Buddha, and in so doing receive auspicious blessings.
【You will learn】
- The three types of visualization
- Introduction to the Bodhisattva Dharmakara
- Introduction to Chanting Samadhi
【Featured aphorisms】
- When wisdom awakens, the mind is no longer clouded.
- When one thinks of Buddha, in that instant, they are blessed with the 32 prominent features and the 80 secondary characteristics.
- Compassion is about caring for those who are not related to you.