More on the Amitabha Buddha practice
- Calling out to Amitabha Buddha can brighten the mind
- Dedication prayers to be reborn in a pure land
- What it means to visualize Amitabha’s pure land
- The importance of practicing with a bodhicitta motivation
View the previous installment of this video explanation of the practice. A further explanation of the practice can be found here, or view the text and listen to a recording of the practice.
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.