Grand Master Guang Xuan(1912-2011) Introduction - Website and Video

          The  28 metres-tall Amitabha Buddha of Pu Zhao Chan Si,Xiamen-China

                                         

Master Guang Xuan at Ciu Kung San in 2006,( Wuhan-China)

GRAND MASTER GUANG XUAN (1912- APRIL 2011)-------- OMITOFO------------XIE-XIE
These are several links to G.M Guang Xuan's videos:

Official website of Pu Zhao Chan Si (普照禪寺)：

http://www.puzhaochansi.com/

http://www.pzcs.org/

http://www.puzhaochansi.org/

Video about Shifu Guang Xuan (廣玄大和尚) posted by different people out there:

廣玄大和尚生日慶典（上） Master Guang Xuan  Birthday Celebration (1/2). Video taken end of December 2008:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTM1NDI4MzUy.html

廣玄大和尚生日慶典（下）Master Guang Xuan Birthday Celebration (2/2)

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTM1NDMwNjI4.html

This video is about 40 minutes long. It is an introduction about Master Guang Xuan ()廣玄大和尚） and Pu Zhao Chan Si Temple （普照禪寺）. This video was recorded in August 2008. It describes a brief biography of Master Guang Xuan and gives the explanation about the different color and building structure of Pu Zhao Chan Si Temple in Fujian, China:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTQxNTQ4MzE2.html

Vegetarian Cat/ Bird/ Rooster Who Pray To Buddha

1. A Rooster  That  Recite Amitabha Buddha's Names  From The Past

Actually about five hundreds years ago(approximately), it's recorded  there were two chicken: one male and one female. These two chickens were always present when the monks were reciting the sutras, by the end of sutra recitation they would follow the monks reciting Amitabha's names in walking meditation procession( well it's not like they really could say Omitofo, but they make a noise as if saying Omitofo).

This event going on for several years. Then these( hen and rooster) were getting old, but they still follow the monks reciting Buddha's names. One day while all the monks after ending their Buddha's recitation prepare to leave, this rooster still standing there in the Buddha hall, later they realized this rooster died while reciting Buddha's names.

So now only a hen was remain faithful following the monks reciting the Buddha's names. Then one day, she too passed away standing in the middle of Buddha's hall after finishing reciting Buddha's names.

It's unfortunate we don't have the video for this event( the rooster that mindful of the Buddha) as 500 years ago people still did not have video/photo to record this extraordinary event. We really hope  and wish  video recorder existed 500 years ago.

BAHASA INDONESIA:

Sebetulnya kira-kira 500 thaun yang lalu, dalam buku yang di catat turun temurun, terdapat 2 ekor ayam, jantan dan betina. Ke dua ekor ayam ini selalu ikut bersama Bhiksu2 membaca sutra dan mengucapkan nama Buddha. Pada saat pembacaan sutra selesai mereka akan ikut Bhiksu2 mengeliling Buddha sambil membaca Namo Omitofo ( Namo Amitabha Buddha). Tentu saja mereka bukan benar2 bisa bersuara kayak manusia, tapi mereka berkokok kokok seolah olah mereka lagi baca Omitofo.

Kejadian ini terjadi beberapa tahun. Kemudian ayam jantan dan betina ini menjadi makin tua, tapi mereka tetap rajin ikut baca Omitofo. Satu hari sewaktu pembacaan nama Omitofo (Amitabha Buddha) selesai dan Bhiksu2 bersiap-siap akan meninggalkan ruangan, mereka heran karena ayam jantan berdiri tegak di tempatnya tanpa bergerak, setelah mereka periksa ternyata ayam jantan ini meninggal di saat terakhir mereka habis mengucapkan nama Buddha.

Sekarang tinggal ayam betina yang masih hidup, dan dia ini juga masih setia ikut Bhiksu2 membaca nama Buddha saat sembahyang. Satu hari ayam betina ini juga meninggal persis di saat saat terkahir mereka membaca nama Amitabha Buddha.

Tidak beruntung  500 tahun yang lalu tidak ada video kalau tidak kita bisa lihat bersama rekaman video mereka.

Omitofo
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2. A CAT THAT LOOK  AND STARE AT THE BUDDHA.(南韓守齋貓拜佛不殺生)

My friend sent me an article about a cat who don't eat meat, and the cat  will sit in front of the statue of the Buddha for hours( the cat  will just eat and stare(pray) to  Buddha) without moving. This one is unusual cat.  The Nun found this cat around the temple, when she found this cat, it  was in bad condition, this  cat was wounded because of burned injuries. So the Nun decided to keep the cat, but she told the cat that she/he must obey 3 things:
1. No Killing of other animals.
2. No noise inside the temple.
3. No meat -eating.


So this cat become a vegetarian, even when they offer meat to this cat, this cat refused to eat it. And this cat was fond of Buddha statue, it would sit in front of the Buddha statue and stare at it for  many hours(video said it stare at the Buddha for 4 hours).

The location of the temple is: Long Xin temple, Korea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdAYHXkWBM

Please paste above link into your browser. Then click enter.

BAHASA INDONESIA:
‎​Kucing vegetarian, kucing ini tidak mau makan daging, meskipun dipaksa makan dia tidak mau. Dan hobbynya duduk di depan patung Buddha dan memandangnya dengan berjam jam tanpa bergerak. Tidak mau diajak keluar, bermain. Dia hanya keluar buat makan saja.

Ia ditemukan oleh seorang bhiksuni  dalam keadaan luka bakar. Dan diberi 3 aturan, yaitu tidak boleh bersuara didalam kuil, tidak boleh makan daging, dan tidak boleh membunuh.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdAYHXkWBM





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3. A BIRD THAT RECITE AMITABHA BUDDHA'S NAME FROM A TEMPLE IN TAIWAN.--斑文鳥有慧根 見人說"阿彌陀佛


A small bird that can sing/ recite  Amitabha Buddha in our modern time/ in 2013. This bird has been taken cared of by a temple in Taiwan. When the monks there recite the Omitofo everyday, one day this bird strange can recite Omitofo, Omitofo, Omitofo, since then this bird diligently reciting Omitofo. This is the link for this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IONRqPGQ6Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GofxfctzxV0

BAHASA INDONESIA:

Burung yang bisa mengucapkan nama Omitofo (Amitabha Buddha). Burung ini sejak kecil di rawat kuil di Taiwan. Tiap hari  Bhiksu2 disana mengucapkan Omitofo. Pada suatu hari ternyata burung ini juga bisa mengucapkan Omitofo dan nama ini disebutkan berulang-ulang oleh burung ini seperti manusia.

Amitabha Buddha Prayer Songs

(Picture of Ksitigarbha Bodhisatva-Ti Cang Wang Po Sa)

 

 

These are some wonderful Amitabha Buddha Songs, when you have time its good to listen to this song 10 or 20 minutes a day, then you will accumulate good karma and cleanse a lot of  your bad karma, after listening and reciting Amitabha Buddha's names for quite a long time.

You will be able to live a happier life, everywhere you go you will show your happier smile to people, you will feel more relax.

Diamond Sutra/ Jing Gang Jing::

( this is the  last stanza of Diamond Sutra):
All phenomena are like:
A dream, an illusion, a bubble and a shadow, like dew and lightning,
Thus you should meditate upon them.

After practicing this Amitabha Buddha' recitation for a long time you will find your own heaven in this life and the next life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jHks4kHTjI&feature=related      STYLE NO: 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXqJuBqJwc&feature=related    STYLE NO: 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnn1ibCvgIY&feature=related       STYLE NO: 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuRVXLzRurg&NR=1                 STYLE NO: 4
style no.1,2,3,4 are my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCsYJqVDpk8&feature=related  STYLE NO: 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZG00y-9G8&feature=related     STYLE NO: 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiqtzmhad9w&NR=1                    STYLE NO: 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gax28wPRiX8&feature=related     STYLE NO: 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cRo4ijY0dM&feature=related     STYLE NO: 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtOlT-VvmsI&feature=related       STYLE NO: 10

Too much strees, too much thinking, loneliness, and endless worldly craving leads to more pain and suffering in this world. Listening to Buddhist Music is one of a good way to stay away from those endless craving. Here at Pu Zhao Chan Si Temple America, we provide  varities of  Buddist Music for free( Such as: Amitabha Buddha Music Style 1, 2, and 3, Buddha Repentance Song, Avalokitesvara Music( Guan Yin Posat Music, and etc)

So the best way to pray to Amitabha Buddha is :

To recite Namo Omitofo then imagine the image of Amitabha Buddha, if possible imagine every one word of Namo Omitofo you do a full prostation ( in your mind). Then at night-do this every other night. (set your own fix time) do a 108 Namo Omitofo  with one Namo Omotofo you would do one full prostration( kneel down) so 108 Namo Omitofo you will do 108 full prostation( kneel down).

Always maintain Amitabha's names in your everyday life( every minutes while working, walking, sitting, everywhere you go you just say  Namo Omitofo. If you can maintaince Amitabha Buddha in your mind all the time, for sure one day you will become one with Amitabha Buddha thus be reborn in the  heaven of Amitabha.

 

After you perfected this Dharma Door you have to develop your compassion to others by vowing to come back to save sentient beings( your compassion will grow automatically as you think more of Amitabha Buddha). If you only wish to go to Western Heaven on your own then it is not a good practice. Omitofo

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48 vows of Amitabha Buddhas were made by Amitabha Buddha 10 kalpas ago(according to Amitabha Sutra)*.
From these 48 vows, 3 are very imporatant aspects to sentient being living in this earth. These vows no: 18, 19 and 20 have a good direct impact to our lifes here. These 3 vows are:

Vow 18: If I become a Buddha, the beings of the ten directions who after hearing my name, and thus awakened their highest faith and aspiration of rebirth in my country, even they only have such a thought of ten times, they are destinied to be born there( with the exception those who created five big offences/karma and those who blasphemed the Dharma), otherwise I will not become a Buddha.

Vow 19: If I become a Buddha, the beings of ten directions, who have directed their thoughts towards the Bodhi and cultivate various merits in the hope of rebirth in my country ( will be born in my country), if at the moment of their death, I don't come to fetch them with my assembly of retinue, then I will not become a Buddha.

Vow 20: Provided I become a Buddha, if the beings of ten directions, after having heard my name and longing to be born there, and they cultivate various merits for the purpose to be born in my heaven( Sukhavati Heaven), if they expectation failed, then I will not become a Buddha.

Then the rest of the 48 vows are mainly concern about: the conditions/ the goodness in this heaven, and the characteristics of this heaven.
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*according to wikepedia, 1 kalpa(aoen) derived from Sangskrit word(कल्प kalpa). According to India's system, 1 kalpa is equal 4,32 billion years. So 10x4,32 billion=43,2 billion years.
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