Wise Choices - Immigration in Buddhism

Miao Lien Shi · 釋妙蓮

Apr 2014 · 靈巖山佛教基金會

About this ebook

　　This book is a collection of Venerable Master Miao Lien’s Dharma lectures in 1997, in which the Venerable Master connected with thousands of Dharma-seeking attendees, planting the cause of their future rebirth in the Western Pure Land. In his Dharma lectures, the Venerable Master painted a picture of the ultimate, most tranquil and peaceful land, urging everyone to immigrate to this truly peaceful home—the Western Pure Land. Through the publication of this book, we wish to share this Dharma joy with the public. May we all immigrate to the Western Pure Land in the future and attain Buddhahood soon.

Ratings and reviews

The book is quite aggressive in language, almost as if disagreeing with the author's interpretation would be blasphemy. This approach is contrary to original buddha's teachings. The book is less about Buddhism and more about the author saying "you better listen to me, or else". The book diverges heavily from Buddha's original teachings that were based on rationality and scientific thinking and the discarding of superstitious thinking. This book is more about the author giving his own sermons, and arguing for acceptance of post-buddha aspects aspects that got added in later centuries. For a historical account on how 'Pure Land' and 'Amitabha' got added to Buddhism, please google for the article 'Where is the Pure Land?: Controversy in Chinese Buddhism on the Nature of Pure Land' by Kenneth K. Tanaka. For instance, it quotes: "The deluded person concentrates on Buddha and wishes to be born in the other land; the awakened person makes pure his own mind."

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About the author

　　Venerable Master Miao Lien, born in 1922, took up monastic life at age nine. During a time of war, chaos, and calamity in China, he experienced and gained a deep understanding of the sufferings in the Saha World. Molded by this trying period, he resolved to practice diligently and, consequently, made great achievements in learning the Dharma. He became even more compassionate and mindful of sentient beings.

 　　As our Venerable Master strove to realize Buddhahood and guide countless sentient beings to transcendence, his compassion and vows were one with those of the Buddhas and the Bodhisattvas. With Amitabha Buddha’s forty-eight vows as his foundation, the Venerable Master made a forty-ninth vow: 

　　I will help all sentient beings that have seen me or heard my sermons, or even just my name, to transcend to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss; for those who do not transcend in this life, I will continue my mission in future lives until all transcend. 

　　Venerable Master Miao Lien’s life exemplifies this Buddha Path. From leaving home aged nine to become a monk to twenty years of concentrated practice in seclusion to building the international network of Lingyen Mountain Temple monasteries, the Venerable Master emulated the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas by embracing every being as himself and caring for us all, like a father cares for his children.

 　　On June 25, 2008, at the age of eighty-eight, Venerable Master Miao Lien entered Nirvana in a state of tranquility at the Lingyen Mountain Temple in Nantou, Taiwan. He had been a fully ordained monk for sixty-eight years. Physical existence is transient, but the legacy of compassion and virtue the Venerable Master painted during his lifetime will continue to extend beyond the limits of time and space to find manifestation in every Bodhi mind.