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What the "Finger Pointing to the Moon" analogy really means - from Zen Buddhism, the Buddha in the Shurangama Sutra
Why do Buddhists give offerings to the Buddha?
The Principle of Reciting the Holy Name of Gwan Yin Bodhisattva
The first 49 days after death - the Earthstore Sutra
How to understand the 5 skandhas in Buddhism
The One Mind - The Zen Teaching of Huang Po
How the Buddha handled insults
Mind is like Empty Space - Zen Master Huang Po
All created things are like drops of dew that evaporate soon after they are formed - The Diamond Sutra
A simple way to understand the 5 Skandhas (the mind/body complex that we call our "Self")

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What the Buddha said about Abortion

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Too much is the same as not enough – Master Hsuan Hua

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