Böcker av Yi Sheng Zi Chen

The Buddhadharma-Buddha's teaching-is expansive and all-embracing. It encompasses all the phenomena in the mundane, the transmundane, and the mundane as well as transmundane world. Yet, the essence and core of the Buddha's teaching always rely on each sentient being's own true mind-the eighth consciousness Tathagatagarbha-as their basis. Sentient beings experience suffering because they do not understand the meritorious virtues and wondrous functions of the true mind and crave and take the five aggregates as true existence instead; as a result, they have been performing assorted wholesome and unwholesome acts and are bound in the cycle of birth and death in the three realms for innumerable eons. In Buddha's teaching, all sentient beings possess their own individual Buddha-nature-the inherent potential to achieve Buddhahood-but fail to realize that due to the attachment to their illusory thoughts. If they can practice and cultivate according to the Buddhadharma to subsequently attain realization, they will be able to gradually achieve Buddhahood. The Buddhadharma is and must be verifiable, not just based on theory. Otherwise, it would just be a collection of conjectures and speculations, which could only be classified as theory or hearsay. The Overview of the Three-vehicle Bodhi series will systematically introduce the content of the practice and cultivation of the Buddhadharma. Even though there are three vehicles taught by the Buddha based on the predisposition of individuals, the Buddhadharma really consists of only one vehicle-the vehicle that leads to Buddhahood. The three vehicles are just a convenient way to classify the content in the Buddhadharma. It is important to reiterate that the Buddhadharma cannot be established nor cultivated independently of the eighth consciousness Tathagatagarbha possessed by each sentient being. It is our hope that readers can obtain a holistic view of the basic structure and skeleton of the Buddhadharma through this series, elicit the aspiration for enlightenment (Bodhi mind) in the not-too-distant future, and follow the teaching of the Buddha to benefit others as well as themselves.

Have you ever wondered what life is and its true origin? Have you wondered how the universe is formed? Have you ever sought ways to attain spiritual liberation and inner peace? You will be surprised to discover that Buddhist teachings have readily answered all questions you might ever think of! The Buddhist teachings are profound, broad and practical, and we have vowed to introduce them to our readers, one book at a time. In this series, you will find a collection of 16 articles that touch upon some common questions about Buddhism, to name a few: What is Buddhism? How to Practice Buddhism? What is the Meaning of Beginningless? Does Free Will Really Exist? The Origin of Life and Universe. We hope you find these articles inspiring and will help bring upon some insightful perspectives of what Buddhism really is.