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2nd
Launch Of 'The Pure Land Passport'
Consecration of ‘The Pure Land Passport’ during 2nd
launch,
by chanting Amitabha Sutra & Amituofo
Getting ready for slideshow presentation of ‘The Pure
Land Passport’
Queuing to receive 'The Pure Land Passport', which is
currently available free
only for participants of related Pure Land courses
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100
Reasons To Get Your Pure Land Passport
Design Inspired By
Passport
[01] Passport-like cover colour and
material
[02] Passport-like font and font colour with
gold-stamping
[03] Passport-like crest with multiple
meanings
[04] Passport-like diecut size with rounded page
corners
[05] Comes with passport protection cover for
adding cards
[06] Passport-like crested pagination
[07] Passport-like ‘perforated’ page headers
reminding of Amituofo
[08] Personal (name & signature) and support
(name & contact) entry fields on first page for instruction on
last days and rites (including how to handle remains)
[09] Can be added to list of last wishes
officially
[10] Passport-like visa-notes page with Buddha
welcome stamp
[11] Handy, palm-pocket-sized and
lightweight
[12] Compact but detailed 128-page book
[13] With durable, eye-friendly and eco-friendly
paper for lifetime use
[14] Designed and titled to catch attention and
spur interest
[15] Key inspirational quote on back cover
[16] For carrying everywhere, including overseas
with actual passport in case of emergencies
[17] Ideal interesting and practical gift for all
family members and friends
[18] Spine for writing of personal name for easy
identification if wished
Contents Focused On
Reaching Pure Land
[19] Relevant to all and without expiry date,
unlike worldly passports
[20] Summarises the surest path to Pure Land for
swiftest progress to Buddhahood
[21] Translated and written in clear and easy to
understand language
[22] Serves as constant reminder of the core Pure
Land practice
[23] With 3 bonus highlighted inspirational quotes
on life and death
[24] Includes Section 1: How To Use This
Passport, with teachings on:
[25] … Rationale and relations of other
sections
[26] … Universality and inevitability of
death
[27] … Importance and urgency of knowing how to
handle death
[28] … Introduction to Amituofo and Pure Land
practice
[29] … Relation between Three Great Essentials and
Three Provisions
[30] … Proof of efficacy of Pure Land
practice
[31] … Pure Land practice in everyday life
[32] … How to ask Dharma queries
[33] … How to subscribe to related newsletter
[34] Includes Chinese-English Section 2:
Guidance Before Support-Chanting (by Great Master Yinguang), with
teachings on:
[35] … How to prepare for birth in Pure Land
[36] … How to practise mindfulness of Buddha
[37] … How to focus on mindfulness of Buddha
[38] … How to practise with uncertainty of
recovery
[39] … How to handle distractions
[40] Includes Chinese-English Section 3: The
Three Great Essentials When Approaching Death (by Great Master
Yinguang with divisions and bold text for quick reference), with
teachings on:
[41] … Illusion of death
[42] … How to avoid suffering of birth and
death
[43] … How to eradicate past negative karma
[44] … How to increase causes for birth in Pure
Land
[45] … How to definitely attain Buddhahood
[46] … How to practise true filial piety
[47] … How to inspire, guide and console the
dying
[48] … How to not doubt possibility of reaching
Pure Land
[49] … How to rejoice for birth in Pure Land
[50] … How to not fear death
[51] … How to take shifts for
support-chanting
[52] … Why there should be support-chanting
[53] … How to attain support-chanting for
oneself
[54] … How to help others attain Buddhahood
[55] … How to instruct the dying to chant
[56] … How to guide the dying to chant
[57] … How to use the right Dharma
instrument
[58] … How to prevent interruption of
chanting
[59] … How to prevent causing suffering
[60] … How to prevent obstruction of
feelings
[61] … Why avoid touching the dying and
crying
[62] … Why there should only be chanting
(Nianfo)
[63] … Danger of giving rise to anger
[64] … Danger of giving rise to attachment
[65] … Signs of higher and lower rebirth
[66] … How to straightaway be born in Pure
Land
[67] … How to know where the deceased is born
[68] Includes Section 4: Important Guidelines:
Before, During & After Dying (with divisions and bold text for
quick reference), with teachings on:
[69] 10 guidelines to note before dying, including
teachings on:
[70] … Whether to have life support
[71] … Whether to have organ donations
[72] … Whether to have euthanasia
[73] … Whether to use painkillers
[74] 29 guidelines to note during dying,
including teachings on:
[75] … Words of guidance to the dying
[76] … Words of guidance to karmic creditors
[77] … Words of guidance to family, friends and
visitors
[78] … Verse for repentance
[79] … Verse for taking refuge
[80] … Audio chanting track as guide
[81] … How to instruct family of the dying
[82] … How to use blessed sand, mantra wheels and
rebirth blanket
[83] … How to help those with dementia and such
illnesses
[84] 31 guidelines to note after dying,
including teachings on:
[85] … Words of guidance to the deceased
[86] … Death notification and administration
[87] … Funeral arrangements
[88] … Verse For Sharing Of Merits
[89] … Urn and tablet management
[90] … What to do every 7 days for 7 times after
death
[91] Includes Chinese-English Section 5: The
Three Provisions For Rebirth In Pure Land (by Great Masters
Yinguang & Ouyi), with teachings on their definitions and
relations
[92] All key guidelines above cross-reference with
one another
With Bonus Related
Materials
[93] Related courses with reviews
[94] Introduction to The Daily Enlightenment’s
online and offline Dharma services
[95] Introduction to related annual and special
books
[96] Meritorious virtues of printing sutras (and
Buddhist texts)
[97] eBook version also available (later)
[98] Link to informative Pure Land website
[99] Colour picture of Amituofo and the
Buddha
[100] Much more in the book!
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Praise For 'The Pure
Land Passport'
Dear Brother Shi’an, I am impressed by your creative and
detailed SOP [‘Standard Operational Procedures’, stated in the
book] to achieve our goal of reaching Amituofo’s Western Pure Land…
Your great efforts produced a wonderful handy guide for all
Purelanders, to guide us in our Faith, Aspiration and Practice
[Three Provisions’ to reach Pure Land. Well done and a big thank
you… I hope more Purelanders will have the opportunity to get the
little red Pure Land Passport. Amituofo. – Regards,
Qiuying
感恩! Very grateful to Shi’an and team for producing such a
wonderful Passport! A great gift to mankind indeed! Amituofo!
– Jacqueline
Amazing effort and dedication… putting together this amazing
Passport to benefit all! 功德无量! We are indeed very blessed to be
able to share these merits. Our grateful thanks… for this mammoth
effort... It’s a marvellous piece of work! … This is truly one of
your best Dharma printing projects. Good quality and very useful!
Very much appreciated. – Jenny Koh
Great thanks for making available the
Passport. You must have put in a lot of effort to fine tune
and perfect it. Great thanks once again. –
Violet
Hello Teacher Shi’an, congratulations on the launch of the Pure
Land Passport. Very well done indeed! Deeply grateful for having
this, and it is heartening to know that so many more can benefit
from this vital knowledge and put it into practice – particularly
the non-Chinese literate Buddhists. I am so glad to receive it that
I showed it to Buddha[‘s image at home] to thank him for such
blessings. Amituofo. Regards, Su Ann
Hi Shi’an 老師, Thanks for the Passport. Very nice work you’ve
done. Truly splendid! Many ‘refugees’ here need the Passport…
Sadhu. – Keng Leck
The book is creative. I really appreciate it. You must have put
in a lot of effort. – Sharol
感恩。Thank you, Shi’an. Really grateful for this Passport. It is
very useful for one to help others. – Lee Lian
Thanks! Very innovative and creative! –
Shuxian
Thank you for your great effort in publishing ‘The Pure Land
Passport’, from which I learnt and understood the urgency to reach
Pure Land. It is very meaningful and the contents are easy to
understand. May this Passport bring merits to all sentient beings
and may we all reach Pure Land in this lifetime. – Soon
Kee
[On 2nd launch] Thank you, Bro. Shi’an. A truly magnificent
evening on this merit-making day, reciting and dedicating towards
the cause for all sentient beings to reach the Western Pure Land of
Amitabha Buddha. Amituofo. – Suyin
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About Translator & Author
Shen Shi’an (沈时安) is an independent
Buddhist teacher, author, researcher, translator, editor and poet,
he was one of the founding members of the Dharma Propagation
Division of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (Bright Hill
Temple in Singapore) in 1997.
Holding a Masters of Arts degree in
Buddhist Studies that covered all major Buddhist traditions, he
served as a Dharma Trainer and Project Coordinator in its Community
Development & Training Department until 2011, focusing on
Buddhist research, writing, teaching and answering of media queries
on Buddhism.
He was the founder of the temple’s
Youth Mission, a book purchaser for its Awareness Place project,
and the Chief Editor of the Web & Library Department, that
co-supported Buddhanet.net, a popular Buddhist education
website.
He is the founder and editor of
TheDailyEnlightenment.com since 1997, one of the world’s largest
independent Buddhist inspirational e-newsletters with over 33,500
members, the editor of ‘Be a Lamp Upon Yourself’, ‘The Stonepeace
Book (Volume 1-2)’, ‘Awaken: Gateway to Buddhism (CD-ROM)’ and the
author-editor of ‘The Daily Enlightenment: Reflections For
Practising Buddhists (Book 1-7)’ and the bestselling graphic novel,
‘The Amazing & Amusing Adventures of Sam & Sara: The Zen of
All Kinds of Stuff!’ (He is the author-editor-translator of 13
books.)
He also contributes occasionally to
magazines such as ‘Nanyang Buddhist’, ‘Awaken’ (for which he was a
Contributing Editor), ‘For You (Information)’ (for which he was
invited to be an editorial board member), and ‘Eastern Horizon’. He
served with the film selection team of a Buddhist film festival,
writes movie reviews for BuddhistChannel.tv, the world’s leading
Buddhist news network, and popularised Dharma@Cinema, which is an
innovative way of sharing the Dharma through detailed reviews and
discussions of both popular and offbeat films.
Using retranslated sūtras and treatise
texts, he has taught on the Pure Land teachings at Singapore
Buddhist Federation, Kong Meng San, Pu Ji Si Buddhist Research
Centre and Poh Ming Tse. He also leads the Pureland Practice
Fellowship, which he founded in 2008.
He is also occasionally invited to
conduct Dharma discussions for youths of tertiary institutions’
Buddhist societies (NTUBS, NUSBS, SIMBB, NPBS, NYPBS) on various
subjects, and to introduce Buddhist life perspectives at Secondary
Schools (St. Patrick’s School, Manjusri School, and its Buddhist
Interact Club), Junior Colleges (Catholic Junior College) and
International Schools (UWCSEA, SJII).
He was also invited to share on
Buddhism by Dharma Drum Mountain (Singapore), Fo Guang Shan
(Singapore), Tai Pei Buddhist Centre, Singapore Buddhist Mission
Youth, Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission, Wat Ananda Youth, Buddha
Of Medicine Welfare Society, The Buddhist Union Dharma Centre,
Buddhist Fellowship, Dot Connections Growth Centre and Kampung
Senang. He has also been invited to Indonesia and Malaysia to
teach.
He was a committee member of the
Inter-Religious Organisation, through which he served in interfaith
harmony projects by writing and giving of public talks, having
represented Buddhist points of view at national events held by
NACLI, NHB, NHG, SAF, SPF, MHA, ACM, SPM, STB, OnePeople.sg, IRCC
and MCYS. He was also chosen to be a member of the Publications
Consultative Panel under Singapore's Ministry Of Communications And
Information.
He also co-runs Moonpointer.com, which
is a community blog that promotes creative sharing of Buddhism via
thousands of articles. He can be reached at tde[@]thedailyenlightenment.com for invitations to share
the Dharma via articles and talks.
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