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The importance of the word Namo
(Translated from a talk given by Venerable Hằng Trường in Vietnamese on July 5th, 2025) Let me tell you a story. There was a couple who had been married for 22 years and had three children. After living together for 22 years, the wife realized that their marriage needed to end. Why was that? I listened carefully to understand. The story began with a very beautiful love. But gradually, life brought pressures and changes, such as changes in careers and responsibilities. Their r
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Jul 6, 20255 min read


Sudden Death
In the past, when Venerable Master Hsuan Hua returned to Taiwan for the first time, many spirits of aborted babies came to him for help. He had been in the United States for a long time before visiting Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia on that trip. He was very surprised by the large number of those spirits in Asia. Therefore, he performed a ceremony that very few people have ever conducted. It was called the "Transmission of the Precepts in the Dark Realm" ( U Minh
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Jul 5, 20255 min read


Why Are There 42 Hands and Eyes?
(Translated from a lecture given by Master Heng Chang in Vietnamese) Question: “Dear Master, you’ve explained why Kwan Yin has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, but why are there only 42 Hands and Eyes?” Answer: “That is quite a mystery. When I was young, I wondered about that too. It wasn’t until I studied the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Flower Adornment Sutra) that I had a conversation with Venerable Master Hsuan Hua. He told me this: ‘Do you see that these 42 Hands and Eyes a
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Jun 25, 20255 min read
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