Understanding Amituofo via the Amitabha Sutra

Understanding Amituofo via the Amitabha Sutra

We often hear Buddhists greet each other with ‘Amituofo’ and aspiring to be reborn in the Western Pure Land. We also hear that this practice is a powerful and equalitarian way for most people to advance towards enlightenment, especially in our day and age. So who is Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo), who founded the Western Pure Land, and what did he teach? How is he similar or different from the historical Shakyamuni Buddha, who introduced us to him? Come join us, and discover more about the precious Pure Land teachings, on how they might just be what busy urbanites like us need.

Date: 6 Saturdays: 14/03 – 18/04/09
Time: 7.00pm till 9.30pm
Venue: Classroom 5 & 6, Level 1
Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery

Registration and Enquiries:

Tel: 6849 5345 |9004 8440
Offering: $33.00 per person for 6 sessions
(Free for Full-Time Tertiary Students & NSF)

To Register: Please email your Name, Gender, NRIC Number, Date of Birth, Email and Contact Number to ycultivation@kmspks.org

About the Speaker: Shen Shi’an was one of the founding members of KMSPKS Monastery’s Dharma Propagation Division in 1997, with experience in leading web, library and event management. Currently, he serves as a Dharma Trainer in the Community Development & Training Department. He is the founder-editor of TheDailyEnlightenment.com, a Buddhist e-newsletter with 26,000 international members, the editor of “Be a Lamp Upon Yourself” and “The Daily Enlightenment (1 & 2)”. He frequently conducts Buddhist discussions for youth, and teaches at the Singapore Buddhist Federation. He also writes for ‘Nanyang Buddhist’, ‘Awaken’ and BuddhistChannel.tv, and has represented Buddhist points of view in IRO, NACLI, NHB, NHG, SAF, SPF and ACM events. He runs Moonpointer.com, which is a blog that promotes sharing of Buddhism via writing. He is also a movie critic, keen to share the Dharma through the silver screen.

Organised by kmsYM (Youth Ministry of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery): offering young adults effective ways to learn Buddhism while achieving personal & spiritual growths: www.kmspks.org/youth

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