Today, July 24th, is Great Master Chang Ren’s Enlightenment Day. The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua knew and respected Great Master Chang Ren, who was primarily known for his dedicated acts of filial respect, direct and unwavering truthfulness, and sincerity in cultivation.  

In the Biography of Great Master Chang Ren, Master Hua takes anecdotes that Master Chang Ren expressed to him once and animatedly turns Master Chang Ren’s inconceivable, spiritual accomplishments and occurrences into applicable lessons for the everyday practitioner to ponder. 

The following excerpt recounts the moment Filial Son Wang, later known as Master Chang Ren, faces a test in his practice of mourning by his parents’ graves, cornered by a pair of wolves who were ready to eat him:

When the two wolves rested their paws on his shoulders, you can imagine how the Master felt. Put yourselves in his place and think about it. At that moment I believe he had no false thoughts, only fear. He was terrified but free of any false thought. He would not have been thinking, “What am I going to eat tomorrow?” Or, “How is my family now?” 

From Chapter Two, “Enduring Many Tests at the Gravesite”

Both versions of the text, Biography of Great Master Chang Ren (English only) and bilingual text Biography of Great Master Chang Ren (English/Chinese) 常仁大師傳 (英/中) are on sale until July 31st. 

PRICE: $1.99 $8.95

The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (CTTB) will soon begin their summer Guan Yin Recitation Session to celebrate the Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Enlightenment, with the session going from July 25 – 31. 

Join the assembly at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas online via Zoom, with the schedule, Zoom link, and login details at http://www.cttbusa.org/ 

In the spirit of the session, we are featuring our Guan Yin Collection once again. 

The Guan Yin Collection

Newly Discounted Books

We have some newly discounted books on our website.  

Emperor of Liang Jeweled Repentance - Vol. 1~5 (a series of five books) 梁皇寶懺 (全套5冊) - A bilingual English and traditional Chinese set

PRICE: $19.95 $29.95

Repentance Ritual of the Emperor of Liang - A complete English translation of the Repentance Dharma of Kindness and Compassion in the Bodhimanda 

PRICE: $4.95 $8.95 

梁皇寶懺 - 漢語拼音 (全套5冊) - The Emperor of Liang Repentance in Chinese, a five volume set. 

PRICE: $10.95 $19.95 

The Shurangama Sutra: The Fifty Skandha-Demon States - The final section of the Shurangama Sutra describes the five skandhas of form, feeling, thinking, formations, and consciousness in terms of demonic states a cultivator may fall into by becoming attached or arrogant about spiritual powers. Ten demonic states are explained for each skandha. Includes Master Hua’s commentary.

PRICE: $6.95 $12.95

The Buddhist Classic In Three-character Phrases (new edition E/C) 佛教三字經 (新版 英中對照）- Originally composed by Elder Chan Master Chuiwan of the Ming Dynasty, these three character phrases condense the Buddhadharma into terse phrases to facilitate understanding and memorization. This text is a bilingual text, with English and traditional Chinese. 

PRICE: $1.99 $7.95

Complimentary Print Books 

The following books are offered for a limited time as free print books. Shipping will be calculated at checkout. 

The Shurangama Sutra - Sutra Text & Supplements 

法華三昧寶懴 - The Dharma Flower Repentance in Chinese 

消災延壽藥師寶懺 Tiêu Tai Diên Thọ Dược Sư Bảo Sám - Repentance of Medicine Master Buddha for Quelling Disasters and Lengthening Life, a bilingual Chinese and Vietnamese edition 

News From True Cultivators - Letters from Bhikshus Heng Sure and Heng Chau to Venerable Master Hua written while on their bowing pilgrimage in 1977. During the two and a half year pilgrimage, the monks traveled from Los Angeles to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, bowing once every three steps.

Wishing you well!