Fellow laymen: My name is Lu Shanjie, from H County, Henan. One day four or five years ago, Li Ling in our factory was talking to some people during her lunch break about the wonderful story that she and her…
The two-story building of Zhen Ming’s family was completed. Amidst the festive sound of firecrackers, Zhen Ming and his wife moved into their new home with their 80-year-old parents. That afternoon, they entertained the folks who came to celebrate their…
Lay Buddhist Yan Da is famous in many temples in China. The reason why people call him a great layman is, firstly, that he is wealthy and has businesses in several big cities across the country; secondly, he is ambitious…
Everyone wants to get rich, but some people can seize opportunities and make their dreams come true; although some people can take advantage of random opportunities and work hard, they will never achieve success after working hard all their lives;…
When a man marries a woman, there are good karma and bad karma. Give birth to children, collect debts and repay debts, and never come back if there is no debt. In the summer of 1994, a lay protector in…
A female lay Buddhist who had just entered Buddhism in her early sixties and her husband asked the old monk for advice. Her 41-year-old son began to suffer from psoriasis on his head a few years ago, and it has…
A 50-year-old woman in a Buddhist chanting hall in Xi’an was recounting her grievances to the old monk Miaofa. She and her husband divorced at an early age, and her daughter, who was raised by her with great hardship and…
Last year, Mr. Gong from T City came to meet the old monk Miaofa, accompanied by his wife, who is a Buddhist. As soon as we met, I noticed that Mr. Gong’s right cheek was a little redder. Approximately in…
When the old monk Miaofa took me to place orders in a certain monastery, the nun abbot of the hospital told the old monk that they had two novices here, with solemn looks, in their early 20s. They were both…
One day in 1993, a farmer in his thirties from Dasi Township came to see the old monk Miaofa. Two years ago, he had a benign tumor on the esophageal wall below his throat. During the operation, a small section…
During my trip to the Central Plains in 2002, I had the honor to meet Master Miaorong, who used his own blood to copy several scriptures. Such a feat is probably rare in the history of Chinese Buddhism. Master Miaorong…
I was born in a very ordinary working-class family, and both my parents were from poor financial backgrounds. Fortunately, my mother grew up in a family that believed in the belief that “there is a god when you raise your…
