Dear Joaquim:
Being a half-city,my hometown is such a religious "hotpot' where an aggressive Christian priest from a gigantic church would go and scold another Christian priest from another luxurious church for "snatching" his "lambs"(or "clients"?), where a scenic Buddhist temple's priest acts so arrogantly and often criticizes other temples & religious persons openly on the stage, with harsh words that U could hardly imagine.
I 'm really interested(busy body,haha!) in observing this kind of "war field",for I like to investigate how human nature twists from buddha nature, how some "religious idols" use beliefs as an effective "marketing tool' to expand their own "religious empire' - popular shows in the Latter Day of the Law ?
I would like to share with U more on these negative social actions,hopefully it won't pollute your pure mind.....Amitabha!

Very sorry for delay and very thanks for your kind about my English paper check. Because of very limited, I had to get a helping hand from one of America who is a professor at Bukkyo University.

My paper almost accomplish until, thank you again. I look forward to having a discussion on Chinese Pureland Buddhist.

Hello, Joaquim.

Thank you for your friendship. Your scholarship in Buddhism far outreaches mine ... I'm a fairly simple nun with a simple practice. There are a few books written that may be helpful to you.

1. Pure Land of the Patriarchs: Zen Master Han-Shan on Pure Land Buddhism, by the Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada. It is for free distribution from The Buddhist Society of Wonderful Enlightenment, 99 Madison St., New York, New York 10002, U.S.A. (212-964-0523)
2. Pure Land Zen - Zen Pure Land, by Thich Thien Tam. I believe that it is also for free distribution after being reprinted by The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educatinal Foundation, 11th Floor, 55, Hang Chow S. Rd. Sec 1, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. (02-3951198) or Fax 02-3913415.

In Zen the focus of practice is one-pointed mind. In traditional Zen, this one-pointedness is the breath. In Vietnamese Zen - Pure Land, "A Di Da Phat" (Amidha Buddha) becomes the one-pointed focus of the mind. I use both practices. When sitting I use the breath; when walking I use "A Di Da Phat."

I hope that my simple explanation and information is helpful to you.

A Di Da Phat.

Metta,
Sister Tinh Quang

oi Joaquim
vamos nos falar, e quem sabe ate nos encontrar? estarei em sao paulo na segunda ate quarta feira - dia 25 ate dia 27 maio. se puder me ligue - celular 8881-1855 ou na casa onde estou no sumare - 3865-1355
um abraco
Namo Amida Bu
Yaya

Hi, Joaquim. Thanks for leting me add you as my friend. At the present stage, I truely don't know what I am doing, I'm just experimenting with this website, trying to learn how to use it, so I have no idea what will happen once I press on "Add comment". Anyway, once I learn more about how to navigate in this place, i hope we can have a meaningful exchange. Thanks again!! Please don't hesitate to ask anything...
Yours:
Fran

肖越2009総研紀要.pdfDear Rev. Joaquim Monteiro

Thank you very much for your invitation. It is my great pleasure to meet you here. I will try to get your paper which you indicated to me.

It gives me great pleasure to send one of my recent papers presented to the Journal of The Research Institute of Bukkyo University. This is the paper presented at IABS held at Emory University, Atlanta in 2008. I am very known that much work remain to be done. I am doing another paper. I will appreciate you very much if you would give me a helping hand on my English checking.

Oi Joaquim
obrigada pela tua resposta tao imediata. estarei em Sao Paulo no sabado - se tiver algum acontecimento depois dessa data, gostaria de saber para participar. meu telefone la e 3865-1355 e meu celular la e 8881-1855
com certeza estaremos em contacto. tenha um otimo dia
Namo Amida Bu
Yaya