The purpose of the Pure Life Buddhist Church Society (PLBCS) is to propagate Buddhism as originally taught by Shakyamuni Buddha so that individuals may have a healthy and pure life, society may become a harmonized community, and the world may become a pure land.  The mission of PLBCS is to promote Buddhist beliefs, philosophy, practice, and wisdom in daily life through religious, cultural, and educational activities as well as community service, etc. to benefit ourselves and others.

All are welcome to join the meditation, chanting, teaching, and other Dharma activities.  PLBCS is run completely by volunteers.  We do not charge for most of the activities.  Help for the on going operation will be greatly appreciated.  May Buddha's wisdom and compassion bless all beings living with peace, pure and harmony.

CODE OF THE BODHISATTVA PATH (PLBCS Spiritual Guidance)

1.    Do not look down upon beginners:  Respect cultural and religious diversity as well as different socio-economic levels and ethnicities.  All sentient beings are future Buddhas.  Therefore, always try to accommodate all sentient beings' Buddha nature by respecting and honoring them.

2.    Be physically harmonious:  Live in harmony with whomever we are connected to.  Not only do not engage in physical violence, but also, do not disturb each other.  Serve people and accommodate them whenever possible. 

3.    Be verbally harmonious:  Use kind words.  Do not use harsh words to win an argument.  Do not attack people verbally. It is better to communicate, negotiate, encourage, and support each other to reach an agreement. 

4.    Be mentally harmonious:  Since we have a common purpose in learning Buddhism, developing Bodhicitta, and practicing the Bodhisattva path, our mind  should be peaceful and happy.  Everything we see and hear can bring us great joy.

5.    Be harmonious in the views that we hold:  Accommodate and respect each others' views, allow others to express differing opinions and discover that each opinion has its own reasonable aspect.  Then, seek to reach a compromise by following the guidance of a professional or by voting.

6.    Be harmonious in how we share available resources:  Do not seek only for one’s own benefit and thereby harming others.  Also, do not seek only to benefit our own organization and thereby harming others.  To benefit others is to benefit oneself.  Everyone is equal.  Share equally all available resources and consume and conserve resources mindfully, thereby avoiding conflict.  In this way, we all get along harmoniously.

7.    Be harmonious in the precepts that we keep:  Precepts are the common regulations and rules for living together.  Since we are (worshipers and) practitioners in the same Buddhist Church, please follow this Code of the Bodhisattva Path to get along with each other in harmony.

8.    Honor and respect all Buddhas:  In order to eliminate self ego and pride, learn Buddha’s way of loving kindness, compassion, and gentleness, we honor and respect all past, present, and future Buddhas. 

9.    Admire the Tathagatas:   Admire the Buddhas’ diligent practice. Since the Bodhisattvas persevered during their past lives and endured numerous endeavors that normally cannot be achieved,  the Buddhas should be admired even more due to achieving the supreme merits and wisdom of Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakaya.  As a result, we also follow Buddhas’ practice of the Six Paramitas (Six Perfections) without attachment in order to transform this world into a pure land.

10.  Practice universal giving:  By offering material goods to support others practice, we can decrease our desire and increase our loving kindness and compassion.  Furthermore, by practicing what the Buddha taught in order to benefit sentient beings, we shall take on the sufferings of other sentient beings, diligently practicing the root of goodness, and never abandoning the actions of a Bodhisattva or separating from the mind of Bodhicitta.

11.  Repent all past unwholesome Karma:  Uncover past wrong doings and prevent from doing them in the future in order to resolve past (negative) karma by practicing goodness.  Let go of attachments in order to purify our body, speech, and mind.

12.  Rejoice in the merits accumulated by others:  When we see and hear of others accomplishments, we shall not compete or become jealous, instead we honor and praise them joyfully.

13.  Request the turning of the Dharma wheel and request that the Buddhas dwell in the world:  Buddha’s teaching is comprehensive and flawless.  Therefore, it alludes to the roundness of a wheel.  Buddha Dharma can deliver sentient beings across the river of vexation and help them to arrive at the shore of Nirvana.  Buddha Dharma can eliminate sentient beings' ignorance and vexation to live an enlightened life and achieve the non-worldly holy result.  Therefore, we shall always request all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and good and wise spiritual advisors to reside in the world to turn the wonderful Dharma wheel.

14.  Always follow the Buddha’s teaching:  Always maintain awareness and detach from worldly affairs in our mind.  Learn the Buddha's way of wholesome actions, speech, and thinking.  Constantly, conducting ourself as if a Buddha, speaking as if a Buddha, and maintaining our mind as if a Buddha to benefit ourselves and sentient beings in Dharma in order to achieve Buddhahood altogether.

15.  Always harmonize with all sentient beings:  Establish unlimited good connections with all beings to benefit them equally.  Joyfully offering everything to meet their needs.  Introduce Buddha Dharma in accordance to their Karmic root to transform their vexations and to practice the Buddha's path.  If there were no sentient beings, then, all Bodhisattvas would not have achieved supreme Enlightenment.  Therefore, Bodhisattva always treat sentient beings with great compassion, conducting numerous forms of sacrifice and actions to benefit others in order to achieve Buddha’s wisdom.  To accommodate all sentient beings is to accommodate all future Buddhas.

16.  Dedicate all merits to others:  Dedicate all merits to all sentient beings residing in the Dharma Realm and every corner of space.  May all sentient beings constantly be happy and be protected from the sufferings of illness.  May all sentient beings be liberated and achieve ultimate supreme Buddhahood.