Interview in the Western Land of Dharma Nature — Wang Haoyi (Renowned Taiwanese cultural historian and writer)

Interview. Chief Writer: Fa Ning

June 2, 2026

Wang Haoyi:

My life came quickly and went quickly; everything is in a state of flux and beyond our control—this is one of the sorrows of life, is it not? When I left the human world, it was truly something I had never imagined. I was not bedridden with a long-term illness, nor did I experience any great disaster or accidental death; it turned out my body was in a high-risk period, and I had not truly paid attention to it. Just after one instance where my heart hurt so, so, so much, I gradually lost consciousness. Just like that, while on the road, without any imagination or prediction, I left the human world. Everything happened so quickly, catching my friends and family unprepared!

I left so suddenly; I would like to say sorry to those who knew me before, and a sincere apology to my wife and children. I never thought I would have such a rapid death, nor did I give you any time to prepare mentally. Moreover, it was only five days after my own mother passed away; perhaps I was too grief-stricken during this time, and I soon followed my mother in leaving the human world. Oh, the unpredictability of worldly affairs! But now, such a great change has occurred, which was also unexpected for me. There have been so many changes over the past year or two; if people in the world could experience this personally, they would surely feel the full range of emotions I wish to express today.

How did I end up in the hells? It seems many people liked me and thought I was a good person! This fact is truly hard to predict. However, as a writer and host, everything I explored was related to culture, history, and knowledge. In particular, my love for Tainan should be well known to everyone!

I studied at university in Tainan and fell in love with this peaceful, harmonious place full of cultural atmosphere. The people here are simple and kind; everyone is like family. I especially love every blade of grass and tree here; all the culture and the smiles on people's faces here make me feel very comfortable.

I once worked in Taipei, where the population is dense and people live competitive lives; this is not the world I like. After coming to Tainan, my heart took root here, and I have always lived a good life. In terms of career development, it was also very fulfilling; I produced many interesting programmes and various works with everyone. The cultural exploration work I did in Tainan was something that made me feel very satisfied.

My departure shocked many family members and friends and made them very sad. However, I want to say loudly to them here: please do not be sad for me. Now I have come to the Western Land of Dharma Nature, and I am speaking to you as a spirit. I hope you can believe me: Wang Haoyi is now living a very, very good life. This is a good life that all the wealth and glory of the human world cannot compare to! No matter how well one lived before—eating delicacies, driving big cars, living in mansions—these are the lives that people in the world yearn for. But when viewed from the Western Land of Dharma Nature, they are already insignificant. Because here, everyone's heart is so peaceful, without too many desires or ups and downs; these are the most precious things! This is something that no amount of wealth can buy!

And most importantly, it is not just this, because this is a Buddha-land established by Practitioner Su with the help of Namo Amituofo. Therefore, people who come here can practise diligently and reach a state of being free from aging, free from illness, and the spirit never dies. This is a very good place for practice!

I just mentioned the name 'Practitioner Su'; I believe few or none of you have heard of it. But as for 'Namo Amituofo', I believe Taiwanese people have heard of it to some extent. Practitioner Su is actually a Taiwanese person; he used to give lectures in the Yilan and Taipei areas before coming to Australia.

Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre is a great temple he built single-handedly. It is a temple he built with all his heart and soul in the latter half of his life, after he realised his true nature and attained Buddhahood. He hopes to lead many, many people who are determined to practise to be purified here, and then, like Practitioner Su, have the skills to realise his true nature and attain Buddhahood. This is Practitioner Su's wish, and it is also everyone's wish.

It is just a pity that for many years here, no one has been able to be like Practitioner Su, to let go of body and mind, and truly achieve the ability to recite 'Namo Amituofo' to the end, without any distracting thoughts, focusing single-mindedly on the Buddha's path, and then achieving the skills to realise one's true nature and attain Buddhahood. Currently, no one has been able to do this!

This does not mean that it is so difficult for people in the world, or that their karma is too heavy to achieve it. That is not the case. However, the skills of learning Buddhism cannot be achieved overnight. In this regard, Practitioner Su has truly put in the effort, worked in a down-to-earth manner, and let go of everything, even donating all the wealth he managed as a wealthy person, to have the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre of today. Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre has been established in Australia for many years and has helped too many spirit realm beings who have come to seek Chao Du and surrender to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

Oh, speaking of this, I am very happy to share with everyone. If you are willing to learn the skills of Buddhism, it is actually achievable. Because each of you possesses Buddha-nature; it is an equal Buddha-nature. I have only deeply realised this here.

Everything said in the Buddha's teachings is so great, so unfathomable, yet so simple and easy to understand! Because the Buddha's teachings are, honestly, the universal principle, the Truth, and the Right Way; they are just hoping that everyone will keep these rules. Do not destroy the natural principles of the universe; if you observe them well, you can also, with a great heart, achieve the skills of realising your true nature like Practitioner Su. Only by realising your true nature can you save immeasurable and boundless beings. Whether they are beings in the human world or the spirit realm, they all need the Buddha's immense meritorious power and majestic spiritual power to be subdued and taught.

I see it very clearly here because this place is part of Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. I can see everything that happens in the temple very clearly and know what the people here are doing.

Let me tell everyone, the most special thing here is that Practitioner Su can lead us deceased spirits to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or the Western Land of Dharma Nature. This is also because Practitioner Su's own meritorious power is sufficient, and in accordance with the universal principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, he helps beings leave suffering and gain happiness. This is also the compassion of Namo Amituofo, who, because of Practitioner Su's aspiration, is willing to come to the human world and abide here, which is why this very special combination can exist.

Speaking of this, I also hope that people in the world, especially my wife and children, might as well try searching for Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia online. Here, you can easily see many, many Words of Namo Amituofo from the temple, as well as the teachings of Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju. These are invaluable Dharma Jewels for Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, because there is no other temple in the human world that possesses the skills of realising one's true nature and attaining Buddhahood, and can directly receive the Words of Namo Amituofo, recorded heart-to-heart, and left for people in the world as a reference. How to become a Buddha, how to be a good person, how to achieve being free from aging, free from illness, and the spirit never dies—the Buddha has explained all of these very clearly.

Today, the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre website actually has over ten thousand Words of Namo Amituofo, teachings from the Teacher, and interview transcripts. Everything I express to people in the temple today will also appear in these interview transcripts. Everyone must pay attention and vigorously promote what we have said, telling everyone in Taiwan, and even people all over the world, that the spirit truly never dies!

After we die, most people go to the hells or stay in various spaces suffering. Now, because of the Buddha's compassion, he helps us open up these spaces, and only then can we be led to the Western Land of Dharma Nature. Such high-tech matters must be known by people all over the world.

Especially Taiwanese people; many of you have a foundation in learning Buddhism. You have learned Buddhism for a lifetime, so why can you not be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss? And why do many people still have to go to the three evil paths to suffer? This is because everyone has not been able to understand the true Buddhist education! What you have learned is just some superficial knowledge, or ways to make this body feel better, but you do not know that the Buddha's teachings are actually teaching us how to let go of all the sensations of this body and truly achieve spiritual elevation and liberation.

People in the world do not know about such things, but because Namo Amituofo truly abides at Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, we are able to explain all these facts very clearly, allowing everyone to understand at a glance and have the opportunity to learn. I think such good things must be made known to people all over the world; we cannot waste such a precious opportunity for the Buddha to come to the world!

I believe that Taiwanese people are very blessed because most are simple and kind, and know how to share what they have with others. However, the lack of true Buddhist education has caused everyone's hearts to be covered in dust, unable to walk out. Everyone must believe that everything Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre does is so vast.

Finally, if you pass by several places in our Tainan, you might as well take note; there are actually billboards for Namo Amituofo and Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre here, and they even flash at night! Do not underestimate these billboards; they are not just for people in the human world to see. There are immeasurable and boundless spirit realm beings who, upon seeing these billboards, can come to Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre and have the opportunity for Chao Du.

This is also the Buddha's compassion; these billboards all have Buddha-light, which can help lead these beings to leave suffering and gain happiness. Such good things must be vigorously promoted! If you are willing, you can also contact Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia to set up your own Namo Amituofo billboard to help beings; this is a matter of immeasurable merit!

I hope this information can provide a little bit of help, allowing people in the world to know about Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia, and giving everyone the opportunity to get close to the Buddha's teachings, receive true Buddhist education, and work together to help Namo Amituofo come to the forefront. The fact that Namo Amituofo truly abides at Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre must be made known to the world, so that everyone does not have to be a suffering wandering ghost after death, continuing to suffer.

Gratitude to Namo Amituofo, gratitude to Practitioner Su, gratitude to everyone.

Namo Amituofo

Wang Haoyi