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An Interview with Zhao Shuwen, a Former Official and Hell Guard
This is a record of an interview with Zhao Shuwen, who sought Chao Du at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. He now resides in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. This account reflects upon his life as a scholar and official during the Tang Dynasty, and his subsequent service as a guard in the hells. Recorded by the chief writer, Venerable Fa Hui, on May 10, 2026.
An Interview with Li Yuan, the Founding Emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, reflects on his life, his rise to power, and the karmic consequences that led him through centuries of suffering before finding deliverance through the compassion of Practitioner Su.
An Interview with the Tang Dynasty Poet Bai Juyi
A profound reflection from the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, who shares his journey from a frustrated official seeking justice through poetry to a practitioner who found ultimate peace in the Western Dharma-Nature Land.
An Interview with the Spirit of Fang Xuanling, Prime Minister of the Early Tang Dynasty
A reflection on power, morality, and the weight of history from the perspective of the renowned Tang Dynasty statesman, Fang Xuanling, as he speaks from the Western Land of Dharma Nature.
An Interview with the Tang Dynasty Martyr and Calligrapher Yan Zhenqing
A profound conversation with the spirit of the legendary Tang Dynasty official and calligrapher, Yan Zhenqing, as he reflects on his life of duty, his long vigil in the ghost realm, and his ultimate deliverance into the Western Land of Dharma Nature.
An Interview with the Spirit of the Late Tang Dynasty Master Liu Gongquan
A profound reflection from the spirit of the legendary Tang Dynasty calligrapher, Liu Gongquan, on his journey from the imperial courts of Chang'an to the Western Dharma-Nature Land through the compassionate deliverance of Practitioner Su.
An Interview with the Spirit of Wang Changling
After wandering for over 1,200 years as a suffering spirit, the renowned Tang Dynasty poet Wang Changling recounts his journey from the battlefield of history to the transformative light of the Western Dharma-Nature Land, guided by the compassion of Practitioner Su.
An Interview with Empress Zhangsun of the Tang Dynasty
Empress Zhangsun reflects on her life as the consort of Emperor Taizong, the delicate balance of imperial power, and the inevitable fate of the Zhangsun family in the eyes of a sovereign.
An Interview with the Spirit of Gu Wenliang from the Tang Dynasty
A Tang Dynasty blacksmith reflects on his life, his choice to forge protective armour over weapons, and his miraculous deliverance after 1,350 years trapped within his own creation.
An Interview with the Spirit of Zheng Chang (1,320 Years Ago)
A scholar from the Tang Dynasty recounts his life of collecting rare books, the revelation of the light within Buddhist scriptures, and his eventual deliverance to the Western Dharma-Nature Land.
An Interview with the Spirit of Guo Ziyi, the Tang Dynasty General
A legendary general of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi, reflects on his life of military conquest, the heavy karmic debt of his actions, his centuries of suffering in the hell realms, and his ultimate deliverance into the Western Dharma-Nature Land through the compassion of Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su.
An Interview with the Spirit of Li Liangru of the Tang Dynasty
A soldier from the Tang Dynasty reflects on a lifetime of avoiding violence, the collective karma of his family, and his eventual deliverance to the Western Land of Dharma Nature by Practitioner Su.