Record of Interviews with Deceased Modern Chinese Celebrities (Preface)

23 July 2026

Namo Amituofo’s discourse:

China has five thousand years of history, and the number of deceased celebrities from all walks of life is vast and uncountable.

Now, Practitioner Su has appeared in the world, wishing to save these Chinese celebrities. Their merits and faults are difficult to calculate,

leaving the laws of karma and cause and effect to determine the outcome.

Modern celebrities from various fields have contributed to the country and the people,

whether in politics, military, or law;

or in medicine and agriculture, helping to resolve various ailments and sufferings,

avoiding hunger and disease;

or in literature and writing, elevating and nourishing the spirit;

or in technology and engineering, improving the quality of life;

or in performing arts, encouraging positive public sentiment;

or in traditional education, cultivating and guiding students to achieve success in various fields.

Life is limited, and when one’s lifespan ends, the spirit enters the cycle of reincarnation, receiving retribution according to their karma in the six realms of existence.

Whether through the thoughts and actions of the self, with ego and selfishness, they enter the hells to suffer;

or because past karma has not been repaid, the spirit continues to receive retribution after death;

or due to the intermingling of good and evil, where at the end of life, good is hidden and evil thoughts arise, the strongest force pulls them into the evil realms;

or by doing good without ego or selfishness, they enter the Celestial Realm to enjoy heavenly blessings.

Fortunately, with the blessing of Namo Amituofo, they can be invited from the three evil realms

and sent to the Dharma-Nature Land to leave suffering behind.

The spirits in the Dharma-Nature Land, having been saved and having witnessed the Chao Du performed by the temple,

have words they wish to express. Through these interviews, their messages are transcribed into text,

so that their hearts and intentions may be understood.

Beyond their gratitude for being saved, the interviewees are amazed by the vast compassion of Buddhist education. Initially, they had done their best, relying on their own methods and understanding, believing they were helping beings in the right way, but in reality, there were inadvertent errors, violating the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, leading to the suffering of the evil realms.

This highlights the importance of Buddhist education, which can guide the public to act according to the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, and to understand that selfishness, ego, and actions that violate the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way should be stopped immediately to avoid the retribution of the hells.

Now that they have been saved from suffering, many express their gratitude to Namo Amituofo, Practitioner Su, and the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre for their salvation. They also call upon influential people in their respective regions to widely propagate Buddhist education in China, as it is the best remedy to save the people of this time and the next generation from the suffering of the hells!

Namo Amituofo

Words of Namo Amituofo from the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss

Recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable Hai Yuan