The Pioneer of Smart Agriculture in China: Wang Maohua

Brief Introduction: A renowned Chinese agricultural engineering scientist and educator, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, and a professor at the College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University. He is hailed as the "Pioneer of Smart Agriculture in China" and the "Beacon of Precision Agriculture in China."

Interview Chief Writer: Venerable Fa Hui

Date: 12 July 2026

Wang Maohua:

Namo Amituofo.

At this moment, I, Wang Maohua, am speaking to everyone from the Western Land of Dharma Nature at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. In this life, I dedicated much of my energy to the reform and innovation of our nation's agriculture. Smart agriculture is a field that I believe our country must develop in the future; therefore, I have long devoted much thought to this area and have even formulated specific methods and plans for the nation's transition from traditional agriculture to smart agriculture. This was a primary aspiration of my life, for if we could use less water, fewer chemical fertilisers, and less manpower to grow more and better food, it would be of immense help to China's agriculture as a whole, and I believe it would also benefit the country and its people.

After leaving the world, my spirit entered a space of agricultural engineering. In this space, I continued to conduct related research. It is quite remarkable that in this space, it felt as though I was constantly researching without any sense of fatigue, as if I were simply repeating fragments of the research from my daily life. In reality, however, my spirit had already died and entered this agricultural engineering research space.

The people, things, and scenes within this space were extremely similar to what I experienced while alive—one could even say they were identical. In this space, I focused on conducting research, yet I was completely unaware that I was doing the same thing for eternity; it was as if I did not need to eat or sleep, nor did I need to do anything else, just continuously conducting research related to agricultural engineering.

So this is what it means to enter a space. One becomes deluded by everything false within the space, leaving the spirit unable to awaken, with no way to exit. It was not until I was later saved by Practitioner Su of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre and brought to the Western Land of Dharma Nature that I suddenly realised I had already died. My spirit had been in that space without any awareness of this fact, which truly left me feeling very surprised.

After listening to the sutras and hearing the Dharma, I finally understood that there exist infinite dimensions in this world, because every thought of a human being can create a corresponding space; this is the principle that all phenomena arise from the mind. Is the so-called mind not composed of countless changing thoughts? This ever-changing and unstable heart of us ordinary people can produce immeasurable and boundless spaces. And the final thought at the moment of death determines where our spirit will go after this life ends.

At the time of my passing, my final thought was indeed related to agricultural engineering research. Because of that one thought, my spirit entered a space after death. I am grateful for Practitioner Su’s compassion in saving me; otherwise, I would still be unable to awaken. Under the illumination of the Buddha-light in the Western Land of Dharma Nature, my spirit becomes clearer day by day, seeing clearly that everything in the world is so false.

Because for everyone, it is not actually their true self that is in control; to whom does the right to use this body belong? This is truly a serious and difficult question to explore.

The serious part lies in the fact that the body is not necessarily controlled by one's own true self. If one is not the master, then who is? It could be karmic creditors, or it could be demon crowds from outside the body. In such a situation, one's body is utilised by them to commit various wrong decisions and behaviours, harming both oneself and others. In short, their purpose is to use this body to create sins; this is the serious aspect of it.

If one cannot realise that the right to use one's body might be seized, and cannot perform advance precautions and related training, one truly cannot become the master of one's own body. Therefore, the education, training, and even the popularisation of knowledge at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre are extremely important.

In the world today, the only education that can truly cover this aspect is the Buddhist education of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, which teaches everyone about the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, helping people learn how to coexist peacefully with the karmic creditors within their bodies, rather than inciting their anger, which would lead to one's spirit being expelled from the body and losing the right to use it while under their attack.

Therefore, I sincerely hope that every Chinese person has the opportunity to receive Buddhist education; only in this way can one truly ensure the safety of their spirit. I look forward to the future when the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre has an official branch in China recognised by the Chinese authorities, allowing everyone to receive the Buddhist education of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre more directly and quickly.

After all, how to safeguard the right to use one's body is something that truly requires people to go to the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre for training and education to understand.

Buddhist education is so vast, and its core is the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. If one cannot align their heart and actions with these, it is difficult to avoid entering the hells to suffer punishment. This is also what I realised after coming to the Western Land of Dharma Nature and seeing that so many officials or celebrities from all over the world (including our China) entered the hells to suffer punishment after death. I suddenly woke up. It turns out that in this life, one must be very careful with every step. If one inadvertently goes against the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, it will truly cause one's spirit to pay a very heavy price.

Are there any deviations in one's subtle thoughts? Is it a selfish thought or a self-protective mentality that causes one's spirit to be kicked out of the body by karmic creditors? If Amitabha Buddha and Practitioner Su had not told us the truth, how could we have known?

Fortunately, there is now Practitioner Su in the human world, a Buddha in the flesh who has realised his true nature, working with Amitabha Buddha from the spiritual realms to bring the true benefits of being free from aging, free from illness, and having a spirit that never dies to the people of the world, and helping everyone to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

How can those who have already lost part of the right to use their bodies have a chance to start over? The answer lies with Practitioner Su of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. Because with the help of Amitabha Buddha, Practitioner Su has the ability to retrieve the scattered spirits of everyone, re-condense them completely, and invite them back into the body, giving everyone a chance to start over.

However, whether one has the ability to truly safeguard the re-condensed spirit depends on whether everyone can truly settle their heart upon this Holy Name, "Namo Amituofo."

Amitabha Buddha is so compassionate; coming to this world was never to criticise anyone's faults, nor to discuss any child's personality, but simply to tell everyone that they should make a vow to save beings and chant this "Namo Amituofo."

It turns out that this Buddha-name represents the Buddha-heart that every person originally possesses. It turns out that everyone is just like Amitabha Buddha—a Buddha who is compassionate and saves beings. It is just that everyone is currently deluded by the false things in the world, which is why they cannot manifest their inherent abilities.

This "Namo Amituofo" is the Buddha's compassion and "skillful means," allowing everyone to gradually find back the sincerity, compassion, purity, equality, and right awakening within their own self-nature by chanting this Buddha-name—that is, to find back the simplicity, kindness, and softness one had as an infant.

The more deeply I understood the Buddha’s teachings, the more I, Wang Maohua, understood the vastness of the Dharma. The Buddha's education is so full of Wisdom (Prajna), telling everyone about the existence of personality and telling everyone that they should change their personality to zero, so as to avoid stimulating the karmic creditors within the body to wake up, thereby preventing one's spirit from being kicked out of the body.

But at the same time, the Buddha is so compassionate, telling everyone that there is no need to hold tightly onto one's personality and faults; one only needs to truly make a vow to save beings and believe in Amitabha Buddha. As long as one holds firm faith in Amitabha Buddha and keeps chanting "Namo Amituofo," one can naturally dissolve their personality.

After learning the Buddha’s teachings, I understood that Amitabha Buddha looks at all beings as if they were children. Even if we have committed great wrongs or created great sins, in the Buddha's heart and eyes, we are just children who have not received education or are lacking education.

I gradually understood that this is the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. In this, there is never a single bit of negativity, let alone any trace of looking down on others; it is simply seeing that all beings possess Buddha-nature and are originally Buddhas. What does it mean to learn from the Buddha? It means that even if a person is very bad or has done something very wrong, one can still see the compassion and kindness in their heart that never arises and never ceases. Holding onto others' personalities is not helping them; even if one points out right and wrong with strong good intentions, allowing others to understand their mistakes seems correct, but should we not also be vigilant about whether we have already fallen into the attachment of right and wrong?

It turns out that the Dharma is truly perfect: there is no one who is bad, and no one who is truly wrong; we only need to use various methods to help everyone awaken—to realise that they are a Buddha, a Buddha who has come to the world to help beings. If one can understand this, how could one be deluded by the world's emotional desires, or by fame, wealth, and status?

In the Western Land of Dharma Nature, I see many people in the world who study the Buddha’s teachings, who like to study the sutras and listen to various analyses of phenomena, including various analyses of their own body-mind state, hoping to find a sense of identification and to resolve their difficulties. This is actually human nature.

But after seeing the Buddhist education of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, I realised that in the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way, there is never anything related to this body. Because all discussions about the body-mind state are actually no longer the true ultimate method.

After all, this body is an illusory phantom, formed by a combination of multiple karmic conditions, changing at any time in impermanence, and will die when the breath stops. Not to mention that the various feelings of the body-mind state are actually influenced by countless karmic creditors and sentient beings within the body; how much of it is truly oneself?

No past, no future, chant one Buddha's name to the end in the present moment. This is a core concept I saw in Buddhist education; it looks very simple, but it contains many profound philosophies.

It turns out that the way to truly liberate oneself from the suffering of body, mind, and spirit is not to make any exploration of one's body-mind state, but to let go of one's body-mind world in the present moment and let one's heart settle on this "Namo Amituofo" Buddha-name.

Why do people feel pain? The reason is not the sources of pain we think of, but because we have become addicted to this world and have forgotten that we should be a Buddha who has come to the world to help beings.

After listening to the sutras and hearing the Dharma, I understood that it is so important to awaken to the fact that one is a Buddha in every moment. As long as one does this, one's body, mind, and spirit can be spared much suffering.

Chanting one Buddha's name to the end is compassion, and it is even more so Wisdom (Prajna). First, it is compassion for oneself. When we are truly willing to let go of everything from the past and no longer investigate or attach to any feelings or emotions of the body and mind, we are avoiding triggering the countless karmic creditors and sentient beings within the body.

Every time we investigate our physical sensations or inner feelings, or feel nervous, even if we care just a little bit, we are actually triggering the karmic creditors within the body. Because the pain in our body and mind, our inner doubts, and other such feelings are actually the feelings of the karmic creditors and sentient beings within the body. The karmic creditors and we are one, not separate.

So, what is meant by "chant one Buddha's name to the end"? It is both 100% faith in Amitabha Buddha and faith in the Buddha-nature within one's own heart. At the same time, this also means that one is truly willing to accept everything in the present moment under any circumstances and encounters, no matter how painful or uncomfortable, understanding that all of this is the karmic retribution one should receive, and in that moment, turning one's mental note back to this "Namo Amituofo."

Let the pure and good positive energy of the Buddha-name allow all connected sentient beings to find peace of mind in the present moment. If I had not come to the Western Land of Dharma Nature, I would not have known that learning from the Buddha is such a meaningful thing. If one can become a Buddha, one is also helping the countless karmic creditors within one's body to become Buddhas.

The Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre has a great deal of spiritual interview data, which reveals many truths that the human eye cannot see. This is not to make people attach to them, but in the hope that people will have insights and realisations after seeing them. If, after watching, one can have a thought of awakening and be willing to turn back and make a change, then it has achieved its effect.

In this lifetime, I have done my best to pass on everything I have learned to the younger generation who are willing to learn, which can be considered as cultivating some talent for the country's smart agriculture. However, upon arriving at the Western Land of Dharma Nature and learning about the Buddhist education at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, I realised that people in this world have never needed any intellectual indoctrination or study; they only need to purify their own spirits. If one can elevate one's spirit and gradually develop one's inherent spiritual abilities, one can play a greater role in the world and thereby truly help sentient beings. Practitioner Su of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre is exactly like this; with countless manifestations, he is able to perform Chao Du for immeasurable and boundless spirits, including the countless lonely wandering spirits and demon crowds of our China.

I am deeply grateful to Practitioner Su. In order to perform Chao Du for the demon crowds in China, even if his own body suffers injury as a result, he continues to help China without hesitation. This is a heart of kindness that gives silently, and it is also the compassionate vow of a Buddha. If the people of China knew that at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia, there is a Buddha like Practitioner Su, who day and night performs great Chao Du in China, guarding the entire country, bringing forth the great light of Namo Amituofo, saving immeasurable and boundless suffering spirits, and purifying the great magnetic field of all of China—if they could truly realise this, I believe everyone would feel very grateful and at peace. It turns out that the Buddha has never left us; he has always been silently protecting us.

Currently, only a very small number of people in China have the opportunity to know about the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. I hope that in the future, more Chinese people will be able to form a karmic connection with the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.

Buddhist education is truly the foundation for China's future development, because only by learning Buddhist education can more Chinese people truly become the masters of their own bodies.

The Buddha came to this world to help people be free from aging, free from illness, and for their spirits to never die, and to be reborn in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. It turns out that the truth behind aging and illness in this world is due to the failure to truly resolve conflicts with the karmic creditors within our bodies. Only by following the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way can one have the opportunity to lead the karmic creditors within the body to make a positive transformation.

If we can keep the Holy Name "Namo Amituofo" in our hearts and minds at every moment, our karmic creditors will also be willing to chant this Buddha's name along with us. This is not only the greatest compassion for ourselves, but also the greatest compassion for these beings.

It turns out that the spirit is neither born nor destroyed. I hope that after reading this letter, everyone can realise this key point: the end of life is merely the beginning of another journey for our souls. In the future, whether one can be reborn in the Western Pure Land depends on whether one can truly achieve purity and goodness, and whether one can follow the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way.

I am grateful that Namo Amituofo has come to this world and abides at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, helping people in this world to truly recognise the preciousness of this Holy Name, "Namo Amituofo".

I am also grateful to Practitioner Su for manifesting Buddhahood in the human world, allowing countless spirits the opportunity to be saved. I, Wang Maohua, have already been saved by the Buddha, and I hope that more Chinese people can receive the Buddha's salvation.

Gratitude to Namo Amituofo, gratitude to Practitioner Su.

Wang Maohua