Mar 18, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名
Reciting Amitabha’s name exclusively is equivalent to “practice according to the true reality”, interpreted as “practice according to suchness and not to practice [as the ordinary practitioners]*”.
Why? Our exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s name is in response to Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow, which has pre-arranged and pre-set in his Name all the functions, meritorious virtues, and necessities that sentient beings need for rebirth in the Land of Bliss. This allows us to possess all the merits and virtues required for rebirth in the Land of Bliss, once we exclusively recite this single name of Amitabha Buddha.
*Note: This is a comment made by Master Tanluan in “Commentary on the Treatise on Rebirth in the Pure Land”
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專稱彌陀佛名也等同「體如而行，則是不行」的「如實修行」。為什麼？
我們專稱彌陀佛名，相應於阿彌陀佛的本願，而阿彌陀佛的本願已經把眾生往生極樂世界的功能、功德、資糧都已經預先具備好放在名號當中，讓我們只要專念這一句彌陀名號，就有了功德資糧可以往生極樂世界。
我們專稱彌陀佛名，相應於阿彌陀佛的本願，而阿彌陀佛的本願已經把眾生往生極樂世界的功能、功德、資糧都已經預先具備好放在名號當中，讓我們只要專念這一句彌陀名號，就有了功德資糧可以往生極樂世界。
Namo Amitabha!
