April 17

Apr 17, 2017
慧淨上人法語
淨土宗宗旨

Though [Shakyamuni's] Buddhist teaching is close to extinction, the Buddha will, through his paranormal power, keep the Pure Land scriptures in the world without being extinct. Why? It is because it is the sole teaching that can deliver sentient beings of the ten directions. It is the hope and the light for all sentient beings. If this teaching is lost, there will be no light in the universe, no hope for sentient beings. So, the buddhas of great kindness and compassion in the ten directions will keep this teaching in the world even though all other teachings are lost in transmission.

即使法滅來臨，佛也要以其神通力，維持淨土法門的經典，不使在此世間消失。為什麼？因為唯有這個法門，才可以救度十方眾生，是一切眾生的光明、希望；這個法門失傳，宇宙就沒有光明，眾生就沒有希望。因此，十方諸佛出現世間，大慈大悲，即使所有經教失傳，此法也要留存在世間。

Namo Amitabha!