April 20

Apr 20, 2017
慧淨上人法語
凡夫入報

The titles of sagely and ordinary beings in the Land of Bliss, such as sravakas, bodhisattvas, celestial beings are given merely to match our line of thnking. In fact, there are no differentiation between sravakas, bodhisattvas, and celestial beings. All living beings there are same as Amitabha Buddha. So, the sutras says, “Their appearance is superb, unmatched by any being, heavenly or human. They are all endowed with bodies of Naturalness, Emptiness, and Infinity.”

極樂世界眾生聖者的名稱，是聲聞也好、菩薩也好、天人也好，都只不過是順我們所說的名稱而已，其實極樂世界沒有甚麼聲聞、菩薩、天人之分別，到那邊都和阿彌陀佛一樣。因此經文說到那邊的人：「容色微妙，非天非人，皆受自然，虛無之身，無極之體。」

Namo Amitabha!