Jul 6, 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
Regarding the three tiers mentioned in the text, the Infinite Life Sutra emphasizes that even though the aptitude and capacity of sentient beings are different, all of them have to rely entirely on the merits and virtues of Amitabha’s Name for rebirth in the Land of Bliss, and to attain equally the status of the buddha in one more lifetime.
If the superior beings rely on their superior wisdom and practices, and the other two kinds of beings rely on the practices of their own levels, and if they do not completely let go the tightly-held merits and virtues attained through their self-powered practices and do not rely entirely on the merits and virtues of Amitabha’s name, their rebirth in the Land of Bliss will, of course, end up with different levels and classes.
（continued tomorrow）
《無量壽經》下卷所講的三輩，是強調雖然三輩根機各不相同，可是都要完全依靠彌陀名號的功德才能到極樂世界，並且平等的得到一生補處的果位。如果上輩依靠上輩的智慧根機，中輩、下輩也都各依靠他們的根機，不完全放下對自己修行功德的執著，來完全依靠彌陀名號的功德的話，這樣到了極樂世界當然就會有品位階級的不同。
Namo Amitabha!
