Aug 1 2017

Aug 1, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名

Why does Master Shandao say that those who recite Amitabha’s name 30,000 times per day are at the highest level of the high tier? For practitioners of this school, this helps to prevent sloth and complacency. The 18th Vow says “even ten recitations”, and Master Shandao interprets this as “reciting the preeminent name “Namo Amituofo”, and also “invocations after invocations without forsaking”.

Since the meaning [of the 18th Vow] is reciting the preeminent name Namo Amituofo continuously without forsaking, Master Shandao puts those who recite 30,000 times per day on the highest level of the high tier, so as to encourage people to recite invariably and never give up.

(continued tomorrow)

善導大師為什麼說「日念三萬是上品上生」，對學這個法門的人，第一是防範他懈怠。第十八願說「乃至十念」，善導大師解釋「乃至十念」就是稱南無阿彌陀佛的名號，也解釋為「念念不捨」。

既然是稱南無阿彌陀佛的名號，而且是念念不捨，為了讓人家念念不捨，所以說每一天念三萬聲就是上品上生。

Namo Amitabha!