Sept 29

Sep 29, 2017
慧淨上人法語
淨土宗宗風真諦

There are six points in the section of Tenets—Ultimate Truths, which can be viewed from three aspects.

The first and the second points are general principles: the first point is stated from a positive perspective, while the second one from the opposite side.

The third and the fourth points address practices of the practitioners: the third point focuses on our own practices and not to contend with other schools; the fourth point mainly shows outsiders that the teaching of our school is easy and practical, and also protect ourselves at the same time.

The fifth and the sixth points keep watch for protecting our dogmas: the fifth point aims at ensuring that our knowledge and views are correct without any deviation; the sixth point is to avoid incorrect and mixed views inducible by external conditions, making sure that our dharma teaching is pristine.

So, these points cover three different aspects: the first two points refer to the general principles, the third and fourth address practices, and the last two points set norms for protection of dogmas.

「宗風一──真諦」部分有六點，這六點可以從三方面來談。
第一點、第二點，可說是總綱性的，第一點是從正面來說明，第二點是從反面來解釋。
第三和第四點，則是就行門的實踐來講的，第三點主要在於自行，而跟其他法門無諍；第四點主要在於對外顯示我們這個法門的易行平實，同時也保護自己。
第五、第六點，可以說是從守護教理上來講的，第五點在於保證知見能夠正確、不偏差；第六點，就是防範有邪雜的外緣，使我們這個法門能夠純淨。
所以這六點可以分三方面：第一、二點從總綱方面來談，第三、四點從行持的實踐方面來講，第五、六點從教理的守護方面來規範

Namo Amitabha!