Sept 7

Sep 7, 2017
慧淨上人法語
專稱彌陀佛名

A person who exclusively recite Amitabha’s name is assured rebirth in the Land of Bliss. Of course, there must be a motive, or a purpose, for him to exclusively recite Amitabha’s name, i.e., being tired of and willing to depart from the Saha world and aspired to be reborn in the Land of Bliss. With this in mind, he exclusively recite Amitabha’s name.

Once he has this motive and recites the Name, whether he has sufficient understanding of Amitabha’s deliverance is no longer critical. His rebirth is assured because he has already satisfied the conditions for rebirth: being tired of and willing to depart from the Land of Saha, being aspired to be reborn in the Land of Bliss, and exclusively reciting Amitabha’s name.

一生專稱佛名者就必定往生極樂世界。他之所以專稱佛名，當然有他的動機、目的，就是厭離娑婆、願生極樂，然後才會去稱念這句名號。

至於他有了這個動機而稱念這句名號的時候，他對於彌陀的救度是否有充分的瞭解，已經無關緊要了，往生是必定的，因為，他已經合乎往生的條件了——厭離娑婆，願生極樂，專稱彌陀佛名。

Namo Amitabha!