Oct 2

Oct 2, 2017
慧淨上人法語
信受彌陀救度

Master Ouyi says in his works, Exegesis of the Meaning of the Amitabha Sutra, “One call ‘Amitabha Buddha’ is the dharma of Anuttara-samyak-saṁbodhi (the Perfect Enlightenment) obtained by Shakyamuni Buddha, the fundamental teacher in the defiled world of the fivefold turbidity. Now, [Amitabha Buddha] offers his entire fruition of the Perfect Enlightenment to the sentient beings in the defiled world of the fivefold turbidity.

Master Ouyi says that the unsurpassed, equal and perfect enlightenment that Shakyamuni Buddha realizes is this name of Amitabha. This explanation is astonishing, stunning, and amazing. From this we can see that the realm of Amitabha’s name is common only to the Buddhas. It goes beyond the imagination of the bodhisattvas, the sravakas, or the pratyekabuddha.

So, no matter we understand this Amitabha’s name or not, we can only believe and accept it unconditionally. If we want to defer our acceptance until we understand it, it is simply impossible because it is a realm beyond our imagination.

(continued tomorrow)

藕益大師於《要解》說：一聲阿彌陀佛，即是釋迦本師於五濁惡世所得之阿耨多羅三藐三菩提法，今以此果覺，全體授與濁惡眾生。

藕益大師說，釋迦牟尼佛所證的無上正等正覺，就是這一句彌陀名號，這種解釋，是非常令人咋舌，非常令人驚訝、震撼的！可見這一句彌陀名號的境界是佛跟佛的境界，不是菩薩，乃至聲聞、緣覺所能想像的。

所以對這一句名號，不管你了不了解，我們只能無條件的信受；如果說要等到了解了才來接受，那是不可能的，因為不是我們所了解的境界。

Namo Amitabha!