Nov 16

Nov 16, 2017
慧淨上人法語
正依經典

Following the lineage of Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu, Tanluan, Daochuo in the Pure Land teaching, Master Shandao wrote a magnificent work called the ‘Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra’ about the principles of Pure Land Buddhism, based on the Buddhist sutras [spoken by the Buddha], the classification of teaching and lineage in transmission [by patriarchs]. All necessary structures in systems and organization are readily completed, so the Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra is regarded to be a book for the inauguration of Pure Land Sect.

善導大師傳承龍樹、天親、曇鸞、道綽的淨土思想，寫下一部曠古宏偉的著作——《觀經四帖疏》，有關淨土教理所依據的經典、判教、傳承，一個宗派所應有的組織架構都已具備，所以《觀經四帖疏》可以說是淨土宗開宗立教的論著。

Namo Amitabha!