Dec 2

Dec 2, 2017
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰

Why does Shakyamuni Buddha emphasize on exclusive recitation of the name of one single Buddha—Amitabha Buddha? Why should we ordinary beings reverence only Amitabha Buddha as the most honoured of all Buddhas?

It is because Amitabha Buddha is the owner of the 48 vows, the host of the Land of Bliss, the master of delivering sentient beings in the ten directions. Amitabah Buddha is “the king of all buddhas, and the noblest in light”, as told in the Large Amitabha Sutra. Amitabha’s awesome light is foremost in nobility that no other buddha’s can match.

何故世尊強調一向專念阿彌陀佛一佛？又何故吾等凡夫唯以阿彌陀佛一佛為本尊？

因為阿彌陀佛是四十八願的主人，是極樂世界的主人，是救度十方眾生的主人；阿彌陀佛也是「諸佛之王，光中之尊」（《大阿彌陀經》之文），阿彌陀佛的「威神光明，最尊第一，諸佛光明，所不能及」。

Namo Amitabha!