Jan 24

Jan 24, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰

A Buddha’s direct reward and circumstantial reward is one entity. So, Amitabha Buddha and the Land of Bliss is also one entity. Moreover, the original substance of a Buddha and his name is also one entity. Where are the merits and virtues of the Buddha’s substance? All lie in this name.

That is to say, this name consists of merits and virtues as much as Amitabha Buddha has. As said in the sutra, Amitabha Buddha’s merit and virtues are “boundless and immeasurable, inconceivable”. So, this name also possesses merits and virtues that are “boundless and immeasurable, inconceivable, extremely profound, supreme and unsurpassed”.

佛的正報和依報是一體的，也就是說，阿彌陀佛跟極樂世界是一體的；再者，佛的本體跟佛的名號也是一體的，佛的本體功德在哪裡？就在這句名號裏。

這樣說來，阿彌陀佛有多少功德，這句名號就有多少功德。經典中說，阿彌陀佛的功德是「無量無邊，不可思議」，所以這句名號也是具足「無量無邊、不可思議、甚深微妙、至高無上」的功德。

Namo Amitabha!