Feb 16, 2018
慧淨上人法語
正依經典
慧淨上人法語
正依經典
The Infinite life Sutra, the Contemplation Sutra and the Amitabha Sutra are the three principal sutras that Pure Land teaching is based on. No matter how profound and mysterious, or how simple and easy a presentation of the Pure Land teaching is, it should not violate the aim and objectives of the three sutras.
If there are violation and distortion, or slight deviation, it is not the Pure Land teaching anymore; it is a deviant, or even heterodox, teaching. The teaching principle of the three Pure Land sutras is not different from each other’s; they are the same and consistent. They all talk about the teaching of deliverance, not the teaching of cultivation. So, we must clearly grasp the main theme and meaning of the three sutras.
《無量壽經》、《觀無量壽經》、《阿彌陀經》這三部經是淨土法門正依經典，淨土法門的教理講得再怎樣高深玄妙，或者簡單容易，都不可違背這三部經的宗旨。
如果有所違背，稍有偏差，就不是淨土法門，甚至是外道了。淨土三部經的教理，並不是各別不同，而是相同的、一致的，都是在講救度的法門，不是在講修行的法門。所以，我們對這三部經的大意，一定要很明確地掌握。
Namo Amitabha!
