April 1

April 1, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰

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The Pure Land teaching in Song and Ming Dynasties covers the period from North Song to Ming Dynasties, and even down to Qing Dynasty [1644-1912]. The contents of this teaching are different from that of the Shandao lineage in Sui and Tang Dynasties, although both of them are known as the Pure Land teaching.

Because the Pure Land teaching in Song and Ming Dynasties is mixed with the teachings of the Tientai, Huayuan and Chan sects, it looks great and rich; but has been mixed with teachings of the Sagely Path. As a result, it leads practitioners to a state of uncertainty and anxiety in regards of the great matter of rebirth.

宋明淨土，就是北宋一直到明朝，以至到清朝的淨土。這個淨土跟隋唐善導大師的淨土相比，雖然同樣都是淨土法門，但內容卻不一樣。

因為宋明淨土已經摻雜了天臺、華嚴、禪的思想在裏面，所以看起來教理很豐富、很磅礡，可是已經摻雜了聖道門的思想，其結果就是導致修學者對往生大事心存不確定與不安。

Namo Amitabha!