Jul 7, 2018
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰
慧淨上人法語
淨土信仰
The Rites of Rebirth says, “Amitabha Buddha made a profound, weighty vow to embrace all beings with his light and transform them with his Name”. In other words, the Name in the form of light has the power to embrace and deliver sentient beings. Because of Amitabha’s fulfillment of 48 vows, and his accomplishment of the Name – Namo Amituofo, the Name is Amitabha Buddha’s power to deliver us. The Name itself is light, and the light is the Name, so it is called “the embracing power of light”.
《往生禮讚》言：「彌陀世尊，本發深重誓願，以光明名號，攝化十方」，亦即光明名號攝化眾生之力。因為阿彌陀佛成就四十八大願，而成就了「南無阿彌陀佛」，因此，這句名號即是阿彌陀佛救度我們之力。名號的本身即是光明，光明即是名號，故稱「光明攝取力」。
Namo Amitabha!
