Sep 11, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about Taking Refuge to Amitabha
皈命彌陀
The “Principal Buddha” (or Yidam) honored by various Buddhist schools and sects are not the same. The Principal Buddha honored by our school is Namo Amitabha Buddha. Apart from Namo Amitabha Buddha, we don’t think of any other. So, Amitabha Buddha is the unique, one and only one Buddha honored in our school.
Why do we honor the Principal Buddha? I am heavy in karmic offenses, but very grateful to Amitabha for His deliverance and deep benevolence; meanwhile I am earnest in taking refuge to Amitabha. Subsequent to admiration and worship of Amitabha, I deeply wish to see Amitabha’s face, and bow to Amitabha’s adorned and splendid forms, not noticeably. As the reverend Principal Buddha, Amitabha’s wonderful forms adorned with ten thousand virtues, and I set a statue in the Buddhist altar, so that I can look at him with reverence day and night to express my admiration and hope. It is a natural expression of an Amitabha-reciter.
各宗各派的本尊是不一樣的，我們這一宗的本尊就是「南無阿彌陀佛」，除了南無阿彌陀佛之外，不作他想。所以我們這個法門是唯以阿彌陀佛一佛為獨一無二，可以說是獨尊獨一的法門。
何故安置本尊？罪惡深重之我身，感念阿彌陀佛救度之恩深，同時對阿彌陀佛歸依之情切，渴慕阿彌陀佛，仰望阿彌陀佛，深切渴仰之餘，不知不覺深生欲瞻仰佛身萬德之尊容，欲頂禮佛身莊嚴之妙相，因而以萬德莊嚴之彌陀妙相，作為本尊，安於佛堂，日夜瞻仰頂禮，表達渴慕仰望之情，這是念佛人歸依之心的自然流露。
Namo Amitabha!
