Sep 3, 2018
Master Huijing’s Dharma Words about the Infinite Life Sutra Spoken by the Buddha
《佛說無量壽經》
(continued)
The fourth text is the text about instruction and dissemination, as follows:
Those who hear the name of that Buddha [Amitabha] and rejoice and recite his name even once shall receive the utmost benefit, which is to possess unsurpassed merit and virtue.
Shakyamuni Buddha told Maitreya Bodhisattva, reminding him to disseminate the teaching of rebirth through Amitabha-recitation for thousands of years, passing this passage on and on forever.
The fifth text is about preserving this sutra in the world, as follows:
In times to come, the sutras and the Dharma will perish. But, out of pity and compassion, I will retain and preserve this sutra for a hundred years more. Those sentient beings that encounter it can obtain deliverance as they wish.
(To be continued tomorrow)
第四段經文是「付囑流通文」：
其有得聞，彼佛名號，歡喜踴躍，乃至一念；當知此人，為得大利，則是具足，無上功德。
即釋迦牟尼佛付囑彌勒菩薩，要彌勒菩薩將念佛往生的法門流通千年萬年，一直流通下去的一段經文
第五段經文是「特留此經之文」：
當來之世，經道滅盡，我以慈悲哀愍，特留此經，止住百歲。其有眾生，值斯經者，隨意所願，皆可得度。
Namo Amituofo!
