Dec 22, 2018
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Pure Land is a teaching of deliverance. Amitabha has accomplished two kinds of dedications – dedication regarding the notion of rebirth, and dedication regarding the notion of return. Both of these dedications are his gifts to sentient beings. Any sentient being who believes in and accepts these gifts, will attain the status of rebirth (in the Pure Land), and the status of a Buddha. In so doing he will gain the capacity to deliver other sentient beings. It is just like a newborn prince who will succeed his father to become king. Similarly, those who believe in Amitabha’s deliverance are like sons of the Buddha. They will be reborn and attain the fruition of
Buddhahood.
淨土門是「救度」之教：彌陀已成就二種迴向（往相迴向、還相迴向），賜與眾生，眾生信受之，當下獲得「往生」、「成佛」、「度生」之身份；現在雖尚無此能力，然如太子誕生，長大必繼王位；同理，信者皆是佛子，往生即證佛果。
Namo Amituofo!
