Dec 30, 2018
A quote from Master Shandao’s Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra
善導大師語錄
A passage about ‘ a simple explanation of exclusive Amitabha-recitation in the three Pure Land sutras’
Among the various practices, though many of them are virtuous, they are not comparable to Amitabha-recitation at all. That is the reason why the functional capacity of Amitabha-recitation is so widely extolled everywhere in the sutras.
The 48 Vows of the Infinite Life Sutra merely explain that exclusive recitation ofAmitabha Buddha’s name leads to rebirth in the Land of Bliss.
The Amitabha Sutra shows that, whether for a day or seven days, recitation of Amitabha’s name results in rebirth.
The passages about meditative and non-meditative virtues in this sutra [the Contemplation Sutra] merely underscore that exclusive name-recitation leads to rebirth.
《觀經疏》「三經唯明專念」之文
自餘眾行，雖名是善，若比念佛者，全非比較也。 是故諸經中，處處廣讚念佛功能。
如《無量壽經》四十八願中，唯明專念彌陀名號得生。
又如《彌陀經》中，一日七日專念彌陀名號得生。 又十方恒沙諸佛證誠不虛也。
又此《經》定散文中，唯標專念名號得生。
Namo Amituofo!
