Feb 4, 2019
A quote from Master Shandao’s “Dharma School of Contemplation and Recitation”
善導大師語錄
A passage about “the meaning of the Sutra of Protection of the Belief” in the “Dharma School of Contemplation and Recitation”
A person who exclusively recites Amitabha Buddha’s Name with singleness of mind, and aspires to be reborn in the Land of Bliss, always has his belief protected by all Buddhas in the six directions, as many as the sands of the Ganges. That is why the Amitabha Sutra is called the ‘Sutra of Protection of the Belief.’
Another meaning of “Sutra of Protection of the Belief” is, all Buddhas protect Amitabha reciters from evil ghosts and spirits. In so doing, they are spared from critical illnesses, accidental deaths,unexpected jeopardies, or misfortunes. All kinds of disasters and obstructions naturally disappear, unless one’s belief is not true.
《觀念法門》「護念經意」之文:
一心專念，阿彌陀佛，願往生者，此人常得六方恒河沙等佛，共來護念，故名《護念經》。《護念經》意者：亦不令諸惡鬼神得便，亦無橫病、橫死、橫有厄難，一切災障，自然消散；除不至心。
Namo Amituofo!
