Mar 16, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Deep Faith in Aptitude and Teaching
機法深信
With respect to aptitude of sentient beings, there are hundreds and thousands, but it can be summarized into four:
1. Sharp in root of virtues without gravest transgressions, like Ananda
2. Dull in root of virtues without gravest transgressions, like Shuddhipanthaka
3. Sharp in root of virtues with gravest transgressions, like Ajatashatru
4. Dull in root of virtues with gravest transgressions, like those at the lowest level in low tier
With respect to quantity of teachings, though there are 84,000, it can be summarized into four:
1. Splendid but not easy, like Tientai (the Lotus Sutra), Chan and Tantric
2. Easy but not splendid, like the Path of Importance of the Pure Land teaching
3. Not easy and not splendid, like Agama in Theravada Buddhism
4. Easy and splendid, like the Path of Great Vow of the Pure Land teaching
若論眾生根機，雖謂千差萬別，可歸納為四：
一、利根無逆罪，如阿難等；
二、鈍根無逆罪，如般陀等；
三、利根造逆罪，如阿闍等；
四、鈍根造逆罪，如下品等。
若論法門數量，雖謂八萬四千，亦可歸納為四：
一、勝而非易，如法華、天台與禪密；
二、易而非勝，如淨土要門；
三、非勝非易，如小乘阿含；
四、亦易亦勝，如弘願念佛。
Namo Amituofo!
