May 19, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Infinite Life Sutra
《佛說無量壽經》
The Infinite Life Sutra expounds the teaching of the causes and effects of Amitabha’s Buddhahood. That is to say, it is a sutra about the causes and effects of rebirth in sentient beings becoming Buddhas. The basis of the sutra is the 48 vows. Among them, there is a fundamental vow, which is the 18th Vow. The 18th Vow summarizes the Infinite Life Sutra.
What does the 18th Vow talk about? It talks about assured rebirth in the Land of Bliss through exclusive Amitabha-recitation. What will we become upon rebirth there? To be reborn in the Land of Bliss expedites our becoming Buddhas.
《無量壽經》是說「阿彌陀佛成佛因果」的經典,也是在說「眾生往生成佛因果」的一部經,它有一個根本就是「四十八大願」,「四十八大願」又有一個最根本的願,就是「第十八願」。所以整部《無量壽經》如果濃縮而言,就是「第十八願」。
「第十八願」講什麼呢?講「只要念佛就必定往生」;往生是生到那裏成為什麼?是生到極樂世界,快速成佛。
Namo Amituofo!
