Jun 25, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Right View on Buddhist teachings
佛法知見
Particular Vows are those made by buddhas and bodhisattvas after their General Vows. They are set forth according to their own independent standards. General Vows are made by all who aspire to be Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Particular Vows are unique to that individual.
There are two kinds of Particular Vows. One is related to achieving Buddhahood in this land. It means achieving Buddhahood in this defiled land of the fivefold turbidity, through delivering sentient beings who are difficult to deliver. For example, Shakyamuni Buddha made 500 great vows in Chapter Seven of the Sutra of the Compassionate Flower. Maitreya Bodhisattva made the ten vows of kindness in the Sutra of Questions asked by Maitreya Bodhisattva.
(to be continued tomorrow)
「別願」是諸佛菩薩所發總願之後，又依本身獨自的立場所建立的誓願。總願是一般性的誓願，與此相對，別願是個人特殊性的誓願。
別願亦有二種：「此土成佛願」：在此五濁惡世（穢土）成佛，救度難度眾生。如《悲華經》第七所說釋迦五百大願、《彌勒菩薩所問經》所說奉行十善願等，是此土成佛的本願。
Namo Amituofo!
