Jun 29, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Infinite Life Sutra
《 佛說無量壽經》
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So, Shakyamuni Buddha’s purpose in speaking of the three tiers and the nine levels is to indicate that, though there are three tiers and nine levels, all of them can rely on Amitabha, and all of them converge to “always exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name”.
In that way they can transcend the three tiers and the nine levels. That is to say, they will avoid “embryonic birth” spoken of in the Infinite Life Sutra, that they cannot blossom and see the Buddha for 500 years.
所以釋迦牟尼佛說三輩、說九品，目的是要顯示根機雖然有三輩九品，可是統統要依靠阿彌陀佛，統統要回歸一向專稱彌陀佛名，這樣才能夠超越三輩九品，不然就會落入三輩九品的範疇裡面，也就是《無量壽經》所說的「胞胎」，五百歲不能花開見佛聞法。
Namo Amituofo!
