Aug 14, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Contemplation Sutra
《佛說觀無量壽經》
The Contemplation Sutra addresses the Path of Importance from the beginning to the end. It talks about the thirteen contemplations of the meditative virtues, and the Three Meritorious Deeds in nine levels of non-meditative virtues. In this respect, it should conclude, at the end of the Chapter on Dissemination, with the meditative virtues through contemplating Amitabha Buddha, and the non-meditative virtues by practicing the Three Meritorious Deeds.
However, Shakyamuni Buddha does not advise us to disseminate the meditative virtues or the non-meditative virtues; but, disseminate the practice of name-recitation, i.e. holding Amitabha’s name. It is also referred to as the “Samadhi of Amitabha-recitation”.
《觀經》從開始到最後都在講「要門」,都在講十三觀的定善及三福九品的散善,照理來說最後流通的應該是定善的觀無量壽佛像或是散善的行持三福才是,可是釋迦牟尼佛不流通定善,也不流通散善,而是流通「持無量壽佛名」的「稱名念佛」,也就是所謂的「念佛三昧」。
Namo Amituofo!
