Oct 1, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings on Taking Refuge in Amitabha
皈命彌陀
What kind of Buddha is Amitabha? Amitabha is a Buddha who has made vows for sentient beings. In the Infinite Life Sutra, it says, “For five full kalpas he contemplated his vows, and then chose the most pure practices for the establishment of his Buddha-land." So, Amitabha is a Buddha who has made vows after contemplating for five full kalpas for sentient beings.
Amitabha is also a Buddha who cultivated and practiced throughout countless kalpas to fulfill his vows for sentient beings. In the Infinite Life Sutra, it says, “During inconceivable and innumerable kalpas, he cultivated the immeasurable meritorious practices of the Bodhisattva Path.”
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阿彌陀佛是怎樣的佛呢?阿彌陀佛是為眾生發願的佛。《無量壽經》說:「具足五劫,思惟攝取,莊嚴佛國,清淨之行。」所以,阿彌陀佛是為眾生五劫思惟發願的佛。
阿彌陀佛也是為眾生永劫修行的佛。《無量壽經》說:「以不可思議,兆載永劫,積植菩薩,無量德行。」
Namo Amituofo!
