Oct 3, 2019
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings on Taking Refuge in Amitabha
皈命彌陀
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Amitabha Buddha also enables all sentient beings to accomplish merits and virtues. In the Infinite Life Sutra, it says, “He adorned his practices with a great store of merits. By so doing, he enabled sentient beings to partake of it.” So, throughout the process of achieving Buddhahood, Amitabha Buddha himself enables sentient beings to accomplish the merits and virtues necessary for rebirth, and achieving Buddhahood.
Amitabha Buddha assures rebirth through Amitabha-recitation. It says in the 18thVow, “if those who recite my name even ten times should not be born there, may I not attain perfect Enlightenment.” As Amitabha has already attained perfect Enlightenment, sentient beings are assured of rebirth through name-recitation.
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阿彌陀佛也是令諸眾生功德成就的佛。《無量壽經》說:「以大莊嚴,具足眾行,令諸眾生,功德成就。」所以,阿彌陀佛成佛的本身,就是使我們眾生成就往生成佛的功德。
阿彌陀佛是念佛必生的佛。第十八願說:「乃至十念,若不生者,不取正覺。」彌陀既已成正覺,眾生稱念必得生。
Namo Amituofo!
