May 3, 2020
Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land
淨土信仰
Because the Name itself is Amitabha Buddha, it has the Buddha’s power. The Name is accomplished through Amitabha’s vow power. The Name is created by the Buddha’s merit and virtues, and contains the power of those merits and virtues.
We are “self”and the Name is “other”. Our Dharma body and mind rely on the power of Amitabha’s Name to be delivered. This means we rely on “other power”.
Above all, our teaching is reliance on other power: Buddha power, Buddha’s vow power, and the power of Amitabha’s merit and virtues.
因為名號的本身就是阿彌陀佛，所以有佛力；名號的本身是彌陀的願力所成就，所以就是佛的願力；名號的本身是佛功德所成就，所以名號有功德力：我們是「自」，而名號是「他」，我們的法身慧命是靠彌陀名號的力量得救度，所以是靠「他力」。總之，我們這個法門是靠他力、佛力、願力及功德力。
Namo Amituofo!
