Jul 21, 2020
An excerpt from ‘In Praise of Dharma Practice’ by Master Shandao
善導大師語錄
《法事讚》
(continued)
Humans, celestial beings, wholesome or unwholesome beings – all shall be reborn. In the Pure Land, nothing separates them. They all walk the irreversible path to Buddhahood.
Why is this so? It is because Amitabha Buddha, while he was still in the causal ground, gave up becoming a king, and left home to practice the Dharma. With his wisdom and compassion, he made 48 vows before Lokeshvararaja Tathagata.
With recourse to Amitabha’s vow power, even those who commit the Five Gravest Transgressions and the Ten Unwholesome Deeds, can still be reborn with all of their offenses eradicated. Those who slander the teaching and those who have no root of virtues can also be reborn, as long as they aspire to.
人天善惡,皆得往生;到彼無殊,齊同不退。
何意然者?乃由彌陀因地, 世饒王佛所,捨位出家,即起悲智之心, 廣弘四十八願。以佛願力,五逆之與十惡,罪滅得生; 謗法闡提,迴心皆往。
Namo Amituofo!
