A verse stating ‘Amitabha-recitation is unsurpassed’ from ‘In Praise of Dharma Practice’
《法事讚》「無過念佛」之偈:
The Tathagata appears in the world of Five Kinds of Turbidity,
Using various expedient means to teach all ordinary beings according to their aptitude and capacity.
He sometimes offers extensive teachings in order to deliver them.
He sometimes gives us his precise interpretation so we may realize the three kinds of paranormal powers.
He sometimes teaches about wisdom and compassion, so as to eradicate our obstructions.
He sometimes teaches sitting meditation, to perceive and contemplate.
All the teachings can lead us to emancipation,
However, none of them is better than the teaching of rebirth in the West through Amitabha-recitation,
For one’s whole life at maximum, or just three to ten times as the minimum.
So that Amitabha Buddha appears, to welcome us as we near death.
It is simply because Amitabha’s vows are so powerful and all encompassing
That they enable ordinary beings to attain rebirth immediately through Amitabha-recitation.
如來出現於五濁,隨宜方便化群萌;
或說多聞而得度, 或說少解證三明;
或教福慧雙除障, 或教禪念坐思量;
種種法門皆解脫, 無過念佛往西方;
上盡一形至十念, 三念五念佛來迎;
直為彌陀弘誓重, 致使凡夫念即生。
Namo Amituofo!
