Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Amitabha Sutra
《佛說阿彌陀經》
What is meant by “hearing Amitabha Buddha”? “Hearing Amitabha Buddha”, of course, means hearing of Amitabha’s great kindness and compassion. He cannot bear for sentient beings to suffer. Amitabha Buddha only needs our consent to deliver us to his Pure Land. When he made his 48 great vows in the distant past, he promised to deliver us pro-actively with his great kindness and compassion. Included in his vows and practices are all the virtues necessary to form his Land of Bliss. He has also completed his vows and practices to form the Land of Bliss, and all merit and virtues necessary for our rebirth from the Land of Saha to the Land of Bliss.
Because we hear Amitabha Buddha’s story of achieving Buddhahood from the beginning to the end, faith arises in us and we accept Amitabha’s deliverance, Without this, how could we believe in and accept Amitabha Buddha’s deliverance?
「聞說阿彌陀佛」是什麼意思呢?當然是聞說阿彌陀佛的大慈大悲,不忍眾生苦,阿彌陀佛還沒經過我們的祈求拜託(其實我們也不曉得要祈求拜託),就大慈大悲的、預先的、主動的在萬古永劫之前為我們發下四十八大願,為我們完成願行來成就極樂世界,以及成就我們從娑婆往生到極樂世界的功德資糧。
我們就是聽聞阿彌陀佛成佛的生起本末、來龍去脈,然後才會生起信心,信受彌陀救度,不然我們怎麼可能會信受彌陀的救度呢?
Namo Amituofo!
