Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
As ordinary beings, Pure Land teaching cannot be understood or imagined through our logical thinking. For that reason, the Amitabha Sutra calls it a difficult-to-believe teaching. When translating a different version of this Sutra, Master Xuanzang says it is a teaching which is extremely difficult to believe. The Infinite Life Sutra also says,
“Upon hearing this teaching, there is nothing more difficult than believing and upholding it joyfully. If one can do this, there is nothing more that needs to be added. As we see, it is the most difficult among all difficult teachings. Therefore, what should we do? We should simply believe, accept, follow, and uphold this teaching through our practice of exclusive Name recitation.
淨土法門實在不是我們凡夫的思惟邏輯可以推論、想像的,所以《阿彌陀經》說淨土是「難信之法」,玄奘法師翻譯的《淨土經》說「極難信法」,《無量壽經》說:「若聞斯經,信樂受持,難中之難,無過此難。」那怎麼辦?我們只有信受奉持, 依教奉行。
Namo Amituofo!
