Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
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In this respect, Buddhists should always examine and review their motives and actions. If we have fallen short, we should repent and resolve to do better in future.
Master Shandao, the de facto founder of Pure Land Buddhism says, “We also repent with every single name-recitation.”
We ordinary beings live in this wicked world with five kinds of turbidity. When dealing with wicked people, we cannot say what’s really in our minds. However, what we can do is recite Amitabha’s Name, which has the functional capacity of repentance, regret, and eradicating our offenses with every single recitation.
也因為這樣，學佛的人反省檢討，對自己有所要求的話，就會有一種慚愧的心、懺悔的心。宗祖善導大師說：「念念稱名常懺悔。」
我們凡夫處在這個五濁惡世，面對五濁惡人，不能彼此坦誠，所以只好念佛，念念之中，就具足慚愧、懺悔、滅罪的功能。
Namo Amituofo!
