Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Attributes of the Pure Land School: Worldly Truths
淨土宗宗風俗諦
We are Buddhists and Amitabha-reciters; so, all of our speech, behavior and work should be in accord with the Buddha Dharma. In terms of Dharma, our School is called the Pure Land School, which practices the Easy Path. The definition of the Easy Path is: the practice is very simple, very easy, and very expedient; but, the results are fast, splendid, perfect and complete.
We simply hold and recite Amitabha’s Name without forsaking. In that way we are able to merge the practice of Amitabha recitation into our daily lives. We recite it while walking, standing, sitting and lying down, under any circumstances. We recite Amitabha’s Name in our daily life, and our daily life is Amitabha-recitation. As a result, it matches the Dharma.
With respect to its dogma, it can be deep or shallow. If you are old, or your education level is not high, it is fine that you only know “assured rebirth through Amitabha-recitation by sentient beings”, and then exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name.
我們是學佛人,也是念佛人,因此,生活中一切言語、行為、做事,都要跟法相應。在法方面,我們這個法門叫「淨土宗」,屬於「易行道」。易行道的定義是:在修行上很簡單、很容易、很方便,在證果上很快速、很超越、很圓滿。
只要持念這一句佛號,念念不捨彌陀佛名,把念佛融入到我們生活當中的行住坐臥、時處諸緣,養成習慣,讓念佛生活化,生活念佛化,這樣就能與法相應。
教理方面可深可淺,如果年紀大了,或是文化水平不高,那麼只要懂得「眾生稱念,必得往生」,然後就專稱彌陀佛名就可以了。
Namo Amituofo!
