Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Amitabha Sutra
《佛說阿彌陀經》
Ever since, regardless whether they are monastics or householders, all practitioners worship the Amitabha Sutra is the most important Sutra that should be recited daily.
Moreover, many remarkable Dharma masters made commentaries on the Amitabha Sutra.
Master Shandao in Tang dynasty, our de facto founder, was one of early commentators, who wrote the Praise of Dharma Practice to explain the Amitabha Sutra. He was also the eminent great master in Tang-Sui dynasty who inherited the lifeline transmitted from Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu, Tanluan, Daochao, so his interpretations and connotations on the scriptures of the Pure Land School is the most pristine one.
自古以來,淨土法門的修學者,不論是出家、在家,都奉《阿彌陀經》為最重要而且作為每日課誦的經典,同時由古至今也有很多的高僧大德註解《阿彌陀經》。
唐朝善導大師也就是我們的宗主,他的《法事讚》可以說是最早期註解《阿彌陀經》的其中之一,同時也由於善導大師傳承於龍樹、天親、曇鸞、道綽,是隋唐時代的一位高僧,他所傳承的這一個法脈,所註解的有關淨土宗的經典,解釋與內涵,可以說是最純正的淨土法門的解釋。
其他的大德所解釋的,可說大部份都是站在他們自己宗門的立場來作解釋,所以就純正上來講就有不夠,因此,如果要瞭解《阿彌陀經》的正確意義,就必須看善導大師的著作。
Namo Amituofo!