Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings regarding the Commentary on the Treatise of Rebirth
《往生論註》
In the beginning of the Commentary on the Treatise of Rebirth, Master Tanluan briefly interprets Nagarjuna Bodhisattva’s definitions of the Difficult Path and the Easy Path. At the same time, he drew a conclusion that the former path is difficult because “it is merely through self-power, with no other-power to support it”.
What about the Easy Path? What is meant by “easy”? Master Tanluan elaborated, “Just because of the causal condition of believing the Buddha”. This statement is very important!
“Just because” means only. The only condition is “believing the Buddha”. “Believing the Buddha” refers to Amitabha Buddha.
曇鸞祖師在《往生論註》最開頭,把龍樹菩薩易行道和難行道的內涵稍微解說,同時作了一個結論說,難行道之所以為難,就是因為:「唯是自力,無他力持。」
那易行道呢,什麼叫做「易」呢?曇鸞祖師在這裏加以發揮, 解釋說:「但以信佛因緣。」這句話非常重要。
「但」就是唯有、獨有、唯一、獨一,這個叫做「但」。沒有第二個, 也沒有第三個, 唯一這個「信佛」。「信佛」是指信阿彌陀佛。
Namo Amituofo!
