Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings concerning the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land Teachings
《淨宗傳承之總顯其義》
The three main scriptures of the Pure Land teaching are the “Three Sutras”, which are the Infinite Life Sutra, the Contemplation Sutra and the Amitabha Sutra. Among Shastras there are the Chapter on the Easy Practice by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva and the Shastra on Rebirth by Vasubandhu. For Commentary, there are commentaries, verses and collections written by Master Tanluan, Master Daochao and Master Shandao, etc.
Due to the transmission of the teachings via this lineage, the teachings are guaranteed to be pristine and true. They are unchanged regardless of the passage of time, area, and person. In this way, practitioners can be confident and rely on them as their benchmark. Thus, we see that transmission of a teaching via a lineage is the life of the propagation of a particular school, and also the life of sentient beings who practice the teaching within a lineage.
淨土正依之《三經》,即《無量壽經》、《觀經》、《彌陀經》等。《論》者,龍樹菩薩《易行品》、天親菩薩《往生論》等。《釋》者,曇鸞、道綽、善導等諸祖師註疏集偈等。
由此教義傳承,故能保證教法的純真無偽,不致因時、因地、因人而變,然後行人才有必定可依的標準。可見,教義傳承實是一宗弘揚、眾生修學之生命所在。
Namo Amituofo!
