Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land Teaching
《淨宗傳承之總顯其義》
The Shandao tradition is the most pristine and exclusive among all Pure Land teachings. However, many people interpret the Pure Land teaching based on the theories of the Sacred Path. Why is this so?
It is because the majority of people used the teachings of the Tientai and the Chan Schools to interpret the Pure Land teaching ever since the Song dynasty. As they were not exposed to the writings of Master Shandao, they did not explain the Pure Land teaching based only on the pristine Pure Land scriptures.
(to be continued tomorrow)
古往今來所有淨土法門中,善導流是最純、最專的。原因在於,很多人都是以聖道法門的理論來解釋淨土法門,為什麼會有這種情形呢?
因為自宋朝以來解釋淨土的以天台宗和禪宗為多,但是他們都沒有接觸到善導大師的著作,所以都不是以淨土來解釋淨土。
Namo Amituofo!
