Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
“Namo Amituofo” is the Great Name of Myriad Virtues. It forms one inseparable entity with Amitabha Buddha’s body. Thus, “the Name is exactly the same as the Dharma.” When we mention the Name – Namo Amituofo, or recite the Name – Namo Amituofo, it includes the entire meaning and the functional power of the Name. So, each time the Name is mentioned, its meaning is in effect.”
Thus, when we explain the connotations of Amitabha’s Name, we are explaining the Name itself. Hence we are taught, “When we take the meaning of the Name, it is the Name itself.”
南無阿彌陀佛這句萬德洪名,跟阿彌陀佛的佛體本身是一體不離、一體不二的,所以說「名與法即」,當我們引用這句南無阿彌陀佛,稱念這句南無阿彌陀佛的佛名,也同時涵蓋這句名號的意義,也同時擁有了這句名號意義裡面的功能,所以說「舉名即義」。
那麼引用說明這句彌陀名號的內容本身,同時也是在說明這一句名號、也是在引用這一句名號,所以說「取義即名」。
Namo Amituofo!
