Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Care of Life and a Vegetarian Diet
護生與素食
Reciting Amitabha’s Name and protecting life are one entity. Why do we recite Amitabha’s Name? It is because we accept Amitabha’s deliverance. Amitabha Buddha delivers us from endless reincarnation and accomplishes our ultimate wisdom through joining our Buddha-nature with his Dharma body.
So, on one hand, we recite Amitabha’s Name to be delivered by him; and, on the other, we should protect the lives of others and even dedicate the merit of our Amitabha-recitation to all sentient beings. Thus we say, “May the merit of this practice be distributed to all beings without discrimination, that they may be reborn in the Land of Peace and Joy.”
念佛和護生是一體的。我們為什麼要念佛呢?因為要接受彌陀的救度,救度我們生死輪迴的生命,成就佛性的法身慧命;同樣地,我們對一切有情眾生也要護念牠們的生命。所以,我們一方面念佛,蒙受佛的救度,一方面要護生,甚至念佛迴向給一切眾生,所謂「平等施一切,往生安樂國」。
Namo Amituofo!
