Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Amitabha’s Name and Amitabha’s Buddha-body are one-in-two, and two-in-one, because the Name is the same as the Buddha-body. The Dharma-body is intangible, has no form, makes no sound, cannot be described through any words, and does not correspond to any form in our minds. A Name is given and a form manifests in order to deliver sentient beings. “Namo Amituofo” is the great Name of myriad virtues. Thus, Amitabha’s Name is the manifested body of Amitabha, our fundamental teacher, and the fundamental Buddha for Amitabha-reciters. If we abandon Amitabha’s Name, where can we find Amitabha, and where can we see our ultimate teacher?
彌陀名號與彌陀佛體,一而二,二而一,名體一如故。法身無形無聲,離言說相,離心緣相;為度眾生,垂名現形,即是南無阿彌陀佛之萬德洪名。
故彌陀名號,是彌陀化身也,亦是念佛人之本師本佛本尊也;離彌陀名號,何處覓彌陀,何處見本師乎!
Namo Amituofo!
