Common Knowledge in Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
The Treatise on Rebirth – It was written by Vasubandhu Bodhisattva. It is also known as the Gatha of Rebirth, the Upadesa of the Infinite Life Sutra, the Commentary on the Pure Land, and the Commentary on the Infinite Life Sutra.
The book is composed of two parts, one is the Gathas and the other is the narratives. The Gathas are mainly based on the Infinite Life Sutra and also cover the principal meanings of the Three Pure Land Sutras.
The objective of the Treatise is to unfold the practices of Amitabha-invocation, prostration, praise, perception, aspiration, and dedication, and to advise and urge all sentient beings to be reborn in Amitabha’s Buddha-land together.
《往生論》- 天親菩薩所造,全稱《無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈》,又稱《淨土論》,或 《無量壽經論》。
全論由「偈頌」及解釋偈頌的「長行」兩部分組成,以《無量壽經》為主,總攝淨土三經要義,為三經通申之論。
本論的主旨,在以身示範五念門行(禮拜門、讚歎門、觀察門、作願門、迴向門),勸導一切眾生共同往生彌陀佛國。
Namo Amituofo!
