An excerpt from ‘In Praise of Dharma Practice’ by Master Shandao
善導大師《法事讚》:
(continued)
Humans, celestial beings, wholesome, and unwholesome beings, all shall be reborn. In the Pure Land nothing separates them. They all walk the irreversible path to Buddhahood.
Why is this so? It is because Amitabha Buddha, while he was still in the causal ground, gave up becoming a king, and left home to practice the Dharma. With his wisdom and compassion, he made 48 vows before Lokeshvararaja Tathagata.
With recourse to Amitabha’s vow power, even those who commit the Five Gravest Transgressions and the Ten Unwholesome Deeds, can still be reborn with all of their offenses eradicated. Those who slander the Dharma and those who have no roots of virtues can also be reborn, as long as they aspire to rebirth.
人天善惡,皆得往生;到彼無殊,齊同不退。
何意然者?乃由彌陀因地,世饒王佛所,捨位出家,即起悲智之心, 廣弘四十八願。
以佛願力,五逆之與十惡,罪滅得生;謗法闡提,迴心皆往。
Namo Amituofo!
