Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School – Vasubandhu Bodhisattva
《淨宗傳承之天親菩薩》
Vasubandhu Bodhisattva explains the general meaning of the Fundamental Vow as follows: through taking refuge in the power of Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow those who have little time to live can be immediately saved, and receive a great treasure of merit as vast as an ocean.
At the same time, he also says, “ when reciting the Name of that Tathagata one receives the wisdom form of the Tathagata’s light. This is also inherent in the meaning of the Name. These two texts directly explain the merit and virtues of Name-recitation according to the 18th Vow.
In mixed forms of Pure Land teaching, even though they talk about rebirth in the Land of Bliss through Amitabha-recitation, they often complicate matters by adding other practices as conditions for rebirth.
(to be continued tomorrow)
天親菩薩的「本願取意文」說:觀佛本願力,遇無空過者,能令速滿足,功德大寶海。同時又說:稱彼如來名,如彼如來光明智相,如彼名義,欲如實修行相應故。這兩段文也是直接的在解釋第十八願稱名的功德。
一般淨土法門,雖然也是說念佛往生極樂世界,可是除了稱名以外,還附帶種種條件。
Namo Amituofo!
