Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
The six characters “Na-Mo-A-Mi-Tuo-Fo” contain the threefold meaning of: taking refuge, merit-dedication, and rebirth-aspiration. They also contain all of the necessary credentials for rebirth. “Namo” itself means taking refuge, having faith, merit-dedication, and aspiration for rebirth. “Amituofo is the practice of the practitioner.”
Thus, it can be said that, within the six characters faith, aspiration, and practice are fully included. All three of these have already been prepared by Amitabha Buddha for us. So, we need not prepare anything more.
「南無阿彌陀佛」這六個字,具足歸命、發願迴向以及往生的資糧三者。「南無」本身,就是歸命的意思,也就是「信」;「亦是發願迴向之義」,就是「願」;「言阿彌陀佛者,即是其行」,就是「行」。
可說這六字名號裏面,「信、願、行」通通具足;這信願行是阿彌陀佛為我們準備好的,我們不必另外準備。
Namo Amituofo!
