Oct 26, 2021
上人法語
淨宗判教 - 總顯其義
Master Daochuo differentiated the Buddhist teachings into the Sacred Gate and thePure Land Gate. To enter the Sacred Gate, one must possess the qualities and capacities to practice sacred teachings; but, it is not necessary to have those kinds of qualities and capacities to enter the Pure Land Gate. By merely believing and accepting Amitabha’s deliverance, exclusively reciting Amitabha’s name, and aspiring to be reborn in his Pure Land, one can be reborn there and become a Buddha.
To conclude, the entirety of the Buddhist teachings can be divided into two gates - the Sacred Gate is the Difficult Path through “self-power”, which is suitable for those having the advanced aptitude to perfectly practice the Six Paramitas and many other practices. It is similar to walking along a land route that is “painful, ever changing, and takes a long time to reach your goal”. While following the Difficult Path it is common to have set backs; which make the possibility of realizing the Buddhist Way uncertain.
(to be continued tomorrow)
道綽禪師將佛法區判為「聖道門」和「淨土門」。也就是說,這「聖道門」必須是聖者的根器才能夠修的,而「淨土門」則不必一定要聖者的根器眾生,只要信受彌陀救度,專稱彌陀佛名,願生彌陀淨土,就能往生彌陀淨土而成佛了。
綜合言之,整個佛法可分為二門:「聖道門」是難行道,是自力的,是聖者根器才能修的,是講修六度萬行,須什麼行都要修,這就如陸道步行,所以是「苦、諸、久、墮」,既然有退墮的可能,那就表示證果的可能性不確定。
Namo Amituofo!
