Dec 14, 2021
淨土小常識
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3. Primary Practice of reverential actions - veneration of and prostration to Amitabha Buddha
4. Primary Practice of name-recitation - recitation of the Name “Namo Amituofo”
5. Primary Practice of praise and offerings - acclamation of, and offerings to, Amitabha Buddha. Acclamation means praising the merit and virtues of Amitabha. Making offerings means - those of lower status make offerings to those of higher status, and the young make offerings to their elders.
All other practices, by themselves, are unrelated to Amitabha’s Pure Land. Only if their merit is dedicated towards rebirth is there a connection established. These are labeled “Miscellaneous Practices.”
五種正行
3、禮拜正行:禮拜阿彌陀佛。
4、稱名正行:稱念「南無阿彌陀佛」名號。
5、讚歎供養正行:讚歎、供養阿彌陀佛。「讚」為讚其功德。讚之不足復加稱揚為「歎」。以下薦上為「供」。以卑奉尊為「養」。
Namo Amituofo!
