Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
In Mahayana Buddhism bodhisattvas set forth the Bodhi Mind, practice the bodhisattva virtues, and benefit sentient beings comprehensively. They suffer for sentient beings, and cultivate for them, so only Mahayana Buddhism adopts the ideology of “receiving reward from other’s works”. In order to be a Mahayana teaching, it must include the idea of “receiving rewards from the works of others”, and agree to accept its function.
The teaching that reveals the Mahayana concept of “receiving reward from other’s works” to the greatest extent is Amitabha’s deliverance. The teaching of Amitabha’s deliverance through Amitabha-recitation is unsurpassed, the highest of all Mahayana teachings. It is also the most pristine, mature, most perfect, and complete in Mahayana Buddhism.” It is Mahayana born in the fruition ground, and Buddhayana with recourse to the Buddha’s vow power”.
大乘菩薩發菩提心、行菩薩道,廣利眾生,代眾生受苦、為眾生修行。所以,只有大乘佛法才有「他作自受」的思想。而且只要是大乘佛法,必定多少含有「他作自受」的思想,也必定承認有「他作自受」的功能存在。
最能彰顯大乘佛法「他作自受」之極的,就是阿彌陀佛救度的法門。彌陀救度的念佛法門是一切大乘佛教中最高無上的法門,是最純粹、最成熟、最圓滿的大乘,是果地大乘,也就是佛乘,所謂「乘佛願力」。
Namo Amituofo!
