Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
There are two kinds of merit and virtues, one is real and the other is unreal. Only Buddhas have real merit and virtues; thus, Amituofo has real merit and virtues. Unreal merit and virtues result from the karma of our human realm. Whether it is due to cause or effect, all merit and virtues attained through the karma of humans and all merit and virtues attained through the karma of devas (Devas enjoy their blessings) is flawed. From the Buddhas’ points of view, the practices of humans and devas are upside down, and their merit and virtues are unreal.
(to be continued tomorrow)
功德有二種,一種是真實的功德,一種是不實的功德。真實功德只有佛有,也就是只有「南無阿彌陀佛」有;不實功德是我們人間所造作的,不管因也好,果也好,人間所作的一切功德,以及天人所作的一切功德(當然天人都是享福,很少作功德),都是有漏的,以佛的眼光來看,都是顛倒的,都是屬於不實的功德。
Namo Amituofo!
