Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School – the 18th Vow
淨宗傳承之第十八願
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Who will Amitabha deliver ? Those who recite his name and wish to be reborn in his land. If you hear and accept this principle, isn’t faith already included? So, faith is not just faith by itself, and faith cannot be found or produced by ourselves. “Assured rebirth through name-recitation” is already an expression of our faith.
So, in his 48 word explanation of the 18th Vow, Master Shandao says in the last two sentences – “sentient beings who recite Amitabha’s Name are certain to attain rebirth. This phrase is like a bright sun in a beautiful sky shining all over the universe.”
彌陀要救度誰?是要救度願生稱名的人。當領受這個道理時,豈不是信就在裡面了?所以,信不是在信的本身,信也不是我們自己產生或去哪裡尋找,「稱名必生」本身就是信。
所以善導大師「四十八字願成釋」最後兩句就是「眾生稱念,必得往生」,可說是杲日麗天,朗照宇宙。
Namo Amituofo!
