Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
To study Buddhism is to aim at becoming a Buddha. In order to become a Buddha, one must ultimately recollect the Buddhas and recite the Buddhas’ names. To become a Buddha, one has to accept and understand the context of a Buddha, the Buddha’s realm. The simplest and most expedient way to accept and understand the context of a Buddha and the Buddha’s realm is to recite Namo Amituofo.
This is because the Six-Syllable Name (Namo Amituofo), already perfectly and completely contains all of the merit, virtues, and functional capacities of the Buddha’s realm. If we don’t recite Namo Amituofo, it is very difficult to rely on our own power [to become a Buddha].
學佛就是要成佛,要成佛最後都是要憶佛念佛,領悟佛的內容、佛的境界,這樣才能成佛。要領悟佛的內容、佛的境界,念南無阿彌陀佛是最簡單、方便的。
因為南無阿彌陀佛這六字圓滿包含著佛界的功德與功能,如果不是念南無阿彌陀佛,靠自己的力量就非常的艱難。
Namo Amituofo!
