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
Some people misunderstand the meaning of “even ten times” stated in Amitabha’s 18th Vow. They think that they must recite ten times, not eleven times; and it will not work if they recite nine times, because they missed one time. This is totally wrong.
They neglect the word “even”. “Even ten times” does not mean that “ten times” is fixed, or that it only works by reciting “ten times”. It is not like that.
(to be continued tomorrow)
「乃至十念」有人誤解為只要十聲念佛、不用十一聲;如果念了九聲,那也不行,因為缺少了一聲。這是完全錯誤的,完全忽略了上面的「乃至」兩個字。
因為是「乃至」十念,並不是說固定十念、唯有十念,並不是這樣。
Namo Amituofo!
