Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teachings of the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School – the 18th Vow
淨宗傳承之第十八願
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“Ten times,” as mentioned in the phrase “even ten times,” refers to a dying person who has not: learned Buddhism, has not recited Amitabha’s Name, practiced virtues, accumulated merit, or taken refuge in the Three Jewels. He can be reborn by reciting “up to ten times. Certainly, we who have undertaken these practices can be reborn as well!
By setting “up to ten times” as the benchmark, Amitabha Buddha indicates that anyone who merely wishes to be reborn and practices Amitabha-recitation to this degree can be reborn.
乃至十念的「十念」,它是臨命終的人,以往也沒有學佛念佛、行善積德,甚至連三皈依都沒有,他念佛頂多十聲,也能往生,我們再怎麼樣的愚劣,念佛到現在都不只十聲,他都能夠往生,何況是我們?
阿彌陀佛是以這種作為標準,以顯明只要願生稱名,任何人都能夠合乎這個標準,都能夠往生。
Namo Amituofo!
