Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching of the Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land School – the 18th Vow
淨宗傳承之第十八願
Based on the content of the 18th Vow, sentient beings and Amitabha become one entity. “If I (Amitabha) become a Buddha, sentient beings can certainly be reborn. If sentient beings cannot be reborn, I (Amitabha) vow not to become a Buddha.” It is not like that in the 19th Vow and 20th Vows.
The 19thVow is used by Amitabha Buddha to receive and guide practitioners of the Sacred Path, to leave the Sacred Path and accept the 18th Vow – the expedient and skillful means of exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s name.
(to be continued tomorrow)
從第十八願的內容來看,眾生和彌陀是機法一體的,我(彌陀)若成佛,眾生必定往生,眾生若不能往生,我(彌陀)誓不成佛;而第十九願和第二十願則不是。
第十九願是阿彌陀佛用來接引聖道門的行人,使其由聖道門轉入第十八願「專稱彌陀佛名」的一種善巧方便的施設。
Namo Amituofo!
