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
Amitabha Buddha says in his 18th Vow, “if you wish to be reborn in the Land of Bliss, all you need to do is recite Namo Amituofo. If you do, but fail to be reborn, I am not qualified to become a Buddha. I have insufficient power to become a Buddha, and I have to cultivate further.”
Now, has Amitabha Buddha become a Buddha? Yes, he has. This means that, if we wish to be reborn in Amitabha’s Pure Land and exclusively recite Amitabha’s name, our rebirth in the Pure Land is guaranteed. Exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s name is “even ten times”. Why? It is because we are embraced by and protected within Amitabha’s light.
阿彌陀佛在第十八願就說:「你要願生極樂世界,你只要念南無阿彌陀佛,若這樣而我不能使你往生的話,我就不夠資格成佛,我就不夠力量成佛,我還要再修。」
現在阿彌陀佛成佛了沒?成佛了,表示我們願生彌陀淨土,專念彌陀佛名,專念彌陀佛名就是「乃至十念」,這個人就已經往生決定了,往生有份了,必定往生了,因為合乎祂的願了!為什麼?因為已全在祂的光明攝取當中了。
Namo Amituofo!
