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
“To sincerely and joyfully entrust”, as mentioned in the 18th Vow, is to obey, follow and accept Amitabha’s deliverance. It further means, the status of rebirth has already been acquired. Thus, allowing us to enter the reward land at the end of this life and be reborn within a lotus flower. It is not like that in other teachings. If practitioners wish to be reborn, they must dedicate their merit and virtues, aspire to rebirth, and attain rebirth within a lotus bud.
We believe and accept the Pure Land teaching, which relies upon the exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s Name. We don’t need to practice meditation, contemplation, or learn the Threefold Tantric practices. However, if Pure Land practitioners like to meditate, it should be OK, they can then recite the Name while sitting. However, they should not become attached to their own skills.
第十八願的「信樂」是隨順彌陀救度,而且是現在已經獲得往生的身份,命終的時候就進入報土,蓮花化生。其他法門就不是這樣,如果想往生,必須迴向才能往生,而且是胎生。
我們信受淨土法門,就是專稱這句名號,不必坐禪,不必觀想,不必修學密宗的三密相應,不必的。可是如果有人喜歡打坐,那也可以,就以靜坐的方式稱念這句名號,當然你不是執著你的功夫。
Namo Amituofo!
