Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Classification of Teachings – the Sacred and the Pure Land teachings
淨宗判教 – 聖淨二門判
With respect to the Sacred Path, in order to leave reincarnation within the Six Realms, a practitioner must study and practice the precepts, meditation, and wisdom; and, at least, achieve the first stage of fruition. Though he cannot immediately transcend the Six Realms, he will not fall into the Three Wretched Realms, and will be reborn in the heavenly realm and the human realm seven times each. After this period of rebirths, he will become an Arhat by attaining the fourth stage of fruition and transcending the cycle of reincarnation.
If he dedicates the merit gained from the Hinayana teaching to the practice of the Mahayana teaching, sets forth the Bodhi Mind and practices the difficult-to-endure Bodhisattva Way, he will ascend, stage by stage through: the Ten Stages of Faith, the Ten stages of Dwelling, the Ten Stages of Practices, the Ten Stages of Dedication, and the Ten Stages of Ground. In this way, he will eventually reach the Stage of the Equal and Wonderful Enlightenment of a Buddha. We should never forget what a very difficult and lengthy journey this is!
(to be continued tomorrow)
以聖道門來說,要離開六道輪迴,必須修習戒、定、慧,最低限度要證到初果。雖然初果未能立即超越六道輪迴,可是他不會墮落三惡道,他還有七次天上、七次人間的果報,經過了這時間的往來,他就到達四果阿羅漢的地位,超越了生死輪迴。
當然若要成佛則必須迴小向大,發菩提心去行難行能行、難忍能忍的菩薩道,然後一級一級由十信、十住、十行、十迴向、十地,最後到達等覺、妙覺而成佛,但是這段時間非常長久,做起來非常困難。
Namo Amituofo!
