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
There are two kinds of splendid teachings, one being the Sacred Path and the other being the Pure Land Path.
Those on the Sacred Path can also leave the cycle of birth-and-death; but, it is a difficult path because it relies on self-power. Nagarjuna Bodhisattva described it as “like walking on land” when one relies only on one’s own feet, so that it is difficult and painful to reach your destination. Thus, it is called the Difficult Path, a Self-Power Teaching.
(to be continued tomorrow)
佛教之中有二種勝法，二種勝法就是「聖道門」和「淨土門」。
「聖道門」同樣的也能離開生死，可是它是難行道，是靠自己的力量，龍樹菩薩形容說，就好像「陸路步行」，在陸地上靠自己的雙腳走路，要到達很遠的目的地， 這個很難、很苦，恐怕會半途倒下去，所以說是難行道，是自力。
Namo Amituofo!
