Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Faith in Pure Land Buddhism
淨土信仰
Amitabha-recitation is the primary practice for our rebirth. It is perfect and complete. In terms of reading Buddhist books, we should only read books of the lineage of our teaching. Only through reading these books can we understand the principle of rebirth through Amitabha-recitation. If we don’t understand this principle, it is impossible for us to recite Amitabha’s name scrupulously, steadily, and peacefully.
Therefore, in order to understand this principle, we have to read those books, and listen to the discourses related to rebirth. However, if you can understand this principle thoroughly, you need not read those books. Just recite Amitabha’s Name as often as you can. That’s all there is to it!
念佛就是我們往生的正行，要往生，念佛就已經圓滿具足了。看書只要看我們這個法門傳承的書，因為看書才能了解念佛往生的道理，若對念佛決定往生的道理不了解，就不可能老老實實、腳踏實地的念佛，即使是念佛，心也不安呀！
所以為了使我們能夠了解這個道理，我們就得去看這些書，聽有關這方面的開示。進一步說，如果你對這些道理都已通徹了解了，也可以不必去看這些書，有時間就念佛，就是這樣。
Namo Amituofo!
