Pure Land Patriarch - Master Daochuo
道綽大師
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Sentient beings in the Avici hells are, of course included, among “those who commit offenses throughout their entire physical lives.” Even sentient beings in the Avici hells, if they dedicate their minds toward [Amitabha Buddha], they can also be reborn and be embraced by Amitabh Buddha. I implies that all sentient beings who recite Amitabha’s Name must be reborn. Thus, for the method of attaining rebirth, Amitabha-recitation is the easiest; yet, the functional capacity of its merit and virtues are transcendent and splendid. One cannot grasp the true meaning of these passages without reading the Chapter on the Easy Path by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, the Shastra of Rebirth by Vasubandhu, the Commentary on the Shastra of Rebirth by Master Tanluan, and the Collection on Peace and Joy by Master Daochuo.
一生造惡或一形造惡，當然就包括阿鼻地獄的眾生；連阿鼻地獄的眾生迴心念佛都能往生，都在阿彌陀佛的攝取之中了，當然就含蓋所有的眾生，念佛都必定往生。因此，念佛在方法上是容易的，可是在功能、功德上卻是超勝的。
這樣的意涵，如果不從龍樹菩薩的《易行品》，天親菩薩的《往生論》，曇鸞大師的《往生論註》，道綽大師的《安樂集》來看的話，是看不出來的。
Namo Amituofo!
