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
On the Sacred Path practitioners have to cultivate through their own power, until their vows and practices are perfectly completed, and only then attain perfect Enlightenment. However, on the Pure Land Path, which is based on Amitabha’s accomplishments, practitioners need only have faith, aspiration, and exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name. This enables them to be reborn in the Pure Land, where they will become Buddhas.
With respect to these two paths, if practitioners fail to learn and practice perfectly on the Sacred Path, it is likely that they will fail, isn’t it? Actually, most of them fail. However, those on the Pure Land Path become Buddhas! Why is this?
(to be continued tomorrow)
聖道門是自己成就,要有修行,願行圓滿,然後成佛;可是淨土法門是彌陀成就,要有信願,專念彌陀,往生成佛。
就這兩門來講,聖道門如果學不成的話,豈不是墮落?但往往大多是學不成的。而淨土門是成佛!為什麼?
Namo Amituofo!
