The 31 Verses Explaining the Amitabha Sutra from the “Praise of Dharma Practices” by Master Shandao
善導大師《法事讚》 轉《阿彌陀經》31偈語
Wish to be reborn. Wish to be reborn.
When the World Honored One neared the end of his teaching career, he earnestly advised his students to recite Amitabha’s Name.
When the Five Kinds of Turbidity in the world become more severe, people will be more doubtful and slander the Dharma more often. Monastics and householders will dislike each other and refuse to listen.
When they see others practicing Buddhist teachings, they look at them with hatred. They are destructive in many ways and compete in blaming each other.
Those who are blind to the value of the Buddha’s teachings and without any virtuous roots, will sink in the sea of suffering, as they destroy the Sudden Teaching.
Over countless eons they will fail to escape from the Three Wretched Realms. Let us all repent together with the same guilty hearts, for destroying many of the Dharmas in a variety of karmic circumstances.
The multitude feels the deepest admiration and unanimously aspires to be reborn.Let’s hold fragrant flowers in our hands and always offer them to the Buddha.
31. 讚付囑流通偈
願往生 願往生
世尊說法時將了 殷勤付囑彌陀名
五濁增時多疑謗 道俗相嫌不用聞
見有修行起瞋毒 方便破壞競生怨
如此生盲闡提輩 毀滅頓教永沉淪
超過大地微塵劫 未可得離三塗身
大眾同心皆懺悔 所有破法罪因緣
眾等迴心生淨土 手執香華常供養
Namo Amituofo!
