Common Knowledge in Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
“Nirvana is beyond comparison”
A quote from the Infinite Life Sutra:
“When I have become a Buddha,
My land shall be most exquisite,
And its people will be wonderful and unexcelled.
The seat of Enlightenment shall be supreme.
My land, being like Nirvana itself,
Shall be beyond comparison.”
This is Amitabha Buddha’s call to all sentient beings in the ten directions, to come and enjoy his Land of Bliss.
“When I have become a Buddha, my land shall be the most exquisite.” Amitabha Buddha set forth his vows to accomplish Buddhahood and create the most unique and exquisite Pure Land of all. As we see, Amitabha’s Land of Bliss is the foremost among all Buddha-lands in the ten directions and the three periods of time. What are the characteristics of his Land?
(to be continued tomorrow)
泥洹無雙
《無量壽經》言:
令我作佛,國土第一:其眾奇妙,道場超絕;國如泥洹,而無等雙。
這是阿彌陀佛呼喚十方眾生到極樂世界所得到的受用。
「令我作佛,國土第一」,阿彌陀佛發願要成就的佛,所居住的國土是十方三世淨土之中第一無二的淨土,所以極樂世界是十方三世諸佛土之中的第一,無與倫比。國土的特色內涵在哪裡?
Namo Amituofo!
