Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Classification of Teachings – the Two Practices (Primary and Miscellaneous)
正雜二行判
In classifying all of the teachings of the Buddha, the practices for rebirth are called exclusive practices and all others are called miscellaneous practices. The exclusive practices are the Five Primary Practices, and all other practices are called Miscellaneous Practices.
When looking at the teachings more precisely, only name-recitation, the karma of assurance, is an exclusive practice. The dual practices (primary and supportive) are regarded as Miscellaneous Practices, for practitioners who wish to rely on their own power and dedicate the merits attained through the Five Primary Practices for rebirth.
With respect to the dual-practices, primary and miscellaneous, they are regarded as miscellaneous if they practice the Primary and Miscellaneous together. Moreover, with respect to “seeking benefits in the present life through exclusive name-recitation”, this falls within the scope of the Miscellaneous Practices.
There are practitioners who exclusively recite the Name of Amitabha but do not seek rebirth in the Land of Bliss. Instead, they pray for: welfare in the present life, being reborn as a human in the next life as an eminent monk who can be enlightened upon hearing the Dharma, and comprehensively delivers sentient beings. All practices within the above category are considered Miscellaneous.
從「大判門」來講,往生行有「專修」跟「雜修」。「專修」就是五種正行,五正行以外的通通是「雜修」,也就是「雜行」。
從「細判門」來講,只有稱名念佛正定業是專修;「助正兼行」,是說五種正行通通去做,想依靠自己所修五正行之力用來迴向,這樣也是雜修。
至於「正雜兼行」,正行跟雜行一起去修,也是雜修;甚至所謂「專名祈現」──雖然專稱念這一句名號,可是不是為了往生極樂世界,而是為了祈求現世福利,或是祈求來世再生而為人,甚至做為高僧一聞千悟廣度眾生,這都是屬於雜修的範圍。
Namo Amituofo!
