The Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land Teaching - Master Shandao
善導大師
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Relying upon the karmic power of Amitabha Buddha’s great vow, good ordinary beings, of course, can be reborn. Ordinary beings with the Five Gravest Offenses and the Ten Unwholesome Deeds can be reborn provided that they rely upon the Buddha, recite Amitabha’s Name, and aspire to be reborn in the Land of Bliss.
“Offenses are eliminated and rebirth is assured” with recourse to Amitabha's vows and Amitabha’s Infinite Buddha power. Even those who slander the Right Dharma and those without virtuous roots, will attain rebirth if they rely upon the Buddha, aspire to be reborn in the Land of Bliss, and exclusively recite Amitbha’s Name. So, it says, “With recourse to Amitabha’s vow power, even those who commit the Gravest Offenses and the Ten Unwholesome Deeds can attain assured rebirth with all karmic offenses eradicated, and those who slander the Right Dharma and have no virtuous roots can be reborn if they rely upon Amitabha Buddha.”
以阿彌陀佛的大願業力,善的凡夫固然能夠往生,五逆十惡的凡夫,只要回心轉意,念佛願生極樂世界,以阿彌陀佛的願力、阿彌陀佛的佛力、阿彌陀佛的功德力量,也能夠使他五逆十惡的罪消滅,而得生極樂世界,這就是所謂的「罪滅得生」。
乃至誹謗佛法的眾生、一闡提的眾生,他也只要回心轉意,願生極樂,專念彌陀名號,同樣也通通沒有一個遺漏的往生極樂世界。所以說:「以佛願力:五逆十惡,罪滅得生;謗法闡提,迴心皆往。」
Namo Amituofo!
