The Patriarchal Lineage of the Pure Land Teaching - Master Shandao
善導大師
In his Commentary on the Contemplation Sutra, Master Shandao talks about the Five Primary Practices (Sutra-recitation, visualization, prostration, name-recitation, praising and making offerings), and identifies name-recitation as the karma of assurance. This name-recitation is reciting Amitabha’s Name naturally, without any pretensions, and deep faith in “assured rebirth with recourse to the Buddha’s vow power”.
善導大師《觀經疏》所言之五正行(讀誦、觀察、禮拜、稱名、讚歎、供養)是以「稱名」為正定業,此稱名亦是深信「乘佛願力,定得往生」之後,任運自然不造作之稱名。
Namo Amituofo!
