Master Huijing’s Short Dharma Teaching about Classification of Teachings – the Two Practices (Primary and Miscellaneous)
正雜二行判
Those practitioners of the Sacred Path who wish to realize fruition in this world, practice the Six Paramitas and accumulate a myriad of virtues, in order to advance in their Bodhisattva practices. However, they find their habitual behaviors and karmic afflictions are so strong that they are not able to practice the Six Paramitas completely or realize advancement in this world. Hence, they dedicate their merit and virtues and aspire to be
reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss.
Once they decide to cease the karmic practices of the Sacred Path, they discard the miscellaneous practices and adopt the primary practice, discard the mixed practices and adopt the exclusive practice. They no longer need to dedicate anymore, because it is all included in the exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s Name.
The MIscellaneous practices do not possess the karmic power to enter the Land of Bliss. They are only appropriate within the human realm, the various heavens, and the other pure lands. Thus, they will receive their respective rewards according to their karmic practices. As the causes vary, rewards also vary, Hence, it is inappropriate to dedicate one’s merits if his objective is attaining rebirth in the Land of Bliss.This is why those practices are called “miscellaneous”.
Though their miscellaneous practices can be dedicated to rebirth in the Pure Land, they will not enable them to go directly to the reward land; but, only to the expedient manifested land within the Pure Land. This is because they are not the genuine practice in accordance with Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow. Their virtues are mixed with the poisons of ordinary beings, which make them tainted. Because they do not exclusively recite Amitabha’s Name, they will not be embraced and protected by Amitabha’s
Light.
修聖道門的人想在此土入聖證果，因此以六度萬行為其因行；然而畢竟自覺煩惱強、業障重，以自己之力無法圓滿六度萬行諸波羅蜜，無法在此土證果，因而發願求生極樂淨土，而以其所修功德作為迴向。
若一改其聖道門行業，捨雜行歸正行，捨雜修入專修，則不用迴向，因為是純粹極樂之行體故；而雜行非純極樂之行，是廣通於人、天、三乘及十方淨土，隨其業因而感果；因既千差，故果亦萬別，若不迴向便不能感極樂之果，故謂之雜。
然而雖可迴向，也只在報土中之方便化土，不能直入報土，因為不是彌陀本願真實行，乃是凡夫雜毒之善、虛假之行；且不一心專念彌陀名號，不蒙彌陀光明攝護。
Namo Amituofo!
