Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School
淨土宗妙喻
The parable of “Two Rivers and a White Path” by Master Shandao
6. “ Right Attention” Means Exclusive Recitation of Amitabha’s Name
“Right attention” means exclusive recitation of “Namo Amitabha Buddha”, “even just ten times”.
In the Pure Land teachings, a practitioner who aspires to be reborn in the Western Land of Bliss through exclusive recitation of Amitabha’s name, like the traveler in the fable who goes straight towards the west without deviation, is considered to have right attention. Put simply, it is the attitude of a practitioner who believes in and accepts Amitabha’s deliverance through the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation.
二河白道喻
6.正念即是專念。
“正念”就是專念南無阿彌陀佛,也就是“乃至十念”。
淨土法門,求生西方極樂世界,正直向西方,正直向彌陀,這叫正念;信受彌陀救度,專念彌陀名號,這叫正念。
Namo Amituofo!
