A Discussion on Excerpts from the Scriptures of the Pure Land School
淨土宗精要法語討論
The Passage on Dissemination in the Infinite Life Sutra - the Great Benefit of Amitabha-Recitation
The Buddha told Maitreya: “If a person hears that Buddha’s name, rejoices and recites it even once, you should know that this person has received the utmost benefit, which is to possess supreme merit and virtue in full.”
Question: Some people say, “I wonder if simple Amitabha-recitation is splendid? If we mix it with other Buddhist teachings in our practice, the merit and virtues attained must be much greater.” Is this correct?
Answer: By reciting Namo Amituofo, we instantly attain Amitabha’s merit and virtues in the reward ground (fruit) upon reciting it. All other practices are teachings in the causal ground, so (1) their merit and virtues are limited, and
(2)those merits and virtues are attained only at the time of the completion of their cultivation. In other words, Amitabha-recitation + Amitabha-recitation > Amitabha-recitation + other practices.
04.《無量壽經》流通文.念佛大利
佛告彌勒:「其有得聞彼佛名號,歡喜踴躍乃至一念,當知此人為得大利,則是具足無上功德。」
04.1 問:有人說,「光念佛有什麼殊勝?兼修其他法門功德更大」,是這樣嗎?
答:稱念南無阿彌陀佛,阿彌陀佛果地功德應聲即得;餘行是因地法門,
一是功德有限,
二是圓滿修證方有功德。念佛+念佛>念佛+餘行
Namo Amituofo!
