Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School
淨土宗妙喻
Metaphor 24: Amitabha’s Deliverance Is Like the Sun Shining on Everything
Amitabha’s deliverance is like the sun illuminating everything without favoritism. At sunrise, the sun shines on all mountains and plains, trees and grasses, and on people of virtues and vices. It lights up all beings on earth universally — animals, plants, minerals, etc., equally and unconditionally without discrimination.
24. 如日普照喻
彌陀救度如同太陽,太陽沒有分別心。太陽一出,陽光普照,照了高山,同時也照平地;照大樹,同時也照小草;照善人,同時也照惡人。普遍照滿大地上的所有動物、植物、礦物。可謂陽光普照、一時遍照,平等、無差別、無條件。
Namo Amituofo!
