..续本文上一页birth in the Pure Land. In the Sutra Rebirth According to One”s Vows, Buddha Sakyamuni was asked by a Bodhisattva, “Honored One! There are Pure Lands in all ten directions. Why do you especially extol the Western Pure Land and urge sentient beings to focus continuously on Amitabha Buddha, seeking rebirth in His Land

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　　专念阿弥陀佛。即是一相三昧。以心专至。得生彼国。如随愿往生经云。普广菩萨问佛。十方悉有净土。世尊何故偏赞西方弥陀净土。专念往生。

　　The Buddha replied, “Sentient beings in this Saha World generally have polluted, scattered minds. Therefore, I only extol one Pure Land in the West, focusing their Minds on a single realm. If they meditate on all Buddhas, the scope of attention will be too broad, their Minds will be lost and scattered and they will find samadhi difficult to attain. Thus, they will fail to achieve rebirth in the Pure Land.

　　佛告普广。阎浮提众生。心多浊乱。为此偏赞西方。一佛净土。使诸众生。专心一境。即易得往生。若总念一切佛者。念佛境宽。则心散漫。三昧难成。故不得往生。

　　“Furthermore, seeking the virtues of one Buddha is the same as seeking the virtues of all Buddhas – as all Buddhas have one common Dharma Nature. That is why to focus on Amitabha Buddha is to focus on all Buddhas, to be born in the Western Pure Land is to be born in all Pure Lands.”

　　又求一佛功德。与一切佛功德无异。以同一佛法性故。为此念阿弥陀佛。即念一切佛。生一净土。即生一切净土。

　　Thus, the Avatamsaka Sutra states: “The bodies of all the Buddhas / are the body of any one Buddha. / They have the same Mind and the same wisdom. / They are also equal in power and

　　fearlessness.”

　　故华严经云。一切诸佛身。即是一佛身。一心一智慧。力无畏亦然。

　　The Avatamsaka Sutra further states: “It is like the full moon, round and bright, its image reflected in all rivers and ponds. Although the reflection is everywhere, there is but a single moon. So it is with ... (the Buddhas). Although they appear in all realms, their bodies are non-dual.”

　　又云。譬如净满月。普应一切水。影像虽无量。本月未曾二。如是无碍智。成就等正觉。应现一切刹。佛身无有二。

　　In summary, based on these examples, the wise will understand the truth that “one is all, all is one”. When this truth is grasped, concentrating on one Buddha is precisely concentrating on all Buddhas.

　　智者以譬喻得解。智者若能达一切月影即一月影。一月影即一切月影。月影无二故。一佛即一切佛。一切佛即一佛。法身无二故。炽然念一佛时。即是念一切佛也。

　　Question 4 第四疑

　　There are many Buddhas and Pure Lands in all the ten directions. Even if sentient beings in this world have polluted, scattered minds and dispositions, so that focusing on many Buddhas makes it difficult for them to attain samadhi, why should they not recite the name of any Buddha, as they wish, and seek rebirth in any Pure Land, in accordance with their vows

　　 Why concentrate specifically on Amitabha Buddha and seek rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss

　　问。等是念求生一佛净土。何不十方佛土中。随念一佛净土。随得往生。何须偏念弥陀佛耶

　　Answer

　　Common people lacking in wisdom should follow the teaching of the Buddha rather than acting arbitrarily on their own. This is why, from time immemorial, Pure Land practitioners have all diligently recited Amitabha Buddha”s name.

　　答。凡夫无智。不敢自专。专用佛语。故能偏念阿弥陀佛。

　　What does it mean to follow the Buddha”s teaching

　　 During his entire preaching career, Buddha Sakyamuni constantly enjoined sentient beings to focus on Amitabha Buddha and seek rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. This is mentioned in such sutras as the Longer Amitabha Sutra, the Meditation Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra ... In numerous sutras, the Buddha constantly urged us to seek rebirth in the Western Land. This is not only true of the sutras; in their commentaries, the Bodhisattvas and Patriarchs unanimously advise us to seek rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

　　云何用佛语。释迦大师一代说法。处处圣教。唯劝众生。专心偏念阿弥陀佛。求生西方极乐世界。如无量寿经观经往生论等。数十余部经论文等。殷勤指授。劝生西方。故偏念也。

　　Moreover, Amitabha Buddha possesses the power of His forty-eight compassionate vows to rescue sentient beings. The Meditation Sutra states: “Amitabha Buddha possesses 84,000 signs of perfection, each sign has 84,000 minor marks of excellence and from each mino…

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