"Amitabha"This phrase is quite common in life. Whether it's the monks in the temple when they meet"Amitabha", or in Chinese life, the old people often talk about things when they encounter them"Amitabha"。Although everyone is familiar with this phrase, it is not easy to figure out what it means.
Actually,"Amitabha"The word is Sanskrit"amitabha"Transliteration of .
In Buddhism, there is"Heng III Buddha"that is, what is enshrined in the temple"Three Treasure Buddhas"。This"Three Treasure Buddhas"It includes three Buddha statues, namely: Shakyamuni Buddha, the head of the Suva world, the Medicine Buddha, the head of the glazed Pure Land in the East, and Amitabha Buddha, the head of the Western Elysium. Western Elysium is an egalitarian and solemn realm free from suffering and suffering. Once freed from the cycle of suffering, sentient beings enter the realm of bliss, where they will attain wisdom and liberation and spend their lives in happiness and peace.
Chanting"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south"Expresses faith and refuge in Amitabha, the leader of the Western religion.
The practice of Buddhism can be divided into:"Worldly Law"with"Out of the worldly law"。The so-called"Worldly Law"It refers to the practice of enabling successive generations to enjoy happiness and freedom from the suffering of the three paths. However, after all, the worldly dharma cannot get rid of birth, old age, sickness, death, and impermanence, and being in the Three Realms will still be affected by karmic cause and effect. If you don't want to suffer the consequences of suffering, you must practice the five precepts and ten virtues diligently, and you must not slack off in the slightest, otherwise you will be in danger of falling. However, for ordinary people, it is difficult to consistently adhere to the practice.
Therefore, the Buddha proposed"Out of the worldly law"。Generally speaking, it takes at least two ascetic eons to transcend the Three Realms through practice, and more than three ascetic eons to attain Buddhahood. In Buddhism, a small eons take about 16.79 million earth years. 20 minor eons make up a medium eon, while a major eons require 80 intermediate eons, which is equivalent to approximately 26.7 billion Earth years. According to the Huayan Sutra, the number of great tribulations that an asgha needs to go through is:
These numbers do seem huge, and for many practitioners, they may be daunting at first glance.
But fortunately, Amitabha Buddha once made a vow to establish the Pure Land of Bliss, and promised to help guide and save sentient beings. So how do you get this kind of referral? In the Lotus Sutra, the Great Buddha once said, "As long as all sentient beings have the mind to recite the Buddha and call the Buddha Buddha, they will definitely see the Buddha even in this life or in the future, and they will not be far from the Buddha." You don't need to resort to complicated methods, and as soon as the mind is enlightened, it can come naturally. Because I originally stepped into the endurance of lifelessness with the heart of reciting the Buddha, and now in this world, I lead the people who recite the Buddha and make them return to the Pure Land. In addition, the "Great Collection of Moon Tibetan Sutras" also recorded: "In the era of the end of the Dharma, even if hundreds of millions of people practiced, very few people could attain enlightenment, and only by reciting the Buddha could they achieve liberation." ”
Therefore, many wise men and masters believe that in the age of the end of the Dharma, only by reciting the Buddha's name and relying on the blessings of the Buddha's power can one truly attain the right results. Therefore, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the number of people who praise the name of the Buddha and recite "Nan Wu Amitabha" has gradually increased. Until the Tang Dynasty, Zen Master Shandao founded the Pure Land Sect, which guided practitioners to get rid of the sea of suffering and be reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss with the internal factors of reciting Buddha and the external power of Amitabha Buddha's wishes. List of high-quality authors