阿彌陀經通贊疏 3.5

3.5

答：「只如女子念佛，至意專精，命盡欲生，轉成男子便生淨土，有何不可；根缺亦爾。《文殊般若經》云：若人欲生他方現在淨妙國土者，應當隨彼國土佛名，一心誦念，願往生者，必得往生。《觀佛三昧經》云：此念佛三昧，欲使成就，有五因緣：一、持戒不犯；二、不起邪見；三、不生諂慢；四、不恚不嫉；五、勇健精進。《鼓音聲經》云：令念彼佛名號，七日七夜六時禮拜。《賢愚經》云：持戒專念七日，亦得往生。《平等覺經》及《大阿彌陀經》並說三輩得生，如彼中說。」

Answer: 'Suppose a woman recollects the Buddha with ultimate intention and exclusive focus; when life ends and she is about to be born, she transforms into a man and is immediately born in the Pure Land—what could be objectionable about this? It is the same for those with defective faculties. The Mañjuśrī-Prajñā Sūtra says: If a person wishes to be born in a present, pure, and wondrous land of another direction, they should follow that land's Buddha's name, recite it whole-heartedly, and vow to be reborn; they will certainly attain rebirth. The Contemplation of the Buddha Samādhi Sūtra says: To accomplish this samādhi of recollecting the Buddha, there are five causal conditions: 1. upholding the precepts without violation; 2. not giving rise to wrong views; 3. not generating flattery or pride; 4. being free of anger and jealousy; 5. being vigorous and diligent. The Drum Sound Sūtra says: Causing one to recite that Buddha's name, bowing six times a day for seven days and seven nights. The Sūtra of the Wise and the Foolish says: Upholding precepts and focusing on recollection for seven days, one will also attain rebirth. The Equal Enlightenment Sūtra and the Larger Amitābha Sūtra both speak of the three grades attaining rebirth, as expounded in those texts.'