安樂集 2.69

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第二、次辨眾生死後，受生勝、劣者。此界眾生壽盡命終，莫不皆乘善、惡二業，恒為司命獄率，妄愛煩惱，相與受生。乃從無數劫來，未能免離。若能生信，歸向淨土，策意專精，命欲終時，阿彌陀佛與觀音聖眾光臺迎接。行者歡喜隨從，合掌乘臺，須臾即到，無不快樂，乃至成佛。又復一切眾生造業不同，有其三種：謂上、中、下，莫不皆詣閻羅取判。若能信佛因緣，願生淨土，所修行業竝皆迴向，命欲終時，佛自來迎，不于死王也。

Second, next is to distinguish the superior and inferior rebirths beings receive after death. When beings of this realm exhaust their lifespans and die, there are none who do not ride upon the twofold karma of good and evil, constantly serving the bailiffs and prison wardens of fate, and in association with delusion, craving, and affliction, receive rebirth together. From countless kalpas past, they have never been able to escape. If one can produce faith, take refuge in the Pure Land, and urge the mind to single-minded focus, then at the point of death, Amitābha Buddha together with the holy assembly of Avalokiteśvara will come with a platform of light to welcome them. The practitioner joyfully follows, joins palms and mounts the platform, and in an instant arrives there; none fail to experience joy, continuing up to attaining buddhahood. Furthermore, the karma created by all sentient beings is not identical, having three grades: superior, middling, and inferior; there are none who do not proceed to King Yama to receive judgment. If one can believe in the causes and conditions of the Buddha, vow to be born in the Pure Land, and dedicate all the actions and practices one has cultivated, then at the point of death the Buddha will come in person to welcome them, and they will not go to the King of Death.