觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.18

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欲入三昧道場時，一依佛教方法。先須料理道場，安置尊像，香湯掃灑。若無佛堂，有淨房亦得。掃灑如法，取一佛像西壁安置。行者等從月一日至八日，或從八日至十五日，或從十五日至二十三日，或從二十三日至三十日，月別四時佳。行者等自量家業輕重，於此時中入淨行道。若一日乃至七日，盡須淨衣，鞋靺亦須新淨。七日之中皆須一食長齋，軟餅麁飯隨時醬菜，儉素節量。於道場中晝夜束心相續，專心念阿彌陀佛，心與聲相續。唯坐唯立，七日之間不得睡眠，亦不須依時禮佛誦經，數珠亦不須捉，但知合掌念佛，念念作見佛想。佛言：「想念阿彌陀佛真金色身，光明徹照端正無比，在心眼前。正念佛時，若立即立，念一萬二萬。若坐即坐，念一萬二萬。於道場內不得交頭竊語。晝夜或三時六時，表白諸佛、一切賢聖、天曹地府一切業道。發露懺悔一生已來身口意業所造眾罪事，依實懺悔竟，還依法念佛。所見境界不得輒說，善者自知，惡者懺悔。酒肉五辛誓發願，手不捉、口不喫。若違此語，即願身口俱著惡瘡。或願誦阿彌陀經滿十萬遍，日別念佛一萬遍。誦經日別十五遍，或誦二十遍、三十遍，任力多少，誓生淨土，願佛攝受。」

When one wishes to enter the bodhimaṇḍa of samādhi, one should follow the Buddha's taught method entirely. First, one must prepare the bodhimaṇḍa, arrange the venerable image, and sprinkle and sweep with scented water. If there is no buddha hall, a clean room is also acceptable. Having swept and sprinkled according to the Dharma, take an image of the Buddha and arrange it against the west wall. Practitioners may do so from the first to the eighth day of the month, or from the eighth to the fifteenth day, or from the fifteenth to the twenty-third day, or from the twenty-third to the thirtieth day; four periods each month are ideal. Practitioners should weigh the weight of their household duties, and enter into the pure practice of the Path during these times. Whether for one day or up to seven days, all must wear clean clothes, and shoes and boots must also be new and clean. During the seven days, all must maintain a continuous fast of one meal a day, with soft flatbread and coarse rice, pickles and sauces as available, frugal and restrained in measure. In the bodhimaṇḍa, day and night, restrain the mind continuously, focusing the mind on recollecting Amitābha Buddha, mind and voice continuing together. Only sit and only stand; during the seven days one may not sleep, nor is it necessary to bow to the Buddha or recite sūtras according to fixed hours, nor is it necessary to hold prayer beads; simply know to join the palms and recollect the Buddha, in thought after thought forming the visualization of seeing the Buddha. The Buddha said: "Visualize and recollect Amitābha Buddha's true golden-colored body, its light illuminating through, dignified and incomparable, before your mind's eye. When properly recollecting the Buddha, if standing then stand, recollecting ten thousand or twenty thousand times. If sitting then sit, recollecting ten thousand or twenty thousand times." Within the bodhimaṇḍa, one must not put heads together and whisper. Day and night, either at the three periods or the six periods, profess to all buddhas, all worthy ones and sages, the celestial courts and the netherworld, and all paths of karma. Disclose and repent the various sins committed through the karma of body, speech, and mind throughout one's entire lifetime; having repented according to the truth, return to recollecting the Buddha according to the Dharma. What is seen of the realm must not be spoken of casually; if good, one knows it oneself; if bad, one repents it. Make a vow concerning wine, meat, and the five pungent roots: hands shall not hold them, mouths shall not eat them. If one violates this speech, then may evil sores break out on both body and mouth. Or vow to recite the Amitābha Sūtra a full hundred thousand times, and daily recollect the Buddha ten thousand times. Recite the sūtra daily fifteen times, or recite it twenty times, thirty times, according to one's capacity, vowing to be born in the Pure Land, and wishing for the Buddha's gathering and reception.