觀念阿彌陀佛相海三昧功德法門 1.42

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問曰：夫人福力強勝，蒙佛加念故見佛。末法眾生罪愆深重，何由得與夫人同例？又此義者甚深廣大，一一具引佛經以為明證。答曰：佛是三達聖人，六通無障，觀機備教，不擇淺深。但使歸誠，何疑不見？即如《觀經．下》說云，佛讚韋提：「快問此事。阿難受持，廣為多眾宣說佛語。如來今者教韋提希及未來世一切眾生觀於西方極樂世界。以佛願力故，見彼國土，如執明鏡自見面像。」又以此經證，亦是彌陀佛三力外加故得見佛，故名見佛淨土三昧增上緣。

Question: The queen's power of merit was strong and superior, so she saw the Buddha by receiving the Buddha's sustained mindfulness. Sentient beings in the Final Dharma age have profound and heavy sins and transgressions; how could they be placed on the same footing as the queen? Furthermore, this principle is extremely profound, vast, and broad; cite the Buddha's sūtras one by one as clear proof. Answer: The Buddha is a sage of the three knowledges, unobstructed in the six abhijñās; observing people's capacities, he fully provides teachings without discriminating between the shallow and the profound. Provided only that one turns to him in sincerity, how could there be any doubt that one will not see him? This is as stated in the lower section of the Guan jing, where the Buddha praised Vaidehī: "It is good that you ask about this matter. Ānanda, receive and uphold this, and expound the Buddha's words broadly for the multitude. The Tathāgata now teaches Vaidehī and all sentient beings of future generations to contemplate the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Because of the Buddha's vow-power, they will see that land, just as when holding a clear mirror one sees the image of one's own face." Furthermore, as proved by this sūtra, it is also because the three powers of Amitābha Buddha are externally added that one is able to see the Buddha; hence it is called the adhipati-pratyaya of the samādhi of seeing the Buddha and the Pure Land.