釋淨土群疑論 7.41

7.41

釋曰：一切行道之人無簡道俗，所修業行若不依聖教而修學者，並非佛弟子，是魔眷屬，何但誑惑百姓，亦是王法罪人。現在生中，即是為求名利偽行佛法，誑誘愚夫。於當來生，墮於十方無間地獄。自損損他，毀滅佛法。如有聖教依之修學，此即自利利人，功德殊勝，此生他生永得解脫也。謹按《華嚴經》第六十卷、或看第四十五，善財童子於文殊師利所發菩提心，文殊師利告善財言：「善男子！於此南方有一國土，名曰可樂。其國有山，名曰和合。於彼山中有一比丘，名功德雲。汝詣彼問云何菩薩行等。」善財童子向可樂國，登和合山，見功德雲比丘，問菩薩行。功德雲比丘為說念佛三昧法門，略說二十五種言，得淨心念佛三昧門、得嚴淨剎念佛三昧門，起一切佛剎無能壞者。得淨業念佛三昧門，見一切諸業如鏡中像。得圓滿普照念佛三昧門，悉能覩見一切諸佛及其眷屬嚴淨佛剎。今日眾生雖言得念佛三昧，以根行淺，未能具足得一切念佛三昧。有得一者、有得二三者，故所見境界寬狹不同。有見種種業相者，此即是其念佛三昧也。既有聖教，即行無虛偽。若有毀呰，便是謗法人。請尋聖教，以除疑惑也。

I explain: All practitioners of the Path, without distinction between monastic and lay, if the karmic practices they cultivate do not rely on the holy teachings, are not disciples of the Buddha, but are the retinue of Māra. Not only do they delude and confuse the common people, they are also criminals under the king's law. In their present life, seeking fame and profit, they falsely practice the Buddha's Dharma and deceive foolish persons. In future lives, they will fall into the Avīci hells of the ten directions, harming both themselves and others, destroying the Buddha's Dharma. If there are holy teachings upon which one relies to practice, then this benefits oneself and others, the merits are outstanding, and one will attain liberation forever in this life and other lives. Respectfully inspecting the sixtieth fascicle of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra—or looking at the forty-fifth—the youth Sudhana gave rise to the bodhicitta before Mañjuśrī, and Mañjuśrī told Sudhana: 'Good son! To the south of here there is a land named Rāmāvara. In that country there is a mountain named Saṃgata. In that mountain there is a monk named Guṇamegha. You should go to him and ask about the bodhisattva practices and so forth.' The youth Sudhana went to the land of Rāmāvara, climbed Mount Saṃgata, saw the monk Guṇamegha, and asked about the bodhisattva practices. The monk Guṇamegha expounded for him the Dharma-gate of the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi, briefly stating twenty-five types, saying: 'I have attained the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi gate of pure mind; I have attained the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi gate of adorned and pure lands, raising up all buddha lands which none can destroy; I have attained the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi gate of pure karma, seeing all karmas like images in a mirror; I have attained the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi gate of complete universal illumination, able to see all buddhas and their retinues and their adorned and pure buddha lands.' Sentient beings today, although they are said to attain the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi, because their faculties and practices are shallow, cannot fully attain all the buddhānusmṛti-samādhis. Some attain one; some attain two or three; therefore the realms seen differ in breadth and narrowness. Those who see various karmic signs have attained this buddhānusmṛti-samādhi. Since there is holy teaching, their practice is not false. If anyone reviles them, they are a person who slanders the Dharma. Please consult the holy teachings to dispel doubts.