釋淨土群疑論 7.26

7.26

Question: We do not yet know, when buddhānusmṛti extinguishes eighty koṭis of kalpas of heavy sins and one attains rebirth in the West, does it extinguish seeds (bīja), or does it extinguish active consciousness (samudācāra)? If it extinguishes seeds, the eradication of seeds requires the noble path—only by seeing the emptiness of person and phenomena can one eradicate seeds. Although the merit of buddhānusmṛti is boundless, it is a wholesome mind of hearing, thinking, and so on; how could it be identical to the noble path in being able to eradicate seeds of sinful karma? If it extinguishes active consciousness, the two karmas of sin and merit cannot arise together: when sinful karma arises, one cannot practice buddhānusmṛti, and when one is properly practicing buddhānusmṛti, one cannot commit sins; good and evil do not coexist, and there are not two active consciousnesses. How could buddhānusmṛti extinguish the sins of active consciousness?