淨土論 2.26

2.26

第三《小彌陀經》云「舍利弗！眾生聞者，應當發願，願生彼國。所以者何？得與如是諸上善人俱會一處。舍利弗！不可以少善根福德因緣得生彼國。舍利弗！若有善男子善女人，聞說阿彌陀佛，執持名號，若一日、若二日、若三日、若四日、若五日、若六日、若七日，一心不亂。其人臨命終時，彌陀佛與諸聖眾現在其前。是人終時，心不顛倒，即得往生阿彌陀佛極樂國土。舍利弗！我見是利，故說此言。若有眾生聞是說者，應當發願生彼國土。」釋曰：依此經，少善根是空發願，廣善根是七日念佛。若能七日念佛，滿百萬遍，即得往生也。

Third, the Xiao Mituo jing says: "Śāriputra, when sentient beings hear this, they should make vows and vow to be reborn in that land. Why is that? One attains meeting together in one place with such superior good persons. Śāriputra, one cannot attain rebirth in that land with few roots of goodness and blessed virtues as conditions. Śāriputra, if there are good men and good women who hear of Amitābha Buddha and hold fast to the name, whether for one day, two days, three days, four days, five days, six days, or seven days, with a single, undistracted mind, when that person approaches the end of life, Amitābha Buddha and the assembly of holy beings will appear before them. When this person dies, their mind is not inverted, and they immediately attain rebirth in Amitābha Buddha's land of Sukhāvatī. Śāriputra, seeing this benefit, I therefore speak these words. If there are sentient beings who hear this spoken, they should make vows to be reborn in that land." Explanation: According to this sūtra, few roots of goodness refers to making vows in vain, while extensive roots of goodness is the mindfulness of the Buddha for seven days. If one can practice mindfulness of the Buddha for seven days, completing one million times, one immediately attains rebirth.