淨土論 2.28

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第五《稱揚諸佛功德經》云「復次舍利弗！西方去此十萬億佛剎，有世界名曰安樂。其國有佛，號阿彌陀如來、至真、等正覺、明行足、善逝、世間解、無上士、道法御、天人師子、曰眾祐，度人無量。若有得聞無量壽如來名者，一心信樂、受持諷念，當起廣遠無量歡喜，安立其意全使真誠，十萬億信心念斯如來，其人當得無量之福，永當遠離三塗之厄。命終之後，皆當往生彼佛剎土。命欲終時，一心信樂，念不忌捨。阿彌陀佛將諸比丘僧往其人前，魔終不能毀壞斯等正覺之心。所以者何？其佛世尊興立不悲，誓度一切無量眾生，亦復護持十方世界一切眾生。其有得生安樂世界，當於其中具滿如來正覺之慧。舍利弗！其佛世尊本求誓願，其有求於第二之乘，於其世界具滿如來諸佛之法、具正覺分，求聲聞乘於彼佛剎得阿羅漢。其有往生彼佛剎者，從其所願，大小之乘於彼悉滿。其有最後聞阿彌陀如來名號、讚說之者，信不狐疑，當相敬心至意，念之如念父母。作如是意，斯等普當於彼佛國具滿眾願。其有信不讚歎稱揚阿彌陀佛名功德而謗毀者，五劫之中當墮地獄，具受眾苦。」釋曰：依此經，念佛如憶父母，始得往生也。

Fifth, the Chengyang zhofo gongde jing says: "Furthermore, Śāriputra! To the west, a hundred thousand koṭis of Buddha-lands away from here, there is a world named Sukhāvatī. In that land there is a Buddha named Amitābha: Tathāgata, Truly Real, Samyaksambuddha, Fully Accomplished in Knowledge and Conduct, Sugata, Knower of the World, Unexcelled Person, Tamer of Dharmas, Lion of Gods and Humans, Called Blessed by the Masses, who delivers immeasurable people. If there are those who get to hear the name of the Tathāgata of Immeasurable Life, single-mindedly believe and rejoice, receive, uphold, chant, and recite it, they should give rise to broad, far-reaching, and immeasurable joy, establish their mind, make it entirely sincere, and with a hundred thousand koṭis of faithful minds be mindful of this Tathāgata; that person will attain immeasurable blessings and will forever leave behind the perils of the three miserable paths. After life ends, they will all be reborn in that Buddha's land. When life is about to end, with a single mind they believe and rejoice, and in mindfulness do not shun or abandon [him]. Amitābha Buddha will lead the community of monks to go before that person, and Māra will ultimately not be able to ruin this correct enlightened mind of theirs. Why is that? That Buddha, the World-Honoured One, initiated untiring compassion, vowing to deliver all immeasurable sentient beings, and also protects all sentient beings of the worlds of the ten directions. Those who attain rebirth in the world of Sukhāvatī will therein fully complete the Tathāgata's wisdom of correct enlightenment. Śāriputra! That Buddha, the World-Honoured One, originally made vows: those who seek the second vehicle will, in that world, fully complete the Tathāgata's Dharmas of all Buddhas and fully complete the factors of correct enlightenment; those who seek the śrāvaka vehicle will attain arhatship in that Buddha-land. Those who are reborn in that Buddha-land, according to what they wish, will have both the great and small vehicles fully completed there. If those who hear the name of Amitābha Tathāgata at the end and praise it, believe without doubt, with reverent minds and utmost intent, being mindful of him as if being mindful of their parents—if they make such a thought, these persons will universally fully complete all their vows in that Buddha-land. If there are those who believe yet do not praise and extol Amitābha Buddha's name and merit, but rather slander it, they will fall into hell for five kalpas, fully experiencing all sufferings." Explanation: According to this sūtra, only when one is mindful of the Buddha as if remembering one's parents does one attain rebirth.