淨土論 2.35

2.35

第十二如《無量清淨覺經》云「若善男子善女人，聞我說淨土法門，心生悲喜，身毛為竪如拔出者，當知此人過去宿命已作佛道也。若復有人，聞開淨土法門都不生信者，當知此人始從三惡道來，殃咎未盡，為此無信向耳，我說此人未可得解脫也。」釋曰：依此經，聞說淨土生信樂者，普是過去供養佛來。由往昔因，現在乃至十念悉得往生。

Twelfth, as the Wuliang qingjing jue jing says: 'If a good man or good woman, upon hearing me expound the Dharma-gate of the Pure Land, gives rise to sorrow and joy in their mind, such that their body hair stands on end as if being plucked out, you should know that this person in past lives has already practiced the Buddha Path. If, moreover, there is someone who, upon hearing the opening of the Dharma-gate of the Pure Land, does not give rise to faith at all, you should know that this person has just come from the three evil destinies; their calamities and faults have not yet ended, and for this reason they lack faith and inclination. I say that this person cannot yet attain liberation.' Explanation: According to this sūtra, those who hear the Pure Land expounded and give rise to joyful faith have all made offerings to buddhas in the past. Due to past causes, even with ten recitations in the present, they all attain rebirth in the Pure Land.