遊心安樂道 1.39

1.39

隱密義者，此望第三對純淨土果以說下輩十念功德，此如《彌勒發問經》言：「爾時彌勒菩薩白言：『如佛所說阿彌陀佛功德利益，若能十念相續不斷念彼佛者，即得往生。當云何念？』佛言：『非凡夫念，非不善念，非雜結使念，具足如是念，即得往生安樂國土。有凡十念，何等為十？一者、於一切眾生常生慈心，於一切眾生不毀其行，若毀其行，終不往生；二者、於一切眾生深起悲心，除殘害意；三者、發護法心，不惜身命，於一切法不生誹謗；四者、於忍辱中生決定心；五者、深心清淨，不貪利養；六者、發一切種智心，日日常念，無有廢忘；七者、於一切眾生起尊重心，除我慢意，謙下言說；八者、於世談語不生味著心；九者、近於覺意，深起種種善根因緣，遠離憒擾散亂之心；十者、正念觀佛，除去諸疑。』」

As for the implicit meaning: this is spoken regarding the third pair's purely pure land fruit to explain the merit of the lower grade's ten recitations. This is like what is said in the Maitreyaparipṛcchā-sūtra: "At that time, Maitreya Bodhisattva said: 'As the Buddha has spoken of the merits and benefits of Amitābha Buddha, if one can be mindful of that Buddha in ten continuous, unbroken recitations, one will immediately attain rebirth. How should one be mindful?' The Buddha said: 'It is not a worldly person's mindfulness, not an unwholesome mindfulness, and not a mindfulness mixed with fetters. Endowed with such mindfulness, one will immediately attain rebirth in the land of Sukhāvatī. There are altogether ten recitations. What are the ten? First, toward all sentient beings, always give rise to a mind of loving-kindness, and do not disparage their conduct toward all sentient beings—if one disparages their conduct, one will never attain rebirth; second, toward all sentient beings, deeply give rise to a mind of compassion, eliminating intentions of harm; third, generate a mind of protecting the Dharma without sparing bodily life, and do not give rise to slander toward all dharmas; fourth, give rise to a resolute mind in patience; fifth, have a deeply pure mind, not being greedy for gain and offerings; sixth, generate the mind of omniscient knowledge, constantly contemplating it daily without neglecting or forgetting it; seventh, toward all sentient beings, give rise to a mind of respect, eliminating thoughts of arrogance and speaking humbly; eighth, do not give rise to a mind of relish and attachment toward worldly talk; ninth, draw near to the enlightenment factors, deeply giving rise to the causes and conditions of various wholesome roots, and leaving far behind the agitated and distracted mind; tenth, properly mindful, contemplate the Buddha, removing all doubts.'"