遊心安樂道 1.45

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若《往生論》明五因行。如彼論云：「若善男子、女人，修五念門行成就，畢竟得生安樂國土，見彼阿彌陀佛。何等五念門？一者、禮拜門；二者、讚嘆門；三者、作願門；四者、觀察門；五者、迴向門。云何禮拜？身業禮拜阿彌陀如來、應、正遍知，為生彼國故。云何讚嘆？口業讚嘆，稱彼如來名，如彼如來光明智相，如彼名義，欲如實修行相應故。云何作願？心常願，一心專念，畢竟往生安樂國土，欲如實修行奢摩他故。云何觀察？智慧觀察，正念觀彼，欲如實修行毘婆舍那故，一、觀佛國功德；二、觀佛功德；三、觀菩薩莊嚴功德。云何迴向？不捨一切苦惱眾生，心常作願，迴向為首，得成就大悲心故。」廣說如彼；往生因緣，略說如是。

As for the Treatise on Rebirth, it clarifies five causal practices. As that treatise says: "If a good man or good woman cultivates the practices of the five gates of mindfulness to completion, they will ultimately attain rebirth in the land of Sukhāvatī and see that Amitābha Buddha. What are the five gates of mindfulness? First, the gate of prostration; second, the gate of praise; third, the gate of making vows; fourth, the gate of observation; fifth, the gate of pariṇāmanā. How does one perform prostration? With bodily action, one prostrates to Amitābha Tathāgata, the Arhat, the Samyaksambuddha, for the sake of being reborn in that land. How does one perform praise? With vocal action, one praises, reciting that Tathāgata's name, in accordance with that Tathāgata's signs of light and wisdom, and in accordance with the meaning of that name, wishing to practice in true accord with reality. How does one make vows? With the mind, one constantly makes vows, single-mindedly and exclusively focusing, to ultimately attain rebirth in the land of Sukhāvatī, wishing to practice śamatha in true accord with reality. How does one perform observation? With wisdom, one observes, right-mindedly contemplating him, wishing to practice vipaśyanā in true accord with reality: first, observing the merits of the Buddha's land; second, observing the merits of the Buddha; third, observing the merits of the bodhisattvas' adornments. How does one perform pariṇāmanā? Not abandoning all suffering sentient beings, one's mind constantly makes vows, placing pariṇāmanā foremost, so that one can accomplish the mind of great compassion." The detailed explanation is as stated there; the causes and conditions for rebirth are briefly stated thus.