遊心安樂道 1.57

1.57

「『下品上生者，或有眾生，作眾惡業，雖不誹謗方等經典，如此愚人，多造眾惡，無有慚愧。命欲終時，遇善知識，為讚大乘十二部經首題名字，以聞如是諸經名故，除滅千劫極重惡業。智者復教合掌叉手，稱南無阿彌陀佛，稱佛名故，除五十億劫生死之罪。爾時彼佛即遣化佛、化觀世音、化大勢至至行者前，讚言：「善男子！汝稱名故，諸罪消滅，我來迎汝。」作是語已，行者即見化佛光明，遍滿其室。見已歡喜，即便命終，乘寶蓮華，隨化佛後，生寶池中。經七七日，蓮華乃敷，當華敷時，大悲觀世音菩薩放大光明住其人前，為說甚深十二部經，聞已信解，發無上道心，經十小劫，具百法明門，得入初地，是名下品上生者。得聞佛名、法名，及聞僧名，聞三寶名，即得往生。

"‘As for the highest rebirth of the lowest grade, there may be sentient beings who commit various evil karmas; although they do not slander the Vaipulya sūtras, such foolish people commit many evil deeds without shame or remorse. When about to die, they meet a good spiritual friend who praises for them the titles and names of the twelve categories of Mahāyāna scriptures. Because of hearing these sūtra names, the extremely heavy evil karma of a thousand kalpas is eradicated. The wise person further teaches them to join their palms, interlace their fingers, and invoke "Namo'mitābhāya Buddhāya." Because of invoking the Buddha's name, the transgressions of birth and death of fifty billion kalpas are eradicated. At that time, that Buddha immediately dispatches a transformation Buddha, a transformation Avalokiteśvara, and a transformation Mahāsthāmaprāpta to arrive before the practitioner, praising him: "Good son! Because you have invoked the name, your transgressions are eliminated; I come to welcome you." Having said this, the practitioner immediately sees the transformation Buddha's light permeating his room. Having seen it, he is filled with joy, immediately dies, rides upon a jeweled lotus flower, follows behind the transformation Buddha, and is reborn in a jeweled pond. After seven times seven days have passed, the lotus flower blooms. When the flower blooms, the greatly compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara emits a great light and stands before that person, expounding for him the profound twelve categories of scriptures. Having heard them, he believes and understands, and generates the unexcelled mind of the Path; after ten minor kalpas, fully equipped with the hundred doors of illumination of dharmas, he is able to enter the first bhūmi. This is called the highest rebirth of the lowest grade. Having heard the Buddha's name, the Dharma's name, and the Saṅgha's name—having heard the names of the Three Jewels—he immediately attains rebirth.'