遊心安樂道 1.64

1.64

「佛告阿難：『十方世界，諸天人民，其有至心願生彼國，凡有三輩：其上輩者，捨家棄欲而作沙門，發菩提心，一向專念無量壽佛，修諸功能，願生彼國。此眾生臨壽終時，無量壽佛與諸大眾現其人前，即隨彼佛往生其國，便於七寶華中自然化生，住不退轉，智慧勇猛，神通自在。是故，阿難！其有眾生欲於今世見無量壽佛，應發無上菩提心，修行功德，願生彼國。』

"The Buddha told Ānanda: 'Among the devas and humans of the worlds of the ten directions who with sincere minds aspire to be reborn in that land, there are generally three categories: those of the upper category abandon household life, cast off desires, and become śramaṇas; they generate the mind of bodhi, single-mindedly and exclusively concentrate on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, cultivate various meritorious deeds, and aspire to be reborn in that land. When such sentient beings approach the end of their lives, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, together with a great assembly, appears before them, and they immediately follow that Buddha to be reborn in that land, whereupon they are naturally transformed and born within a seven-jeweled flower, abiding in non-retrogression, with valiant wisdom and sovereign supernormal powers. Therefore, Ānanda, sentient beings who wish to see the Buddha of Immeasurable Life in this present life should generate the unsurpassed mind of bodhi, cultivate merit, and aspire to be reborn in that land.'"