遊心安樂道 1.65

1.65

「佛語阿難：『其中輩者，十方世界諸天人民，其有至心願生彼國，雖不能行作沙門，大修功德，當發無上菩提之心，一向專念無量壽佛，多少修善，奉持齋戒，起立塔像，飲食沙門，懸繒、燃燈，散華、燒香，以此迴向，願生彼國。其人臨終，無量壽佛化現其身，光明相好，具如真佛，與諸大眾現其人前，即隨化佛往生其國，住不退轉，功德智慧，以如上輩者也。』

"The Buddha said to Ānanda: 'As for those of the middle category: among the devas and humans of the worlds of the ten directions who with sincere minds aspire to be reborn in that land, although they are unable to practice as śramaṇas and extensively cultivate merit, they should generate the unsurpassed mind of bodhi, single-mindedly and exclusively concentrate on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, cultivate good deeds to some degree, uphold the purification precepts, erect stūpas and images, feed śramaṇas, suspend silk banners and light lamps, scatter flowers and burn incense, and through this dedication aspire to be reborn in that land. When that person approaches death, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life manifests a transformation body, whose radiant major marks and minor signs are fully like those of the true Buddha, appearing before them together with a great assembly. They immediately follow the transformation Buddha to be reborn in that land and abide in non-retrogression, with merit and wisdom like those of the upper category.'"