[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [念佛鏡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966) › 1.54 # 念佛鏡 1.54 念佛鏡 1.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.54) 答曰：「如來八萬四千法門，若望念佛法門，自餘雜善，總是少善根；唯有念佛一門，是多善根、多福德。何以得知？准《觀經》中，下品下生人，十念成就即生淨土，一聲念佛定得滅除八十億劫生死之罪。一念既能滅八十億劫生死之罪，明知還得八十億劫微妙功德。故知念佛一法，即是多善根。又自餘雜善是自力，修行之者多劫乃成；念佛修道乘阿彌陀佛本願力故，疾則一日，遲則七日，便生淨土住不退地。故《阿彌陀經》中：『若有善男子、善女人，聞說阿彌陀佛，執持名號，若一日、若二日，乃至七日，一心不亂。其人臨命終時，阿彌陀佛與諸聖眾現在其前，是人終時，心不顛倒，往生阿彌陀佛極樂國土。』故知念佛一法，即是多善根、多福德。」 > The answer states: "Among the eighty-four thousand Dharma gates of the Tathāgata, when compared to the Dharma gate of buddhānusmṛti, all other miscellaneous good deeds are 'few roots of goodness'; only the single gate of buddhānusmṛti constitutes 'many roots of goodness and abundant merit.' How is this known? According to the Guan jing, a person of the lowest level of the lowest grade who accomplishes ten recitations is immediately reborn in the pure land; reciting the Buddha's name a single time definitely eradicates the sins of birth-and-death of eighty hundred million kalpas. Since a single thought-moment can eradicate the sins of birth-and-death of eighty hundred million kalpas, it is clear that one also obtains the wondrous merit of eighty hundred million kalpas. Therefore, we know that the single practice of buddhānusmṛti is indeed 'many roots of goodness.' Furthermore, all other miscellaneous good deeds are self-power, and those who practice them achieve success only after many kalpas; cultivating the path through buddhānusmṛti relies on the power of Amitābha's original vows, so swiftly in one day, or slowly in seven days, one is reborn in the pure land and abides in the stage of non-retrogression. Therefore, the Amitābha-sūtra states: 'If there is a good man or good woman who hears spoken of Amitābha and upholds his name, whether for one day, or two days, ... or up to seven days, single-mindedly and undisturbed, when that person's life is approaching its end, Amitābha and the assembly of sages will appear before them. When this person dies, their mind will not be deranged, and they will attain rebirth in Amitābha's land of Sukhāvatī.' Therefore, we know that the single practice of buddhānusmṛti is indeed 'many roots of goodness and abundant merit.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.53) - [Next: 1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.55) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966~en-mt.1.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1966.1.54) · Pramāṇa