念佛鏡 1.74

1.74

答：「大有保證！准《阿彌陀經》中『六方諸佛恒河沙數，出廣長舌相，遍覆三千大千世界，說誠實言。』不誑眾生，當信是本師釋迦牟尼佛說，念佛定得無量功德，一日、七日稱念阿彌陀佛，定得往生淨土。一依此教不生淨土，誑汝，口中出舌已便當壞爛，不還入口。此是六方諸佛以願證處。

Answer: "There is a great guarantee! According to the Amitābha-sūtra, 'All the Buddhas of the six directions, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, extend their broad and long tongues, covering the three-thousandfold great-thousandfold world system completely, and speak truthful words.' They do not deceive sentient beings. One should believe what our original teacher, Śākyamuni Buddha, taught: by buddhānusmṛti one definitely obtains immeasurable merit; reciting Amitābha Buddha for one day or seven days, one definitely attains rebirth in the pure land. If one follows this teaching and does not attain rebirth in the pure land, then deceiving you, the tongues that issued forth from their mouths would rot away and never return into their mouths. This is how the Buddhas of the six directions confirm it through their vows.