念佛鏡 1.43

1.43

The answer states: "According to the collection by Ācārya Shandao, the practice of buddhānusmṛti has a total of twenty-three kinds of benefits. What are they? First, the benefit of eradicating heavy karmic hindrances; second, the benefit of being gathered and embraced by radiant light; third, the benefit of being protected and kept in mind by the Great Master; fourth, the benefit of the hidden assistance of bodhisattvas; fifth, the benefit of the protection of all buddhas; sixth, the benefit of defense by the eight classes [of beings]; seventh, the benefit of an accumulation of jewel-like merit; eighth, the benefit of extensive learning and wisdom; ninth, the benefit of not retrogressing from bodhi; tenth, the benefit of beholding the Great Hero; eleventh, the benefit of invoking the sages who come to welcome [the practitioner]; twelfth, the benefit of being illumined and touched by compassionate light; thirteenth, the benefit of being jointly praised by holy companions; fourteenth, the benefit of being jointly welcomed by holy companions; fifteenth, the benefit of riding through empty space by spiritual penetrations; sixteenth, the benefit of an extraordinary bodily appearance; seventeenth, the benefit of a lifespan of long kalpas; eighteenth, the benefit of attaining rebirth in an exalted place; nineteenth, the benefit of seeing the assembly of sages face-to-face; twentieth, the benefit of constantly hearing the wondrous Dharma; twenty-first, the benefit of realizing anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti; twenty-second, the benefit of traveling to serve [buddhas of] other directions and receiving prophecies; twenty-third, the benefit of returning to one's original realm and attaining dhāraṇī. These are the benefits in the Nianfo ji by Ācārya Shandao of the Western Capital.