[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) › [往生淨土決疑行願二門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968) › 1.38 # 往生淨土決疑行願二門 1.38 往生淨土決疑行願二門 1.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1.38) 第四、明眾福門者，《普賢觀經》云「若國王大臣欲懺悔重罪者，當修行五事：一者但當正心，不謗三寶、不障出家，不為梵行人作惡留難（於持戒四眾勿行污行）。二者孝養父母、奉事師長。三者正法治國，不邪枉人民。四者於六齋日勅諸境內，力所及處令行不殺（嚴禁漁捕及誡姦鬪。六齋日者，白月初八日，四天王使者巡世。十四日，四王太子巡。十五日，四天大王親巡。黑月二十三日、二十九日、三十日巡世，准上白月次第，終而復始。若四王親下，一切諸天星宿鬼神俱時隨從。若遇修福齋戒者，諸天相慶，即為此人注祿添算，護持福業令其成就）。五者當深信因果，信一實道知佛不滅。」此與《十六觀經》三福大同。但《普賢觀》正為王臣故，特引用此，亦是三世諸佛淨土正因。若出家四眾，應具依《觀經》三福為行，當自檢文。但隨作一福，並須即時若心念、若口言作意迴向，方成淨因。爾勸修者，於此四種法門必須繫日專持修習，方可自期定生淨土。此之四行，即是學習念佛三昧往生正因。經云「行此三昧者，現身得見阿彌陀佛及二菩薩。若人但聞佛名二菩薩名，永除無量劫生死之罪，何況憶念。若念佛者，當知此人是人中芬陀利華，觀音勢至為其勝友，當坐道場生諸佛家。此人現世，彼佛常遣無數化佛無數化觀世音化大勢至，及娑婆世界常有二十五菩薩晝夜擁護，若行住坐臥若一切時處，不令惡鬼得便，不受一切災難，常為國王大臣一切人民之所宗奉。所得功德，一念之間不可算數，如佛之辯不能稱揚。」除彼不肖人，孰聞不信樂？ > Fourth, explaining the gate of various blessings: The Sūtra on the Contemplation of Samantabhadra says, “If kings and great ministers wish to repent of heavy offenses, they should practice five things: First, they must simply rectify their minds, not slandering the Three Jewels, not obstructing leaving the home-life, and not creating evil hindrances for those who practice celibacy (they must not commit defiling acts against the fourfold assembly who maintain the precepts). Second, they must filially support their parents and serve their teachers and elders. Third, they must govern the state in accordance with the true Dharma and not treat the people crookedly or unjustly. Fourth, on the six vegetarian days they must decree throughout all territories within their reach that non-killing be practiced (strictly prohibiting fishing and hunting, and admonishing against illicit sex and fighting. Regarding the six vegetarian days: on the eighth day of the bright moon, the emissaries of the Four Heavenly Kings patrol the world; on the fourteenth day, the crown princes of the Four Kings patrol; on the fifteenth day, the Four Great Heavenly Kings personally patrol; on the twenty-third, twenty-ninth, and thirtieth days of the dark moon they patrol the world according to the sequence of the bright moon above, ending and beginning again. When the Four Kings personally descend, all the devas, constellations, ghosts, and spirits accompany them all together. If they encounter someone cultivating blessings through vegetarian fasting and precepts, the devas celebrate with one another, whereupon they record fortunes and lengthen the lifespan for this person, protecting their blessed karma and causing it to be accomplished). Fifth, they must deeply believe in cause and effect, believe in the one real path, and know that the Buddha is never annihilated.” This broadly accords with the three blessings of the Contemplation Sūtra in Sixteen Contemplations. However, because the Contemplation of Samantabhadra is specifically for kings and ministers, it is particularly cited here; these are also the primary causes for the pure lands of all Buddhas of the three periods of time. If one belongs to the fourfold assembly of monastics, one should fully rely on the three blessings of the Contemplation Sūtra as one's practice, and should consult that text oneself. Whenever one performs any single blessing, one must immediately dedicate it with intention—whether through mental mindfulness or through speech—only then does it become a pure cause. Thus, when exhorting practitioners, one must urge them to dedicate every day to exclusively upholding and cultivating these four Dharma gates; only then can one personally anticipate certain rebirth in the Pure Land. These four practices are indeed the primary causes for rebirth through learning the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi. A sūtra says: “Those who practice this samādhi will in this very body see Amitābha Buddha and the two bodhisattvas. If someone merely hears the names of the Buddha and the two bodhisattvas, they will forever eradicate the offenses of birth-and-death across immeasurable kalpas; how much more so if they keep them in mind! If someone is mindful of the Buddha, know that this person is a puṇḍarīka flower among men; Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthāmaprāpta will be their superior friends; they will sit at the place of awakening and be born into the family of all Buddhas. In this present life, that Buddha constantly dispatches countless transformation Buddhas, countless transformation Avalokiteśvaras, and transformation Mahāsthāmaprāptas, and in this Sahā world there are constantly twenty-five bodhisattvas protecting them day and night, whether walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, at all times and places, never allowing evil ghosts to take advantage of them; they will not suffer any disasters, and will always be revered and respected by kings, great ministers, and all the people. The merit they obtain in a single thought cannot be reckoned, and even with a Buddha's eloquence could not be fully praised.” Except for unworthy persons, who would hear this and not rejoice in faith? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1.37) - [Next: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1.39) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968~en-mt.1.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1968.1.38) · Pramāṇa