[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) › [樂邦文類](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a) › 1.218 # 樂邦文類 1.218 樂邦文類 1.218 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1.218) 道純法師曰：「問：普賢行願，是華嚴流通，何故於世界海中偏指極樂？既信解圓宗，十方佛剎皆可往生，結歸西方必有深旨。答：普賢為善財海眾說願王已，結歸西方者，蓋為信解圓宗人，入文殊智、修普賢行，福慧事理皆稱法界。此大心人，雖妙悟本明頓同諸聖，然猶力用未充，未及如來出現普利眾生，所以暫依淨土、親近彌陀海眾，直至成佛。故經曰『親覩如來無量光，現前授我菩提記。蒙彼如來授記已，化身無數百俱胝，智力廣大遍十方，普利一切眾生界。』即斯意也（此文出《直指淨土決疑集》）。」 > Dharma Master Daochun said: "Question: Samantabhadra's practices and vows are the propagation section of the Avataṃsaka. Why does he specifically point to Utmost Bliss amidst the ocean of worlds? Since one faithfully understands the perfect school, one may be reborn in any buddha land throughout the ten directions. Directing the conclusion back to the West must have a profound import. Answer: After Samantabhadra preached the Kings of Vows for Sudhana and the ocean-like assembly, the reason he concluded by returning to the West is that for people who faithfully understand the perfect school, entering Mañjuśrī's wisdom and cultivating Samantabhadra's practice, their merit and wisdom, phenomena and principle, all tally with the dharmadhātu. Although these people of great resolve wondrously awaken to the original illumination and are abruptly identical to all sages, their power and function are not yet fully sufficient and have not yet reached the point of appearing as a Tathāgata to universally benefit sentient beings; therefore, they temporarily rely on the Pure Land to be close to Amitābha and the ocean-like assembly, straight until achieving buddhahood. Hence the sutra says: 'Directly seeing the Tathāgata Immeasurable Light, / He grants me the prediction of bodhi face to face. / Having received the prediction from that Tathāgata, / I transform into countless hundreds of koṭis of bodies; / With wisdom and power vast, pervading the ten directions, / Universally benefiting all realms of sentient beings.' This is precisely that intention (this text comes from the Collection Resolving Doubts on Directly Pointing to the Pure Land)." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1.217) - [Next: 1.219](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1.219) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a~en-mt.1.218) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1.218](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.1.218) · Pramāṇa