樂邦文類 1.293

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論第四曰「佛法有無量門，如世間道有難有易，陸道步行則苦，水道乘船則樂。菩薩道亦如是，難行則久可得（是墮聲聞緣覺地者），或有勤行精進，以信方便，易行疾至，應當念佛稱其名號。阿彌陀佛本願如是：若人念我，稱名自歸，即必定得阿耨菩提。是故常應憶念。」偈曰：

The fourth chapter of the treatise states: "The Buddha's Dharma has immeasurable gates, just as worldly paths have hard and easy ones: walking on land by foot is painful, while riding a boat on water is pleasant. The bodhisattva path is also like this: the difficult practice takes a long time to achieve (these are those who fall into the stage of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas); or there are those who diligently practice vigor and, through the expedient means of faith, reach it quickly by the easy practice, wherein one should be mindful of the Buddha and invoke his name. Amitābha Buddha's original vow is like this: 'If someone is mindful of me, invokes my name, and takes refuge in me of their own accord, they will definitely attain anuttarā samyaksaṃbodhi.' Therefore, one should constantly be mindful of him." The verses state: