[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) › 4.125 # 樂邦文類 4.125 樂邦文類 4.125 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.125) 竪出者，聲聞修四諦、緣覺修十二因緣、菩薩修六度萬行。此涉地位，譬如及第，須自有才學。又如歷任轉宮，須有功効。橫出者，念佛求生淨土。譬如蔭敘，功由祖父他力，不問學業有無。又如覃恩普轉，功由國王，不論歷任淺深。於橫出中，有定散二善，故善導和尚立專雜二修。雜修者，謂散漫修諸善業，迴向莊嚴也。專修者，身須專禮阿彌陀佛，不雜餘禮；口須專稱阿彌陀佛，不稱餘號、不誦餘經呪；意須專想阿彌陀佛，不修餘觀。若專修者，十即十生、百即百生。若雜修者，百中或得一兩人生、千中或得三五人生。今見世人，有一日禮阿彌陀佛三千拜者、日稱阿彌陀佛十萬聲者、有晝夜習坐專想阿彌陀佛者，並有感應，斯可驗也。 > Regarding vertical escape, śrāvakas cultivate the four truths, pratyekabuddhas cultivate the twelve links of dependent origination, and bodhisattvas cultivate the six perfections and myriad practices. This involves stages and positions, like passing the imperial examination, which requires having one's own talent and learning. It is also like advancing through bureaucratic ranks, which requires having achievements. Regarding horizontal escape, it is buddha-mindfulness seeking rebirth in the Pure Land. It is like hereditary privilege, where the merit derives from the other-power of ancestors, regardless of whether one possesses academic learning or not. It is also like a universal promotion by imperial grace, where the merit derives from the king, regardless of the depth of one's past tenure. Within horizontal escape, there are the two kinds of goodness: focused and unfocused. Therefore, Venerable Shandao established the two cultivations: exclusive and miscellaneous. Miscellaneous cultivation refers to diffusely cultivating various wholesome deeds and dedicating them for adornment. Exclusive cultivation means that the body must exclusively bow to Amitābha Buddha without mixing other prostrations; the mouth must exclusively recite Amitābha Buddha without reciting other names or intoning other sūtras and dhāraṇīs; the mind must exclusively contemplate Amitābha Buddha without cultivating other contemplations. If one practices exclusively, ten out of ten will be reborn, and a hundred out of a hundred will be reborn. If one practices miscellaneous deeds, perhaps one or two out of a hundred will be reborn, or three to five out of a thousand will be reborn. Now seeing the people of the world, there are those who bow three thousand times a day to Amitābha Buddha, those who recite the name of Amitābha Buddha a hundred thousand times a day, and those who practice sitting day and night exclusively contemplating Amitābha Buddha: all have resonant responses, which can be verified. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.124) - [Next: 4.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.126) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a~en-mt.4.125) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.4.125) · Pramāṇa