龍舒增廣淨土文 2.16

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無為楊傑次公少登高科，明禪門宗旨，謂眾生根有利鈍，即其近而易知、簡而易行，唯西方淨土。但一心觀念，仗佛願力，直生安養。其為王敏仲作直指淨土決疑序云：阿彌陀佛光明如大圓月，遍照十方。水清而淨則月現全體，月非䞯水而遽來；水濁而動則月無定光，月非捨水而遽去。在水則有清濁動靜，在月則無取捨去來。故《華嚴經》載解脫長者予云：知一切佛猶如影像、自心如水，彼諸如來不來至此，我若欲見安樂世界，阿彌陀如來隨意即見。是知眾生注念，定見阿彌陀，若生彼土則無諸苦。《般舟三昧經》云「跋陀和菩薩問釋迦佛云：『未來眾生云何得見十方諸佛？』佛教令念阿彌陀佛，即見十方一切諸佛。」又《大寶積經》云「若他方眾生聞無量壽如來名號，乃至能發一念淨信、歡喜愛樂、所有善根迴向願生其國者，隨願往生，得不退轉。」此皆佛言也。不信佛言，何言可信？不生淨土，何土可生？東坡云：次公晚年作鹽司大守，常畫丈六阿彌陀佛像，隨行供養觀念。至壽終時，感佛來迎，端坐而化。

Yang Jie (style name Cigong) of Wuwei passed the highest civil service examinations in his youth and understood the fundamental tenets of the Chan school. He maintained that among sentient beings, capacities are sharp or dull; yet what is closest and easiest to understand, simplest and easiest to practice, is solely the Western Pure Land. Simply with single-minded contemplation and relying on the Buddha's vow power, one is born directly in Peaceful Nourishment. In his preface to Wang Minzhong's 'Resolving Doubts by Directly Pointing to the Pure Land', he wrote: 'The radiance of Amitābha Buddha is like a great round moon, shining everywhere throughout the ten directions. When the water is clear and still, the full form of the moon appears; yet the moon did not rush into the water to come. When the water is turbid and turbulent, the moon has no fixed light; yet the moon did not abandon the water to leave. In the water there is clarity and turbidity, motion and stillness; in the moon there is no taking or relinquishing, leaving or coming. Therefore the Avataṃsaka-sūtra records the Elder Muktaka saying: "I know that all Buddhas are like reflections, and my own mind is like water. Those Tathāgatas do not come here; if I wish to see the World of Peace and Joy, Amitābha Tathāgata is seen at will." From this it is known that if sentient beings focus their mindfulness, they are certain to see Amitābha, and if they are born in that land, they will be free from all suffering.' The Pratyutpanna-samādhi-sūtra says: 'Bodhisattva Bhadrapāla asked Śākyamuni Buddha: "How can future sentient beings come to see all the Buddhas of the ten directions?" The Buddha instructed him to be mindful of Amitābha Buddha, and he would immediately see all the Buddhas of the ten directions.' Furthermore, the Mahāratnakūṭa-sūtra says: 'If sentient beings of other directions hear the name of the Tathāgata Amitāyus, and are able to give rise to even a single thought of pure faith, rejoicing and taking delight, dedicating all roots of goodness with the vow to be born in that land, they will be reborn according to their vow and attain non-retrogression.' These are all the Buddha's words. If one does not believe the Buddha's words, what words can be believed? If one is not born in the Pure Land, what land can one be born in? Dongpo said: 'In his later years, Cigong served as the Salt Commission governor. He often painted a sixteen-foot image of Amitābha Buddha and traveled with it, making offerings and contemplating it. When his life came to an end, he was moved by the Buddha coming to welcome him, and passed away sitting upright.'