龍舒增廣淨土文 2.6

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《大阿彌陀經》云「釋迦佛一日容顏異常，侍者阿難怪而問之。佛言：『善哉！汝所問者，勝於供養一天下聲聞緣覺，及布施諸天人民以至蜎飛蠕動之類。雖至累劫，猶百千萬倍不可以及。所以者何？以諸天帝王人民乃至蜎飛蠕動之類，皆因所問而得度脫之道。』」以此觀之，是釋迦佛初欲說阿彌陀佛之時，其存於心而形於色者已異於平日，則阿彌陀佛所以感諸佛者固已非常，況於感一切眾生者乎。及阿難問而告之，則謂諸天帝王人民以至蜎飛蠕動之類，皆因汝所問而得度脫之道。是上自諸天下至蠕動之類，皆同在三界之內，故不出輪迴，是以未為得度脫者。阿彌陀佛大願大力無所不度，故皆度脫之也。觀其初發偈云「我至成佛時，名聲超十方，人天欣得聞，俱來生我剎。地獄鬼畜生，亦生我剎中。」是則凡在三界六道輪迴之內者無所不度，可知矣。是以此經云「阿彌陀佛現在西方極樂世界，又在十方世界教化無央數天人民以至蜎飛蠕動之類，莫不得過度解脫」者。蜎飛，謂微細飛蟲也。蠕動，謂微細蛆蟲也。若此者佛尚化度，況於人乎？是其所以廣度眾生無有窮極。而人一念歸依，遂生其國，無足疑也。

The Great Amitābha-sūtra says: 'One day Śākyamuni Buddha's countenance was extraordinary. His attendant Ānanda, wondering at it, asked him about it. The Buddha said: "Splendid! What you ask surpasses making offerings to the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas of an entire world, and giving alms to the gods, humans, and even tiny flying and wriggling creatures throughout repeated kalpas by hundreds of thousands of millions of times, such that it cannot be equaled. Why is this? Because the devas, kings, and humans, down to tiny flying and wriggling creatures, will all obtain the path of deliverance by reason of what you have asked."' Looking at it from this perspective, when Śākyamuni Buddha first wished to speak of Amitābha Buddha, that which was retained in his mind and manifested in his countenance was already different from ordinary days; then how Amitābha Buddha moved the Buddhas was indeed extraordinary—how much more so how he moves all sentient beings! When Ānanda asked and he told him, he said that the devas, kings, humans, down to tiny flying and wriggling creatures, would all obtain the path of deliverance by reason of what he asked. From the devas above down to wriggling creatures below, all are together within the three realms and therefore do not escape the cycle of rebirth; this is why they had not yet obtained deliverance. Amitābha Buddha's great vows and great power leave nothing undelivered, and therefore he delivers them all. Looking at his verse when he first made his vows, it says: 'When I attain Buddhahood, / my fame will surpass the ten directions; / humans and devas will rejoice to hear it, / and all come to be born in my land. / Those in hells, ghosts, and beasts / will also be born in my land.' From this, it can be known that among all those within the cycle of the three realms and six destinies, there is none who is not delivered. Therefore this sūtra says: 'Amitābha Buddha is now in the Western World of Sukhāvatī, and also in the worlds of the ten directions instructs and transforms countless devas, humans, down to tiny flying and wriggling creatures, none of whom fails to cross over and attain liberation.' 'Flying creatures' refers to tiny flying insects; 'wriggling creatures' refers to tiny crawling worms. If the Buddha still transforms and delivers such as these, how much more so humans! This is the reason why his vast deliverance of sentient beings has no end. And when a person takes refuge with a single thought, they are immediately born in that land—there is no need for doubt.