廬山蓮宗寶鑑 10.34

10.34

《大彌陀經》云「阿彌陀佛光明極大，而為諸佛光明之王，故號無量光佛、無邊光佛、無礙光佛、無對光佛、光炎王光佛、清淨光佛、歡喜光佛、智慧光佛、不斷光佛、難思光佛、無稱光佛、超日月光佛。其光明所以照無央數天下幽冥之處，皆常大明。諸天人民禽獸，蜎飛蠕動見此光明、莫不喜悅而生慈心、悉得解脫。是故十方諸佛菩薩、緣覺聲聞悉皆稱讚，因名曰超日月光佛。」蓋以日能照晝、月能夜明，其德不全。佛之光明晝夜常照，無虧無欠，故名超日月光也。今有一等愚人，妄指教人於日月初出之時，以口吸採其光，吞嚥入腹，欲其成寶，以當修行祕法，謂之超日月光者，其錯大矣。譬如癡猿聯臂攀樹，懸崖下捉水月，勞心費力到底成空。若是智人達觀，速須捨離，早求正法，免墮迷津，專念彌陀究明心地。不見祖師道「從門入者不是家珍」，自己靈光照天爍地，人人分上本自圓成。一點靈源無內無外，頭頭上顯、物物上明，若能悟此即如來，一段光明超日月。

The Great Amitābha Sūtra says: 'The light of Amitābha Buddha is supremely great, being the king of the light of all buddhas. Therefore, he is called Buddha of Immeasurable Light, Buddha of Boundless Light, Buddha of Unhindered Light, Buddha of Incomparable Light, Buddha of the King of Blazing Light, Buddha of Pure Light, Buddha of Joyful Light, Buddha of Wisdom Light, Buddha of Unceasing Light, Buddha of Inconceivable Light, Buddha of Ineffable Light, and Buddha of Light Surpassing the Sun and Moon. His light shines upon the dark places in countless worlds, making them all constantly brightly illuminated. When devas, humans, beasts, and creeping, flying, and wriggling creatures see this light, none are not gladdened and do not give rise to a mind of compassion, and all attain liberation. Therefore, the buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyekabuddhas, and śrāvakas of the ten directions all praise him, and for this reason he is named "Buddha of Light Surpassing the Sun and Moon".' This is because the sun can shine by day, and the moon can shine by night, so their virtues are not complete. The Buddha's light constantly shines day and night, without lack or defect; therefore, it is called 'light surpassing the sun and moon'. Nowadays, there is a class of foolish people who falsely instruct others to inhale and gather light with their mouths when the sun and moon first rise, swallowing it into their bellies, wishing it to become a treasure to serve as a secret method of cultivation, calling this 'light surpassing the sun and moon'—how immense is their error! It is like foolish monkeys joining arms to climb trees, hanging down a cliff to catch the moon in the water: toiling their minds and expending effort, it comes to nothing in the end. If one is a wise person of penetrating insight, one must swiftly abandon this and seek the true Dharma early, avoid falling into the ford of delusion, and single-mindedly recite the name of Amitābha to investigate and clarify the mind-ground. Do you not see what the patriarch said: 'What enters through the gate is not the family treasure'? One's own spiritual light illuminates heaven and dazzles earth, and in everyone's portion it is originally fully accomplished. This single point of the spiritual source has no inside and no outside; it is manifest in every single circumstance and bright in every single thing. If one can awaken to this, that is the Tathāgata: a ray of light surpassing the sun and moon.