西方合論 9.13

9.13

以是義故，修淨佛國土者，當發大願。一者、不為福由故願，願為一切眾生蔭生淨土故。二者、不為眷屬故願，願治一切如來家生淨土故。三者、不為病苦故願，願醫一切世間無明等瘡生淨土故。四者、不為轉輪王故願，願轉諸佛如來法輪，作大法王生淨土故。五者、不為欲界故願，願離一切微妙五欲生淨土故。六者、不為色界故願，願離一切禪著生淨土故。七者、不為無色界故願，願盡種種微細流注，證無量相好身生淨土故。八者、不為聲聞辟支故願，願以福智二嚴，饒益一切眾生生淨土故。九者、不為一世界千世界故願，願代無央數世界苦，拔一切世界眾生生淨土故。十者、不為一阿僧祇劫千阿僧祇劫眾生故願，願代無量無數阿僧祇劫眾生苦，拔一切眾生生淨土故。若能如是發大願者，最後剎那，決定當如普賢願中所說。是故當知，願為截苦海之舟航，導極樂之明師故。

For this reason, those who cultivate the pure buddha-lands must generate great vows. First, not vowing for the sake of merit, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to provide shelter for all sentient beings. Second, not vowing for the sake of relatives, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to manage the household of all Tathāgatas. Third, not vowing on account of sickness and suffering, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to heal the sores of ignorance and so forth of all the worldly. Fourth, not vowing for the sake of becoming a wheel-turning king, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to turn the Dharma wheel of all Buddhas and Tathāgatas and become a great Dharma king. Fifth, not vowing for the sake of the desire realm, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to leave behind all the exquisite five desires. Sixth, not vowing for the sake of the form realm, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to leave behind all attachments to dhyāna. Seventh, not vowing for the sake of the formless realm, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to exhaust all subtle flows [of defilements] and realize a body with immeasurable marks and signs. Eighth, not vowing for the sake of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to benefit all sentient beings through the two adornments of merit and wisdom. Ninth, not vowing for the sake of one world or a thousand worlds, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to bear the suffering of countless worlds and rescue the sentient beings of all worlds. Tenth, not vowing for the sake of sentient beings of one asaṃkhyeya kalpa or a thousand asaṃkhyeya kalpas, but vowing to take rebirth in the Pure Land to bear the suffering of sentient beings throughout immeasurable and countless asaṃkhyeya kalpas and rescue all sentient beings. If one can generate great vows like these, at the final moment one will definitively be as described in Samantabhadra's vows. Therefore, one should know that vows are the vessel that crosses the sea of suffering, and the bright teacher that guides to Sukhāvatī.