[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) › [往生禮讚偈](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980) › 1.340 # 往生禮讚偈 1.340 往生禮讚偈 1.340 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.340](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.340) 普為師僧父母及善知識、法界眾生，斷除三障，同得往生阿彌陀佛國，歸命懺悔。上二品懺悔發願等同前，須要中要取初、須略中略取中、須廣中廣取下。其廣者，就實有心願生者而勸，或對四眾、或對十方佛、或對舍利尊像大眾、或對一人。若獨自等，又向十方盡虛空三寶，及盡眾生界等，具向發露懺悔。懺悔有三品，上、中、下。上品懺悔者，身毛孔中血流、眼中血出者，名上品懺悔。中品懺悔者，遍身熱汗從毛孔出、眼中血流者，名中品懺悔。下品懺悔者，遍身徹熱、眼中淚出者，名下品懺悔。此等三品雖有差別，即是久種解脫分善根人，致使今生敬法重人，不惜身命，乃至小罪若懺，即能徹法徹髓。能如此懺者，不問久近，所有重障頓皆滅盡。若不如此，縱使日夜十二時急走，終是無益。若不作者，應知雖不能流淚流血等，但能真心徹到者，即與上同。 > Universally on behalf of our teachers, monks, parents, spiritual friends, and sentient beings of the Dharma realm, may we cut off the three obstacles and together attain rebirth in the land of Amitābha Buddha; we take refuge and repent. The repentance and aspiration of the upper two grades are as before: when essential, take the first from among the essential; when brief, take the middle from among the brief; when extensive, take the lower from among the extensive. As for the extensive, it exhorts those who genuinely have the aspiration for rebirth—either facing the fourfold assembly, facing the Buddhas of the ten directions, facing the relics, revered images, and the great assembly, or facing a single person. If one is alone and the like, one also turns toward the Three Jewels throughout the ten directions and all of empty space, and to the entire realm of sentient beings, fully laying bare and repenting before them. Repentance has three grades: upper, middle, and lower. In upper-grade repentance, blood flows from the pores of the body and blood comes out of the eyes; this is called upper-grade repentance. In middle-grade repentance, hot sweat issues from the pores over the entire body, and blood flows from the eyes; this is called middle-grade repentance. In lower-grade repentance, the entire body is thoroughly hot, and tears flow from the eyes; this is called lower-grade repentance. Although these three grades differ, they belong to those who have long planted the roots of virtue that are factors of liberation, causing them in this life to revere the Dharma and respect others, not sparing their physical life; even if repenting small offenses, it penetrates to the Dharma and to the marrow. For those capable of repenting in this way, without question of how long or recent \[the offenses are\], all heavy obstacles are instantly and completely eliminated. If it is not done in this way, even if one runs urgently during the twelve periods of day and night, in the end it will be of no benefit. If one cannot do this, one should know that although one cannot shed tears or blood and the like, if one can simply reach through with a true mind, it is equivalent to the above. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.339](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.339) - [Next: 1.341](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.341) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980~en-mt.1.340) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.340](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1980.1.340) · Pramāṇa