往生禮讚偈 1.342

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若入觀及睡眠時，應發此願。若坐若立，一心合掌，正面向西，十聲稱阿彌陀佛、觀音、勢至、諸菩薩清淨大海眾竟。弟子（某甲），現是生死凡夫，罪障深重，淪六道苦，不可具云。今日遇善知識，得聞彌陀本願名號，一心稱念，求願往生。願佛慈悲，不捨本弘誓願攝受。弟子不識彌陀佛身相光明，願佛慈悲示現弟子身相、觀音、勢至、諸菩薩等，及彼世界清淨莊嚴光明等相。道此語已，一心正念，即隨意入觀及睡。或有正發願時即得見之，或有睡眠時得見，除不至心。此願比來大有現驗。

When entering contemplation or at the time of sleep, one should make this vow. Whether sitting or standing, single-mindedly join the palms, face directly to the west, and recite ten times the names of Amitābha Buddha, Avalokiteśvara, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, and the Bodhisattvas of the pure, great ocean-like assembly. Having finished: 'Disciple [so-and-so] is currently an ordinary being of birth and death, with profound and heavy karmic obstacles, sinking into the sufferings of the six paths beyond full description. Today, encountering a spiritual friend, I have obtained hearing of the name of Amitābha's primal vow; single-mindedly I recite it, seeking and vowing for rebirth. May the Buddha in his compassion not abandon his original universal vow and gather me in. The disciple does not know Amitābha Buddha's bodily marks and radiant light; may the Buddha in his compassion manifest to the disciple his bodily marks, Avalokiteśvara, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, the Bodhisattvas, and the like, as well as the pure adornments and radiant light of that realm.' Having spoken these words, with single-minded right mindfulness, one then enters contemplation or sleeps as one pleases. Some see it right at the time of making the vow, while others see it at the time of sleep, except for those lacking a sincere mind. This vow has recently had great verification.