Translations

[10A] Top Ten Difficulties In This Defiled Land Vs Ease In That Pure Land (1) 十大秽土与净土难易之分别(一)

十大秽土与净土难易之分别(二)
[10A] Top Ten Difficulties In This Defiled Land Vs Ease In That Pure Land (1)

此土彼土难易十种
Ten Kinds Of Difficulties In This Land Versus Ease In That Land

一者、此土有不常值佛苦;彼土但受花开见佛,常得亲近之乐。

First, in this land, there is the suffering of not constantly encountering a Buddha; while in that land, there is however receiving of the blossoming of the lotus flower to see the Buddha, with the bliss of being constantly close.

二者、此土有不闻说法苦;彼土但受水鸟树林,皆宣妙法之乐。

Second, in this land, there is the suffering of not being able to hear the Dharma; while in that land, there is however receiving of waters, birds and trees, with the bliss of hearing all of them proclaiming the wonderful Dharma.

三者、此土有恶友牵缠苦;彼土但受诸上善人,俱会一处之乐。

Third, in this land, there is the suffering of being entangled with evil friends; while in that land, there is however receiving of all beings of superior goodness, with the bliss of all meeting together in one place.

四者、此土有群魔恼乱苦;彼土但受诸佛护念,远离魔事之乐。

Fourth, in this land, there is the suffering of disturbances from hordes of demons; while in that land, there is however receiving of mindful protection of all Buddhas, with the bliss of being far departed from demonic obstacles.

五者、此土有轮回不息苦;彼土但受横截生死,永脱轮回之乐。

Fifth, in this land, there is the suffering of unceasing rebirth [in the wheel of birth and death]; while in that land, there is however receiving of horizontal cutting off from birth and death, with the bliss of eternal liberation from rebirth.

六者、此土有难免三途苦;彼土但受恶道永离,名且不闻之乐。

Sixth, in this land, there is the suffering of difficulty of avoiding the three realms [of hell-beings, hungry ghosts and animals]; while in that land, there is however receiving of eternal departure from the evil realms, with the bliss of not even hearing their names.

七者、此土有尘缘障道苦;彼土但受受用自然,不俟(sì)经营之乐。

Seventh, in this land, there is the suffering of the [Dharma] path being obstructed by worldly conditions [i.e. affinities]; while in that land, there is however receiving of benefits [that nurture the path] naturally, with the bliss of no waiting or tending.

八者、此土有寿命短促苦;彼土但受寿与佛同,更无限量之乐。

Eighth, in this land, there is the suffering of lifespans being of short durations; while in that land, there is however receiving of lifespan similar to the Buddha’s, with bliss, furthermore, without limit in measure.

九者、此土有修行退失苦;彼土但受入正定聚,永无退转之乐。

Ninth, in this land, there is the suffering of retrogression from cultivation of [Dharma] practices; while in that land, there is however receiving of entry into the stage of right definite assembly, with the bliss of eternal non-retrogression.

十者、此土有佛道难成苦;彼土但受一生行满,位居补处之乐   所作成办之乐。

Tenth, in this land, there is the suffering of difficulty of attaining the Buddha path; while in that land, there is however receiving of completion of practice in one lifetime, with the bliss of that done being accomplished.

慈云忏主
Repentance Master Cíyún

‘十大’系列
‘Top Ten’ Series:

十大各人念佛障碍
[1] Top Ten Personal Niànfó Practice Obstacles
https://purelanders.com/2022/11/02/top-ten-personal-nianfo-practice-obstacles

引导临终者往生净土之十大障碍
[2] Top Ten Obstacles When Guiding The Dying To Reach Pure Land
https://purelanders.com/2022/11/02/top-ten-obstacles-when-guiding-the-dying-to-reach-pure-land

十大丧礼助念挑战
[3] Top Ten Wake Support-Chanting Challenges
https://purelanders.com/2022/11/02/top-ten-common-wake-support-chanting-challenges

十大念佛共修挑战
[4] Top Ten Niànfó Group Cultivation Challenges
https://purelanders.com/2022/11/02/top-ten-nianfo-group-cultivation-challenges

十大佛学班挑战
[5] Top Ten Buddhist Class Challenges
https://purelanders.com/2023/01/17/5-top-ten-buddhist-class-challenges

十大以弥陀圣号助念的原因
[6] Top Ten Reasons For Using Āmítuófó’s Name When Support-Chanting
https://purelanders.com/2023/02/15/6-top-ten-reasons-for-using-amituofos-name-when-support-chanting

十大对净土教理的误解
[7] Top Ten Misconceptions About The Pure Land Teachings
https://purelanders.com/2023/02/20/7-top-ten-misconceptions-about-pure-land-teachings

十大修学助念之利益
[8] Top Ten Benefits Of Practising Support-Chanting
https://purelanders.com/2017/11/25/10-reasons-to-practise-support-chanting-for-the-dying-deceased

十大念佛利益
[9A] Top Ten Benefits From Mindfulness Of Buddha
https://purelanders.com/2019/04/19/does-mindfulness-of-buddha-only-benefit-last-moments

十大念佛之今生利益
[9B] Top Ten Benefits From Mindfulness Of Buddha For This Life
https://purelanders.com/2018/07/21/ten-great-benefits-in-this-present-life-from-mindfulness-of-buddha

十大秽土与净土难易之分别(一)
[10A] Top Ten Difficulties In This Defiled Land Vs Ease In That Pure Land (1) https://purelanders.com/2012/01/17/ten-comparisons-of-the-suffering-of-samsara-vs-the-bliss-of-pure-land

十大秽土与净土难易之分别(二)
[10B] Top Ten Difficulties In This Defiled Land Vs Ease In That Pure Land (2)
娑婆十难与净土十易
Sahā World’s Ten Difficulties And Pure Land’s Ten Easinesses
https://purelanders.com/2023/02/20/ten-great-easinesses-in-pure-land

十大净土法门兴起之因缘
[11] Top Ten Great Causes And Conditions Giving Rise To The Pure Land Dharma Door
https://purelanders.com/2020/03/05/ten-great-causes-and-conditions-giving-rise-to-the-pure-land-dharma-door

十大临终念佛障碍
[12] Top Ten Obstacles Of Mindfulness Of Buddha When Approaching Death
https://purelanders.com/2022/02/26/when-approaching-lifes-end-with-ten-matters

《净土十要》
[13] The Pure Land Tradition’s Ten Essentials
https://purelanders.com/shiyao

《净土十疑论》
[14] The Treatise On Ten Doubts About Pure Land
https://purelanders.com/shiyi

《普贤菩萨十大愿》所启发之《至心念佛偈》
[15] ‘Verses On Mindfulness Of Buddha With The Sincere Mind’ As Inspired By ‘Universal Virtue Bodhisattva’s Ten Great Vows’
https://purelanders.com/2021/11/20/verses-on-mindfulness-of-buddha-with-the-sincere-mind

《十大碍行》/《十不求行》(跋)
[16] (Afterword On) ‘Practices With Ten Great Obstacles’ Or ‘Ten Kinds Of Non-Seeking’
https://purelanders.com/shi

十念记数法与晨朝十念法
[17] The Method Of Ten Recitations With Counting & The Method Of Early Morning’s Ten Recitations
https://purelanders.com/2019/08/31/the-method-of-ten-recitations-with-counting-n-the-method-of-early-mornings-ten-recitations

十信
[18] The Ten Faiths
https://purelanders.com/2012/06/25/the-ten-faiths-%e5%8d%81%e4%bf%a1

十大阿弥陀佛如此受欢迎的原因
[19] Top Ten Reasons Why Āmítuófó is So Popular
阿弥陀佛第十七愿的意义
Significance Of Āmítuófó’s 17th Vow
https://purelanders.com/2011/12/10/top-ten-reasons-why-amituofo-is-so-popular-significance-of-the-17th-vow-of-amituofo

十大陀罗尼被(往生被)须知
[20] Top Ten Facts To Know About The Dhāraṇī (Rebirth) Blanket
https://purelanders.com/2023/02/25/top-ten-facts-to-know-about-the-dhara%e1%b9%87i-rebirth-blanket

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