百分切愿偈
Verses On Hundred Parts Of Sincere Aspiration
生时尽快观清楚,此娑婆之极困苦,
生至百分九十九,厌离娑婆之愿心。
When living, as quickly as possible contemplate clearly, about the extreme difficulties and suffering of this Sahā World, to give rise to ninety-nine of hundred parts, of revulsed renunciation of this Sahā World’s Aspiration.
生时尽快闻清楚,彼极乐之极安乐,
生至百分九十九,欣求极乐之愿心。
When living, as quickly as possible learn clearly, about the utmost peace and bliss of that Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss, to give rise to ninety-nine of hundred parts, of joyful seeking of that Land Of Ultimate Bliss’ Aspiration.
临终信愿持名时,以上厌欣切愿心,
加百分之一缺分,即往极乐国土生。
When approaching life’s end, with Faith and Aspiration uphold Āmítuófó’s name (阿弥陀佛), with the above sincere Aspiration’s revulsion and joy, add the hundredparts’ one missing part, to immediately towards the Land Of Ultimate Bliss be born.
Notes: Since it is with lack of utmost sincere Aspiration (切愿), that is powered by profound Faith (深信), that powers true Practice (实行) (of mindfulness of Āmítuófó’s name [阿弥陀佛] to reach his Pure Land), that we are not there yet, with 100% Aspiration present, we will reach it now.
This is the deeper meaning of this teaching by Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛) in the Amitā[bha] Sūtra《阿弥陀佛》:
「舍利弗,若有人,已发愿、今发愿、当发愿,欲生阿弥陀佛国者。是诸人等,皆得不退转于阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。于彼国土,若已生、若今生、若当生。是故舍利弗,诸善男子、善女人,若有信者,应当发愿,生彼国土。」
‘Śāriputra, if there are people who have already vowed, are now vowing, or will be vowing, with the desire to be born in Amitā Buddha’s Land, all these people and others, will all attain non-retrogression for Anuttarā Samyak Saṃbodhi. In that land, they have already been born, or are now being born, or will be born. Therefore, Śāriputra, all good men and good women, if they have faith, should vow, to be born in that land.‘
Thus, it is part of Practice to increase Aspiration as much as we can now when well and alive, so that it can be ‘topped up’ to be complete quickly when it is time to depart, (which can be sooner than expected), thus escaping possibly longer drawn suffering in the dying state.
相关教理
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三资粮
The Three Provisions
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