第四疑
[4] [The] Fourth Doubt
[为何偏念阿弥陀佛？]
[Why Be Particularly Mindful Of Āmítuófó?]
问：十方佛土，无量无边，随念一佛，皆得往生。何为偏念阿弥陀佛？
Question: [As the] ten directions’ Buddha lands [are] immeasurable [and] boundless, accordingly [with] mindfulness [of] one Buddha, all [can] attain rebirth [there], why [be] particularly mindful [of] Āmítuófó?
答：有三因缘：
Answer: [There] are three causes [and] conditions.
[1] 一、阿弥陀佛与娑婆世界有缘故。无量劫前，发四十八种誓愿，皆欲接引念佛众生，故今娑婆世界人，信口念佛，必称阿弥陀。
[1] First, Āmítuófó with [this] Sahā World has affinity thus. Immeasurable kalpas ago, [he] gave rise [to] forty-eight kinds [of] vows, [with] all desiring [to] receive [and] guide sentient beings [with] mindfulness [of] Buddha. Thus now, [this] Sahā World’s people, speaking without thinking [when] mindful [of] Buddha, will recite Āmítuófó.
将来众生福薄，法欲灭时，诸经皆去，独有《阿弥陀经》迟去百年，非其验何？
[As for] future sentient beings, [with] blessings thin, when [the] Dharma [is] about [to be] eliminated, [with] all sūtras all departed, there is only [the Larger Version Of The] Amitā[bha] Sūtra《大本阿弥陀经》[i.e. Immeasurable Life Sūtra《无量寿经》] departing [a] hundred years later, how [is this] not its proof?
[2] 二、因本师释迦如来指示故。三藏十二部经，所说甚广，独有持名一法，不念他佛，但念阿弥陀，苟非至切至要，胡为再四谆谆？
[2] Second, because [of our] Fundamental Teacher Śākya[muni] Thus Come [One] pointing [out and] teaching thus. [Although the] Three Treasuries’ Twelve Divisions’ sūtras’ those said [are] extremely vast, [they] only have upholding [of the Buddha’s] name’s one Dharma [Door, that is] not [with] mindfulness [of] other Buddhas, only [with] mindfulness [of] Āmítuófó. If [this is] not utmost sincere [and] utmost essential, why [is it] over and over again earnestly [taught]?
[3] 三、因十方诸佛皆作证明故。盖净土法门，系难信之法，故世尊每说阿弥陀佛，即有十方如来共作证明，以见不可不信。然则欲修净业者，安得不专念弥陀哉？
[3] Third, because [the] ten directions’ all Buddhas all bear witness [and] confirm thus. Because [the] Pure Land Dharma Door [is] connected [to being] that Dharma [Door] difficult [to] believe, thus [with the] World-Honoured [One], every [time] speaking [about] Āmítuófó, then having [the] ten directions’ Thus Come [Ones] together bearing witness [and] confirming. With [this, it can be] seen, [that it] must not [be] not believed. Then, [of] those desiring [to] cultivate pure karmas, how can they not [have] focused mindfulness [of] Āmítuófó?
玉峰怀西居士周梦颜安士氏汇辑
[By] Yùfēng’s Layperson Huáixī, Zhōu Mèngyán And Ānshì’s Clan Collected [And] Compiled
《安士全书》：西归直指：卷二：疑问指南
Ānshì’s Complete Book: Western [Pure Land’s] Return’s Direct Pointers: Scroll Two: Doubts’ Guide
Namo Amituofo : Translation and notes by Shen Shi’an
上个疑
Previous Doubt:
第三疑
[3] The Third Doubt
为何偏生一净土？
Why Be Born In One Particular Pure Land?
https://purelanders.com/2025/10/30/3-the-third-doubt-why-be-born-in-one-particular-pure-land
下个疑
Next Doubt:
第五疑
[5] The Fifth Doubt
为何凡夫能生净土？
Why Are Ordinary Beings Able To Be Born In Pure Land?
https://purelanders.com/2025/10/31/the-fifth-doubt-why-are-ordinary-beings-able-to-be-born-in-pure-land
全十疑
All Ten Doubts:
《安士全书》之《十疑论》篇
[44] ‘Ānshì’s Complete Book’s ‘Ten Doubts Treatise’s Section
https://purelanders.com/yilun
相关教理
Related Teachings:
《净土十疑论》:
Treatise On Ten Doubts About Pure Land:
https://purelanders.com/shiyi
第四疑：偏求一土疑
The Fourth Doubt: Doubt Of Particular Seeking One Land
https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2014/04/why-particularly-seek-one-pure-land
