[502] 为什么说不知佛法之子孙，破坏念佛人临终正念是落井下石？
[502] Why Say Those Children [And] Grandchildren [Who Do] Not Know [The] Buddha’s Dharma, [And] Destroy [The] Right Mindfulness [Of] Persons Approaching [Life’s] End Are [For Those] Fallen [Into A] Well Dropping Rocks?
◎ 世有毕生念佛，临终被不知佛法、不识大体与临终助念之义之子孙落井下石，破坏其正念，以致不得往生。悲哉！哀哉！
◎ [Summary]: [The] world has [those for] all their lives mindful [of Āmítuó]fó[’s (阿弥陀佛) name, when] approaching [life’s] end, by [their] children [and] grandchildren [who do] not know [the] Buddha’s Dharma, not recognising [the] big picture, with [the] meaning of support-chanting [when] approaching [life’s] end, [for them] fallen [into a] well dropping rocks, destroying their Right Mindfulness, [who are then] not likely to attain rebirth [in Pure Land]. How sorrowful! Alas!
往生西方，注重信愿。仗佛力故，虽素不信佛者直至临终，一经善知识启迪，果能生信发愿，称名求生，悉得往生彼国。以此心乃末后之心，最为有力。
Rebirth [in the] West[ern Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss (极乐世界)] emphasises [on] Faith [and] Aspiration. Relying [on the] Buddha’s power thus, although [there are] those [who] normally [do] not believe [in the] Buddha, directly until approaching [life’s] end, once going through [a] good-knowing friend’s inspiration, if able [to] give rise [to] Faith [and] Aspiration, [to] recite [Āmítuó]fó[’s (阿弥陀佛) name to] seek birth [in his Pure Land], all [will] attain rebirth [in] that land. With this mind thus ending [the] mind [of] after-[thoughts, it] is most powerful.
又既有善知识开导，启其正信，又有助念，俾心得清净，专致于佛号，了无异念夹杂，故能得其实益也。
Again, both having [a] good-knowing friend’s inspiring guidance, starting that right Faith, and having support-chanting, so that [the] mind attains purification, [with] focused devotion [to Āmítuó]fó[’s name], completely without different thoughts mixed [between], thus able [to] attain these benefits.
世有毕生念佛，临终被不知佛法之子孙破坏其正念，以致不得往生者何限？
[The] world has [those for] all their lives mindful [of Āmítuó]fó’[s name. When] approaching [life’s] end, [of those] by [their] children [and] grandchildren [who do] not know [the] Buddha’s Dharma, destroying their Right Mindfulness, so that [they do] not attain rebirth [in Pure Land, this has] what limit?
王母之往生，由其子湛然、卓然识大体，知佛法，故能成就其正念耳。
[On the] rebirth of Wáng [Family’s] Mother, due [to] her son Zhànrán’s outstanding recognition [of the] big picture, [and] knowledge [of the] Buddha’s Dharma, thus [was she] able [to] accomplish her Right Mindfulness.
若其子不知大体，与临终助念之义，则未死而澡浴换衣，悲恋哭泣，勿道王母之功行浅近者不得往生，即功行深远者亦不得往生。
If her son [did] not know [the] big picture, with [the] meaning of support-chanting [when] approaching [life’s] end, then yet [to] die, then washing [and] changing clothes, [with] sorrowful attachment crying, not speaking [about those with] shallow [and] superficial skills [and] practice of Wáng [Family’s] Mother not attaining rebirth, even those [with] profound [and] far-reaching skills [and] practice also [will] not attain rebirth [in Pure Land].
唯证忍之人可不受其破坏，其余则无不为此种落井下石之孝所误者。
Only those persons [who have] realised forbearance can not receive this destruction, [with] those others, then without [those] not by this kind of ‘filiality’, [that for those] fallen [in a] well dropping rocks harmed.
余幸王母之得助念而往生，悲被破坏者羁留此界仍旧轮回。
I rejoice [for] Wáng [Family’s] Mother’s attaining of support-chanting [to] then [be] reborn, [and feel] sorrow [for] those by destroyers detained [in] this realm, [to] still [be] reborn.
故特明示损益，以祈世之为人子者，及一切人每见有临终者，皆如此助念，俾彼亡者同得往生，则幸甚幸甚！愿见闻者，悉皆注意。
Thus specially [and] clearly teaching [the] losses [and] gains, with [this] requesting those as children [in this] world, and all [other] people, every time seeing [there] having those approaching [life’s] end, all like this [practise] support-chanting, so that those deceased, [can] together attain rebirth [in Pure Land]. Then [will this be] extremely fortunate, extremely fortunate! May those [who] see [and] hear [this], all [pay] attention.
《王母汪太君往生记跋》
Wáng [Family’s] Mother Wāng Tàijūn Rebirth’s Record’s Preface
净土宗十三祖印光大师
Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师答念佛600问》
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Answers [For] Mindfulness [Of] Buddha’s 600 Questions
释宗柱法师审阅
[By] Dharma Master Shì Zōngzhù Reviewed
Namo Amituofo : Translation and notes by Shen Shi’an
相关教理
Related Teachings:
《临终三大要》
Three Great Essentials When Approaching Life’s End
https://purelanders.com/now
死亡前后与丧礼中后的诵念
Chanting When Dying, After Death, During & After Wakes
https://purelanders.com/wake
