甲初、序分 A1: Preface Section 分二：初、通序，二、别序。 Divided [Into] Two [Parts]: First, Common Preface, Second, Separate Preface. 乙初、通序 B1: Common Preface 中二：初、标法会时处，二、引大众同闻。 Within [With] Two...
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[39] What Is The Nature Of All Born In Pure Land? 一切极乐生者有何性质？
丙初、揭示无上因缘 C1: Revelation [Of] Unsurpassable Cause [And] Condition 【经】: 又舍利弗，极乐国土，众生（才）生（彼土）者，皆是（三种）阿鞞跋致。其（三不退）中多有一生补处，其数甚多，非是算数所能知之，但可以无量无边阿僧祇说。 [Sūtra]: Moreover, Śāriputra, [in...
Sūtra In Which The Buddha Speaks On Fathers & Mothers’ Kindness Being Difficult To Repay《佛说父母恩难报经》
《佛说父母恩难报经》Sūtra [In Which The] Buddha Speaks [On] Fathers [And] Mothers’ Kindness [Being] Difficult [To] Repay [This is not be confused with a spurious...
When Is A Good Season? 何时好时节?
春有百花秋有月，夏有凉风冬有雪。若无闲事挂心头，便是人间好时节。 – 无门禅师 Spring has hundreds of flowers, autumn has the [fullest] moon. Summer has cooling breezes, winter has snow.If without other...
‘The Essential Explanation On The Amitābha Sūtra As Spoken By The Buddha’ (In Chinese And English) 中英《佛说阿弥陀经要解》
‘Essential Explanation [On The] Amitā[bha] Sūtra [As] Spoken [By The] Buddha’《佛说阿弥陀经要解》By Pure Land Tradition’s 9th Patriarch Great Master Ǒuyì净土宗九祖蕅益大师著...
[45] How To Know The Buddha Met When Dying Is Not A Demon? 如何知道临终所见是佛非魔？
【解】：问：临终佛现，宁保非魔？ [Explanation]: Question: When approaching [the] end [of life, with the] Buddha appearing, how [can it be] guaranteed [that he is] not [a] demon...
[46] When To Have Wholehearted Mindfulness Of Buddha? 应当何时一心念佛？
【解】：问：七日不乱，平时耶，临终耶？ [Explanation]: Question: [On one to] seven days [of mindfulness with wholeheartedness] without [being] scattered (一心不乱), [is this when in] ordinary times, [or]...
[47] When Are The Ten Thoughts In The Pure Land Sūtras? 净土经之十念在何时？
【解】：问：大本十念，宝王一念，平时耶，临终耶？ [Explanation]: Question: [The] ‘Larger Version [Of The] Immeasurable Life Sūtra’《无量寿经》] [states] ten [mindful] thoughts [for rebirth in Pure...
[49] How Is Rebirth In Pure Land Immediate? 如何即刻往生净土？
【解】：问：西方去此十万亿土，何得即生？ [Explanation]: Question: [As the] Western [Land], from this [world, is] a hundred thousand koṭis [of] lands [away], how [can we] attain immediate birth...
[56] How All Buddhas Urge Faith In Āmítuófó 诸佛如何劝信弥陀 Be Not Extremely Stubborn & Ignorant 莫极顽冥
甲三、流通分 A3: Transmission Section 【解】：信愿持名一法，圆收圆超一切法门。 [Explanation]: [This] one Dharma [Door of, with] Faith [and] Aspiration upholding [Buddha’s] name, completely gathers...