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Pure Land Rebirth Confession and Vow Rite (往生淨土懺願儀)

About 往生淨土懺願儀

Song · by 遵式撰

6,554 · about 22 min

The Liturgy for Rebirth in the Pure Land through Repentance and Vows was composed by the Song dynasty eminent monk Master Zunshi, and stands as one of the essential liturgical texts of the Pure Land school. Master Zunshi, a representative figure in the integration of the Tiantai and Pure Land schools, was active during the Northern Song period and renowned for propagating the Pure Land Dharma gate. This liturgy systematically expounds the methods of repentance, vow-making, and practice for attaining rebirth in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, emphasizing the achievement of Pure Land rebirth through sincere ritual repentance, Buddha-recitation, and dedication of vows. Its contents encompass core elements such as repenting karmic obstacles, taking refuge in the Three Jewels, generating the bodhi mind, and dedicating merits through Buddha-recitation, reflecting the practical and ritual dimensions of Pure Land faith. This text has exerted a profound influence within Chinese Buddhism and remains to this day an important guide for Pure Land practice, offering practitioners a clear path of cultivation and a spiritual refuge.


往生淨土懺願儀
(沙門遵式輒采大本無量壽經。及稱讚淨土等諸大乘經。集此方法流布諸後。普結淨緣)。
原其諸佛憫物迷盲。設多方便而引取之。但誰安養淨業捷直可修。諸大乘經皆啟斯要。十方諸佛無不稱美者也。若比丘四眾及善男女。諸根缺具者。欲得速破無明諸闇。欲得永滅五逆十惡。犯禁重罪及餘輕過。當修此法。欲得還復清淨。大小戒律現前。得念佛三昧。及能具足一切菩薩諸波羅密門者。當學此法。欲得臨終離諸怖畏。身心安快喜悅如歸。光照室宅。異香音樂。阿彌陀佛觀音勢至現在其前。送紫金臺授手接引。五道橫截九品長騖。謝去熱惱安息清涼。初離塵勞便至不退。不歷長劫即得無生者。當學是法。欲修少法而感妙報。十方諸佛俱時稱讚現前授記。一念供養無央數佛即還本國。與彌陀坐食。觀音議論。勢至行步。眼耳洞視徹聞。身量無際飛空。自在宿命了了。遍見五道如鏡面像。念念證入無盡三昧。如是稱述不可窮盡。應當修習此之勝法。如所說者皆實不虛。十方諸佛出廣長舌。稱美此事以示不妄。我等云何敢不信佛。今取淨土眾經立此行法。若欲廣知尋經補益。且聊為十科說之。一嚴淨道場。二明方便法。三明正修意。四燒香散華。五禮請法。六讚歎法。七禮佛法。八懺願法。九旋誦法。十坐禪法。
第一嚴淨道場
當選閑靜堂室。先去舊土。後於靜處取新土。須地無瓦石。及先非穢染用填其地。以香和塗極令清淨。次於其上懸新寶蓋。蓋中懸五雜旛。及遍室懸諸繒綵旛華。取好莊嚴。安佛像西坐東向。觀音侍左。勢至侍右。像前列眾好華及蓮華等。若安九往生像最好。無亦無妨。餘者嚴事隨力安之。次周設薦席慮地卑濕。行人須新淨衣如絕無新淨。即浣染身中上者。浴後披著方入道場。應從門頰左右出入。鞋履齊正不得雜亂。其所往時須換故衣。沐浴後却著淨衣。日日如是。次於道場。當自傾竭種種供養三寶。若不盡其所有供養。行法不專必無感降。如絕無己物方可外求。行者十人已還。多則不可。宜於六齋日建首。

2 明方便法

CBETA Code: T1984

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