About 慈悲道場水懺法隨聞錄
Qing · by 智證錄
96,332 · about 321 min
The Record of Following the Teachings of the Compassionate Dharma Assembly Water Repentance, Also Known as the Record of Wisdom Realization
Compiled by the Qing Dynasty monk Wisdom Realization, this work is a commentary and explanation on the Compassion Samādhi Water Repentance composed by the Tang Dynasty National Preceptor Wuda. It is recorded in the form of a teaching transcript. The Water Repentance Dharma is an important repentance practice within Chinese Buddhism. Following the liturgical structure of the Samādhi Water Repentance, its content elaborates in detail on the principles and meanings of the repentance text, instructing devotees to eliminate karmic obstacles from past lives and resolve illnesses and sufferings through sincere prostrations to the buddhas and repentance of karmic hindrances.
The explanations in the Record of Wisdom Realization are profound yet accessible, integrating Buddhist views on causality with practical cultivation. It played a significant role in promoting the transmission and study of the Water Repentance and serves as an important text for researching the Water Repentance practice and Buddhist repentance thought, exerting widespread influence among Buddhist devotees.