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title: "雲棲淨土彙語 · 後身(一)"
description: "雲棲淨土彙語由清代虞執西和嚴培西共同錄編，成書於淨土宗興盛的清初時期。該書輯錄了蓮池大師（雲棲祩宏）的淨土法門開示、語錄及修行要義，集中闡述念佛往生、淨業三福等核心思想。作為淨土宗重要典籍，它系統傳承了雲棲大師的淨土教法，對清代淨土信仰的普及與實踐產生了深遠影響，是研究中國佛教淨土宗思想和修行的重要文獻。"
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### 後身一

> Final Body<note>1</note>

讚西方者。記戒禪師後身為蘇子瞻。青草堂後身為曾魯公。遜長老後身為李侍郎。南菴主後身為陳忠肅。知藏某後身為張文定。嚴首座後身為王龜齡。其次。則乘禪師為韓氏子。敬寺僧為岐王子。又其次。善旻為󴐛司戶女。海印為朱防禦女。又甚而鴈宕僧為秦氏子檜。居權要。造諸惡業。此數公者。向使精求淨土。則焉有此。愚謂大願大力。如靈樹生生為僧。而雲門三作國王。遂失神通。百世而下。如雲門者能幾。況靈樹乎。為常人。為女人。為惡人。則展轉下劣矣。即為諸名臣。非計之得也。甚哉西方之不可不生也。

> Those who praise the Western Pure Land point to examples: Meditation Master Jie was reborn as Su Zizhan; Elder Qing Cao Tang was reborn as Duke Zeng Lu; Elder Xun was reborn as Vice Minister Li; Abbot Nan An was reborn as Chen Zhongsu; a certain scripture librarian was reborn as Zhang Wending; Senior Seat Yan was reborn as Wang Guiling. Next, Chan Master Cheng became a son of the Han family; a monk from Jing Temple became Prince Qizhi. Then, Shan Min became the daughter of a household registrar; Hai Yin became the daughter of General Zhu. And even worse, a monk from Yan Dang became Qin Hui, a powerful minister who committed terrible wrongdoings. If these individuals had earnestly cultivated rebirth in the Pure Land, would any of this have happened? I believe that even with great vows and great spiritual power, as with Ling Shu who was reborn as a monk life after life, when Yun Men became a king three times, he lost his supernatural powers. After a hundred generations, how many can equal Yun Men, let alone Ling Shu? To be reborn as an ordinary person, a woman, or an evil person is to fall into lower and lower states. Even becoming renowned ministers was not a true achievement. How essential it is, then, to seek rebirth in the Western Pure Land!