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Records of Pure Land Sages and Worthies (淨土聖賢錄)

About 淨土聖賢錄

Qing · by 彭希涑述

127,588 · about 425 min

The "Records of Pure Land Sages and Worthies" was compiled and narrated by the lay practitioner Peng Xisu during the Qing Dynasty, completed in the Qianlong era. This work systematically collects biographies of monastics and laypeople from the Eastern Jin Dynasty through the Qing Dynasty who practiced the Pure Land method and were reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Divided into ten categories, it brings together the deeds and spiritual responses of over five hundred individuals. Its compilation is based on extensive historical records, monastic biographies, and literary collections, aiming to provide Pure Land practitioners with models of practice and tangible evidence to inspire faith. This record is the first systematic collection of rebirth biographies in the history of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism, holding significant historical value. It has long been regarded as an authoritative reference for studying and practicing the Pure Land method, exerting a profound influence on the spread and development of Pure Land faith.


No. 1549-A淨土聖賢錄敘
至哉淨土之教。其諸聖人所由以踐形者乎。孟子曰。形色。天性也。知形色之為天性。則不容離土以言心。知天性之為形色。則不容外心以求土。離土以言心。是以天性為有外也。其所謂心。一介然者而已矣。外心以求土。是以形色為有外也。其所謂土。一塊然者而已矣。是皆不明乎踐形之說者也。華嚴圓教。理事無礙。事事無礙。普賢偈曰。一切剎海劫無邊。以一方便皆清淨。此踐形之極則也。又曰。願我臨欲命終時。盡除一切諸障礙。面見彼佛阿彌陀。即得往生安樂剎。此踐形之正軌也。或以毗盧遮那徧一切處。何得偏指西方。有乖全體。曾不知華藏海中。一塵一毛。具足十方無邊器界。極樂莊嚴。亦復如是。然則但見阿彌陀一佛。即已徧見十方諸佛。但生西方極樂一土。即已徧歷十方佛土。何以故。即一即多。無二無差別故。唯此法門。我釋迦尊金口所宣。十方恒河沙諸佛所共讚。諸大菩薩流通護持。轉轉無盡。自大教東來。單傳直指外。以念佛得度者。若緇若白。未易悉數。際清素服儒風。兼修淨行。常欲薈萃舊聞。用資警策。而日力倉卒。因循至今。會兄子希涑。初發信心。願成此錄。以堅向往。因為標指體要。載稽經論。次支那著述。續以耳目所及。斟酌損益。勒成一編。名之曰淨土聖賢錄。庶幾見聞隨喜。得預法流。一念歸誠。同登彼岸。豈不善哉。詩有之。緡蠻黃鳥。止于邱隅。夫淨土。亦聖賢之邱隅也。隨其心淨。則佛土淨。得所止矣。而下學之功。莫先於知止。故曰。於止知其所止。可以人而不如鳥乎。經云。彼國常有白鶴孔雀鸚鵡舍利迦陵頻伽共命之鳥。晝夜六時。出和雅音。其音演暢。五根五力七菩提分八聖道分如是等法。其土眾生聞是音已。皆悉念佛念法念僧。心邪。土邪。形色邪。天性邪。直下知歸。絕諸戲論。蓮華種子。只在當人。覽是錄者。其諸有樂於踐形之說矣乎。踐形者。往生之謂也。
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CBETA Code: X1549

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