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Pure Land Essential Sutra (淨土必求)

About 淨土必求

Qing · by 古崑集

9,073 · about 30 min

The Essentials of Rebirth in the Pure Land was compiled by the eminent Qing dynasty monk Gukun during the late Qing period, a time of flourishing Pure Land Buddhism. This work systematically assembles the core teachings of the Pure Land scriptures, emphasizing the practice of reciting the Buddha's name to seek rebirth in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. It elucidates the importance of the three essential provisions: faith, vow, and practice. The content includes excerpts from sutras, discourses by patriarchs, and practical guidance, embodying the accessible and achievable nature of the Pure Land path. As a key text of the Pure Land school, it promoted the widespread adoption of Pure Land faith, providing practitioners with authoritative guidance. It holds a pivotal place in Buddhist history, connecting past and future, and has had a particularly profound influence on popular Pure Land devotion.


No. 1188-A淨土必求自敘
大本彌陀經云。佛告彌勒。其有得聞彼佛名號。歡喜踊躍乃至一念。當知是人。為得大利。則是具足無上功德。是故彌勒。設有大火。充滿三千大千世界。要當過此。聞是經法。歡喜信樂。受持讀誦。如說修行。所以者何。多有菩薩。欲聞此經。而不能得。若有眾生。聞此經者。於無上道。終不退轉。是故應當。專心信受。持誦說行。余為此。起信樂心。不顧譏謗。復集是書。以公有緣。倘有一毫之善。願佛哀憐。令我臨命終時。決定往生。一得往生。願承此善。速入娑婆。以此經法。廣化有情。盡未來際。永不疲倦。因今生所受淨土之恩。難酧難報故也。淨土必求者。淨土即功德莊嚴。甚深微妙之境也。必求即至誠懇切。廣大圓融之心也。夫淨土妙門。乃諸佛共讚。難聞難知。故經云。多有菩薩。欲聞此經。而不能得。我幸有緣。已得聞知。那可不發決定之心。速修而證也。如人已登寶山。那可自甘受苦。不欲取寶而迴也。是故應當。必定求之。每日持名。限定幾萬。每日禮像。限定幾時。乃至畢命為期。朝朝向西十念。日日對像哀陳。皆必求之志也。若不如是。恰恰如登寶山。自甘空手。依舊長劫輪迴。豈不痛哉。為此特採至切要之文。述成最警䇿之語。而為一生取辦之要書也。諸佛甚深微妙淨土之境。皆從眾生廣大圓融必求之心而得。故名之曰淨土必求。是我同倫。切須多讀。方得發起必求之心。而早歸淨土也矣。余因有戒述之誓。故然臂香四十八炷。供養阿彌陀佛。至心懺悔發願云。我今然臂香。供養彌陀佛。願我眾罪愆。決定皆消滅。願我命終時。決定生彼國。願早聞佛乘。願早度一切。願以此功德。莊嚴佛淨土。上報四重恩。下濟三途苦。若有見聞者。悉發菩提心。盡此一報身。同生極樂國。
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CBETA Code: X1188

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