Song Youyan
Youyan . His common surname is Hu, from Linhai, Taizhou (Linhai Town, Zhejiang). When he was six years old, he was a follower of the monk who took refuge in Lingjiu Temple. At the age of fourteen, he received the full precepts and went to Chengtian Temple in Dongshan to study the Dharma from Master Shenzhaobenru, and realized the purpose of the three views of one mind and practiced the Samadhi of Lotus Sutra. Then the abbot Akagi Temple. Hong Kong During the Shaosheng period of Zhezong (1094-1097 AD), he lived in seclusion on the mountain peak east of the forest where he lived in the past, and built thatched tent next to the wood, so he called himself "An". I strictly protect the precepts and majesty throughout my life, and I have no accumulation except a bowl. The samadhi I practice often shows auspicious responses. You Yan specialized in practicing the Pure Land Method in his lifetime, and his writings inspired and encouraged the public to be reborn in the Pure Land.
Someone asked: "Those who are born in the desire realm use ten good deeds as the cause. Those who are born in the form realm use meditation as the cause. Those who are born in the Pure Land must practice the incredible and wonderful view of non-birth in order to be reborn in the Pure Land. Most of the people who are studying Buddhism and practicing today do not understand the principles and principles of Buddhism. So, if you say that it is difficult to be born in the Pure Land and it is easy to be born in the Pure Land, who believes it?"
A strict answer was said: : "There is no distinction between difficulty and ease in Buddhism. The difficulty and ease lies in people. The so-called difficulty is because of doubt, so even if it is close, it is as far away as thousands of miles. It is easy to say that it is because of faith, so even if it is thousands of miles away, it is as close as close. As for the incredible and wonderful view of the incredible view of birth, this is the gate of rebirth of the highest level, but one cannot be opened up and blocked many gates. The "Collection of Bliss" says : ‘There are two types of people who are reborn in the Pure Land. One is a mind with a form, that is, a mind that is happy and yearning for joy. The second type of formless mind is the bodhicitta corresponding to the observation of the true nature. ’But if in this world, most of the sentient beings with dull roots in the middle and lower body are ignorant and coma, and if you only need to be reborn in the observation of the true nature, then there are very few people who can benefit from this observation.
The Buddha originally mercifully guides sentient beings, and there are many ways to facilitate them. There are two kinds of good deeds, including concentration and dispersion. There are also differences between Buddha's power and magic power. Some people engage in cultivating blessings and dedicating merits through vows, and some people encounter severe terror at the end of their lives and rely on seeking help. There are hundreds of millions of different types, such as this, but as long as one of them is used, you will definitely be reborn in the Pure Land.
"Status good" cultivates the mind and practices the incredible wonderful view of meditation, such as the Great Stomatism of the Shurangama Sutra, which is the Status good. "Status good" can also be reborn in " Amitabha Sutra " for ten times of reciting the Buddha's name, which is the Status good. "Buddha's power" relies on the great compassion and vows of Amitabha Buddha to increase the cause and compassionately absorb the thoughts. The sentient beings of the Buddha, who rely on the power of Amitabha Buddha's vows, can be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. For example, a powerless ordinary person who follows the Holy King of Wheels, can travel around the four worlds in a day and night. This is not his own power, but the help of Wheelss King . The "Magic Power" means, for example, the Buddha told the Bodhisattva of Lotus Minghua to recite the mantra of the initiation, bless the earth and sand, scattered in the corpse of the dead, or the tomb of the dead. The deceased may have fallen into hell, evil ghosts, and animals, and have been reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss by carrying the mantra of the initiation, and this is the power of the magic power.
'Those who practice cultivating blessings and dedicate through the power of wishes' are like compassionate and do not kill, possess all kinds of precepts and good deeds, recite secret mantras, read and recite Mahayana sutras, and use these various blessings and good deeds to dedicate the Pure Land, achieve the cause of the Pure Land, and be reborn in Pure Land . This is the dedication of blessings.'At the death of fear and seeking help', when the death is at the time of death, the train of hell appears. Because of the strong power of chanting Buddha's name, the fierce fire of hell instantly turns into the cool breeze of the Pure Land. For example, the monk Xiongjun and the layman Zhang Zhongkui, once they call the Buddha's name, they are born in the Pure Land, and this is the one who seeks help at the time of death. Therefore, the scriptures say : 'All the Bodhisattvas who practice small merits and those who cannot count should be reborn. 'The Buddha said it is easy to go, but you said it is difficult to be reborn. We would rather follow the Buddha's teachings and say it is easy to be reborn, so as to open the door to liberation for everyone, rather than say it is difficult to be reborn because of the ego and coma, and block the Bodhi path of others.”
The first year of Jianzhong Jingguo of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1101 AD)Mengxia In April, one day, the god of heaven descended in mid-air and said: "The master's achievements in Pure Land have been completed. "I dreamed of the big lotus in the Pure Land lotus pond, which surrounds the heavenly joys. Therefore, I wrote a farewell poem to show the public. Seven days later, I sat cross-legged and passed away. (The Buddha's Republic of China)
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