Feb.22, 2026
Important Knowledge in the Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
175. The Five Kinds of Difficulties (4 /5)
What is meant by the Easy Path? “ Simply relying on faith in Amitabha Buddha as the causal condition and aspiring to be born in the Pure Land are crucial.” The
word “simply” means “only” or “exclusively.” It indicates exclusive acceptance of Amitabha Buddha’s deliverance and the aspiration to be born in Amitabha’s Pure Land. If one does not exclusively recite Namo Amitabha Buddha; but instead, practices mixed methods or relies concurrently on other Buddhas or bodhisattvas, then it is no longer the Easy Path.
“ Being transported by the power of Amitabha Buddha’s vows, one attains rebirth in his Pure Land. Sustained by the Buddha’s power, one immediately enters the rightly established group of Mahayana.”
So long as one entrusts oneself to Amitabha’s deliverance and aspires for rebirth in his Pure Land, one can, after this very lifetime, be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Upon reaching the Land of Bliss, because of the sustaining power of the Buddha, one immediately enters the rightly established group of the Mahayana and achieves non-retrogression.”
“It is like joyfully riding in a boat over smooth water. Just as riding in a boat is easy and pleasant, so too is the Easy Path.”
(to be continued tomorrow)
175 五種難 (4 /5)
所謂易行道，「謂但以信佛因緣，願生淨土」，這兩句是很關鍵的。「但」就 是「唯」的意思，唯一無二就是「但」。也就是唯一信受彌陀的救度，而願生彌 陀淨土；如果不是專一信受彌陀的救度，而是雜修其他的法門，或兼靠其他的 佛菩薩，那就不是易行道了。
「乘佛願力，便得往生彼清淨土；佛力住持，即入大乘正定之聚。」只要信 受彌陀救度、願生彌陀淨土，就能夠乘著阿彌陀佛的願力，在這一輩子就往
生到極樂世界；到了極樂世界，因為有佛力的加持，使得當下就進入大乘正定 之聚，「正定即是阿毗跋致」，就是不退轉。
「譬如水路，乘船則樂」，就好像坐船一樣，輕鬆快樂，這就是易行道。
Namo Amituofo!
