Basic Knowledge in the Pure Land Teaching
淨土小常識
157. The Deliverance of Ordinary Beings in the Pure Land School (2 / 2)
Master Shandao regarded all people in the world today as "ordinary beings burdened with karmic evils and afflictions." In addition, he also considered those described in Mahayana Buddhism as having shallow understanding or clinging to the view of a self to be "evil-doers" and "beings full of afflictions."
In response, Master Shandao emphasized the most suitable and supreme method of Amitabha-recitation (exclusively reciting Amitabha Buddha’s Name) as Amitabha’s way of delivering such beings.
As such, the primary recipients of Amitabha’s deliverance are ordinary beings who commit evil and accumulate karmic offenses. This includes everyone, regardless of gender, status, monastic or householder, of good or evil character. All are regarded as sinful and afflicted ordinary beings.
157 救度凡夫的念佛法門 (2 / 2)
善導大師認為現實的人都是「罪惡煩惱凡夫」。此外，同時認為大乘佛教 中所說的淺識者、執身見者，也是「罪惡者」、「具足煩惱者」。於是，善導大師 針對造罪造業的罪惡凡夫，具足煩惱的凡夫，開展了最合適、最好的彌陀救 度的念佛法門。
所以，彌陀救度的對象，是以造罪造業的凡夫為優先，此凡夫是指所有現 實中的人。亦即不分男女貴賤、出家在家、善人惡人，都是罪惡凡夫、具足煩 惱的凡夫。
Namo Amituofo!
