Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School
淨土宗妙喻
Metaphor 54: Turning Rubble into Gold
Master Shandao says, “Sentient beings who recite Namo Amitabha Buddha can immediately clear the offenses of many kalpas. When they die, Amitabha and the sacred assembly will naturally appear to welcome them. This cannot be impeded by any negative karma.”
Therefore, Amitabha Buddha is also known as the Buddha of Unhindered Light. Amitabha’s powerful karma can change evil into good and transform an ordinary being into a sacred being. As a verse puts it, “As long as you exclusively recite Namo Amitabha Buddha, bits of rubble will be transformed into gold.”
54. 瓦礫變金喻
善導大師說：
眾生稱念，即除多劫罪；命欲終時，佛與聖眾自來迎接；諸邪業繫，無能礙者。
所以，阿彌陀佛也叫無礙光佛。彌陀即是強緣，能夠轉惡成善、轉凡成聖，所 謂：
但使迴心多念佛，能令瓦礫變成金。
Namo Amituofo!
