Master Huijing’s Short Teaching about Pure Land Buddhism (I)
淨土短文 (一)
19. (2/4)
Ignorance
In general: Ignorance refers to afflictive ignorance, all forms of ignorance, the cause of birth-and-death, karmic defilements, and passions.
Specifically: Ignorance is doubt—doubt concerning Amitabha’s Fundamental Vow and failure to understand Amitabha’s wisdom.
From the perspective of the Pure Land School, doubting the Fundamental Vow is the root of all ignorance, and the source of sentient beings' endless cycle of birth and death.
As Master Honen said - "Doubt causes one to remain in the house of birth-and-death. Faith is what enables entry into the city of Nirvana.”
(to be continued tomorrow)
19. (2/4)
無明──
總：煩惱無明，一切無明，生死之因，業煩惱。
別：疑無明，疑佛本願，不了佛智。
以淨土宗而言，疑本願是一切無明之根本，眾生生死之根源， 法然上人言：「生死之家，以疑為所止；涅槃之城，以信為能入。」
Namo Amituofo!
