了凡四训编解精 (英) THE FOUR LESSONS OF LIAO FAN

《A Short Biography Of Mr Yuan Liao-Fan》
Mr. Yuan Liao-Fan was born in Eu-Jiang Country in the Province of Jiang-Nan. Originally he was known as Huang Kun-Yi.

He was a man of much learning and was especially well-versed in the study of the maps of rivers and the principles of current, the astrology anddestiry, the way in the practice of patience and theaccordance of the opinion of the multitude, music,mathematics, hydraulic power and military forces. He was the author for many books.

During the Ming Dynasty, the 4th year of Long-Qing he passed the First Level Scholar Examination-Ju-ren. In the 14th year of Wan-Li he passed the Omperial Examination and acquired the rank of Jin-Shi. He was appointed as the sounty magistrate if Bao-Zhi for many years. Besides he was The Chief Officer of military forces, the Adviser for the army at the front and the Supervisor of soldiers. He passed away at the age of 74.

《The Principles Of Destiny》
1.Everything Is Dated No One Can Change His Destiny
I lost my father at a young age. My Mother felt it was better for me to become a Doctor to support mtself besides helping others. It was also my father's wish that I could learn a living skill. So I listened to my mother and gave up mu dream of becoming a Government Officer.

One day, I met an old virtuous sage at the Compassionate Cloud Monastery. He Told Me, "You are predestined to become a Government Officer! Next Year, you will become the first level scholar. Why didn't you study?" I gave him the resons and enquired for his name and address.

The old man said,"My surname is Kong and I am from the Yunnan Province. I am supposed to pass to you the original volume of 'Zhao-Zi's Teaching On Ultimate Prediction'." So I brought Mr Kong home and told my mother about him.

Mother asked me to take good care of him. We tested him on his ability in making predictions and we found that he could give accurate predictions on all events. So, Itrusted him and started to prepare for the examination.

Mr Kong made some calculations and said, "You are positioned at number fourteen at the county level, number seventy-two at the regional level and number nine at the provincial level."

The next year, I did attain the mentioned positions at the three centres, just as he had predicted. So I requested him to perdict my whole life.

And according to his prediction, he told me my positions and years in all future examinations. He also told me the year I would get a replacement in the official position, the year I would get a promoyion and the year I would become the magistrate of Sicguan. After serving for three and a half years I would return to my cillage. And at the age of fifty-three, at the Chou Hour, The 14th of August, I would pass away without a son.

From then onwards, the position of all my examinations were just as he had predicted. Besides, he also told me that I would receive 91 stones anf 5 dous (unit weight) of rice before getting the promotion. But my superior recommended me for promotion when I receive 70 dous of rice. I began to doubt his predictions only to find that the recommendation was later rejected.

It was only until the year Ding-Mao, thaat my superior onstructed the county magistrate to write a letter of recommendation for me as hefound that I had done a good job in detting the queations for examination.Hence, I was promted to become a Gong-Sheng (senior officer) and when I calculated the amount of rice I had received as a Bing-Sheng (junior officer), it was exactly 91 stones and 5 dous.

From then onwards, I believed the principle of a fixed destiny. I become very passive and I desired for nothing. I went to serve at Yang-Jing for a year. I lost interest in studies and sat in meditation the whole day.

2.Fate Is Created By Oneself, And The From Is Determined By The Mind
Mountain one day to visit the Chan Master Yun-Gu. We sat in a room for three days and nights. Yun-Gu asked , "The commoners are unable to become sages and woryhies as they are bound by false thoughts and desired. You could sit for three whole days without giving rise to false thoughts. May I know the reason?"

Isaid,"Mr Kong had predicted my whole life. May it be honour or slander, life or death, everything is predestined. It is meaningless to desire anything!" Yun-Gu answered,"If a man had not reached the state of without thoughts, the state of penetrating the mind, he would be bound by the positive and negative forces. So, his desiny was fixed. But only commoners are bound by their destiny. It is only the kindest and the most evil of people who are not bound by destiny. For twenty years, you were controlled by your destiny! So, you are a real commoner! At first, I thought you might be a great sage!" After saying that, the master laughed loudly!

I asked,"Could a man escape from his destiny?" Yun-Gu said,"We can create our destiny and our forms are the creation of our mind. Blessings and disasters are brought about by our thoughts. According to the Buddha's Sutras,"A man can seek wealth and honour, a son or a daughter, longevity and others all by himself. All the Buddhas uphold the precept of Not Lying. They never tell lies!"

I said,"Mencius had told us about the ways of seeking. We can seek things which are within our ability. For example,we can seek to be virtous, humane and righteous. We cannot seek wealth, honour and fame as they are bestowed upon us by others." Yun-Gu answered,"What Mencius had spoken is very true. It is you who have not penetrated its deep meanings. ecen the sixth Patriarch Hui-Neng Chan Master had said,"All Blessings can be obtained from our mind. They are not apart from it. The mind will always respond to our needs."

"If a man can seek from wihtin to be humane, righteous and virtuous, he will be respected by others. He will naturally be wealthy, honoured and well-known. But if he did not know how to seek from wihtin, even if he were to plot and scheme for gain and benefit, he would never obtain them."

3.A Man Can Be Freed From Evil Fate
Yun-Gu asked again,"What did Mr Kong say about your destiny?" So, I told him about the latter's predictions. Yun-Gu said,"Sonyou think you desire an imperial appointment and a son?" After thinking for a while, i said,"All officers are adorned wiht blessed features. I do not accumulate any virtuous blessing as I am very impatient, narrow-minded, stubborn and speak frivolously and proudly. These are the appearances of those without blessings. How can I hope to become an officer?"

According to the common saying, "From the filthy earth, there comes forth the myriad things. From the clean water, no fish is to be found." I am very particular about cleanliness.This signifies the appearance of being lonely. So, I do not deserve a son. The origins to brings up and teach the children are to be loving, kind and humane. A stingy and unkind man lacks the virtues in young children. I am unfriendly, easily irritated, and lack the virtue in nurturing the myriad beings with kindress. I am only interested in taking care of myself amd do not care for others. I also lost the primary essence by being overtalkative, drinking wine and sitting throughout the whole night. These are the reasons for not having a son.

Yun-Gu said, "According to what you have just mentioned, there are indeed many more things which people do not deserve to possess, not only fame, status and sons. In this world, some enjoy wealth and blessings while others die of hunger. These are all determind by the creation of thier minds'nature."

The heaven can only teach us in accord with our ability and lead us according to the situations, without adding any extra effort. Just like the weight of a body which depends wholly on its heaviness, the weighing machine does not purposely try to increase or decrease its weight.

It is the same with bearing children. If one has accumulated enough merits for a hundred lifetimes. One who accumulates for ten generations would then have descendants for ten lifetimes. Thode who do not have any descendants are thode who have not accumulated enough merits.

It is the same with bearing children. If one has accumulated enough merits for a hundred lifetimes, then one would have descendants to last a hundred lifetimes. One who accumulates for ten generations would then have descendants for ten lifetimes. Those who do not have any descendants are those who have not accumulated enough merits.

"If a man can understand the weakness and strenght of his personality traits determine gis life which may either be auspicious, evil, disastrous or blessed, he can than change the causes of not having inperial appointments and sons into obtaining them. He should change for the better by transforming miserliness into giving, extremity into peace and harmony, pretentiousness into sincerity, impulsiveness into coolheadedness, arrogance into humility, laziness into diligence, cruelty into loving kindness, jarshness into forgiveness and tolerance. He should try to accumulate virtues, to treasure his life and never waste it away."

"Let bygones be bygones! Try to change for the better from today onwards. Such a man will be blessed with a new body of humanity, righteousness and virtues after eradicating all roots of illnesses."

"If the physical body is being influenced by the principle of change in production and extinction, the renewed spiritual body of virtues will surely move the Heaven and obtain bleddings. According to the old saying, "A man can be freed from evil fate but cannot survive his own evil deeds". In the Book of Poems, it was stated, "A man will naturally obtain geat blessings if he can understant the principle of creating his destiny and live in accord with it".

"Me Kong has predicted that you will not become a great officer and will die without a son. These are the fateful events which can be prevented. If you can practise virtuous conduct and cultivate hiffen viryues widely, then how can there be no reponse from the blessings which are cultivated by you?."

"Yhe Book of Change discussed in detail the privciples of pursuing good luch and avoiding danger. If life is predestined, how can we obtain blessings? How can we escape from disasters? The Kun-Gua (The sign of Earth) in the Book of Change stated, "A household that accumulates goodness will be blessed". The blessings will pass down to the future generations. Do you believe in this?"

4.The Spirits And Ghosts Laugh At Those Who Do Not Know How To Draw The Magic Figures
From then onwards, I deeply believe in ths teachings. I repented and reformed all my past misdeeds before the Buddha. I sought to get imperial appointment and vowed to practise three thousand good deeds to repay the virtous kindness of the Heaven, the Earth and my ancestors in nurturing me.

Chan Master Yun-Gu also instructed me to record the good and bad deeds. If there were any misdeeds, I should practise more good deeds to neutralise it. He also taught me to recite Zhun-Di Mantra so as be efficacious.

He also told me, "The Master who draws magic figures said, "The Ghosts and apirits would laugh at thode who do not jnow how to draw a magic figure". Drawing a magic figure is the same as reciting a mantra. It must be drawn with a concentrated mind which be like the still water, or the clear sky. The first atroke is called the setting of foundation in openging the confused state. Then one should draw continuously without giving rise to any false thought. It would then be efficacious. A man who wishes for the help of Heaven and Earth to create his destiny is just the same. He must maintain a mind which is without thoughts nor worries. he will surely be blessed by the Heaven and Earth."

"Mencius's teaching on the 'Creation of One's Destiny' had tjus stated, "A short lifespan is not different from longevity. It is more important to cultivate good cinduct so as to change the course of our destiny". Most people differentiate between longevity and short lifespan. Why did Mencius say that they are the same? Try to think of this. If a man could control his mind so that it did not give rise to desire, that he could live in accord with condition, could take upon himself the reponsibility in life, he would be able to lead a meaningful life". So, how can there be any difference in longevity and a short lifespan?"

"Furthermen, a man who is controlled by desires, often differentiate between abundance and deficiency, porr and wealthy, difficulty and easy, honour and lowly. They dare not face reality as they are full of dalse thoughts. They are agitated in favourable conditions and become unkind in adversities. To them, life and death is a serious problem as they welcome life and defy death. So, most worldly people are disturbed when the paird of situations like auspicious and danger, disastrous and blessed, praise-worthiness and slander, true and false, difficulty and easy, honour and lowly arise."

"If a man can cultivate good conduct in nurturing his self-nature, so that it si wholesome without defilement, he will be able to dwell calmly in all favourable and adverse conditions. His mind will be pure, unmoving and concentrated. His mind will be at a state thatresembles a clear mirror or the bright light which is free from all false thoughts."

"At surh a state, be is not far from returing to his riginal nature, from leading a life just like the falling leaves that will finally return to the roots. All sins, evil and mistakes will naturally disappear and a destiny of bliss is awaiting him. It is an auspicious state with no more disaster. This is truly an invaluable conduct in benefiting oneself and other."

"We hen a amn has not reached a state which is 'witout thought', he must always recite Zhun-Di Mantra. He must recite as if not reciting, not reciting as if he is reciting, until he does not feel that he is reciting it. Then he is at the indescribale state of genuine emptiness, just like the state in drawing the magic figures. When the knowing mind penetrated, his blessings will come naturally."
From then onwards, I changed my name from 'The sea of learning' to 'Transcending the Mundane', in remembrane of my awakening to the principle of creating one's destiny. I no longer wished to be trapped in the realm of commoners.

5.A Worthy Man Is Always Natural And Easily Contented
From then onwards, I was very careful in my daily conduct. I could fell the difference in my mind. It is always calm and at ease. It is no longer unrestrained, full of worries and uncertainties. I am very careful in all situations. Even if I were to dwell in a dark room, I restrained myself so as not to go against the principles of the Heaven. If people were to scold me or slander me, I would just take it silently. I do not wish to argue with them.

The next year, I entered the imperial examination and got the first instead of the third position which was earlier predicted by Mr Kong. Inautumn, I also passed the Ji-Ren examination, which was not in Mr Kong's predictions. The elder's calculations were longer accurate.

But after some introspection, I found that my cultivation was not very sincere. For example, I did not do good deeds thorought. I was doubtful while saving people. I only practised bodily good needs but my speech was unrestrained after drinking. In fact, I found that I did not do many good deeds in trying to neutralise all my evil conduct.
I made a vow i Yi year and after morre tham ten years, that was in Yi-Mao year, I managed to complete three thousand good deeds. The next year, I went to my hometown to transfer the merits at the temple. Again, I vowed to practise three thousand good deeds to reepent for all mu sins. I also prayed for a son. And after one year, in the year of Xin-Ji, a son was borne to me.

Every time, I performed a good deed, I would record it in a book . My wife, who was illiterate, would draw a circle on the calendar for every good deed. For example, she might have dinated to the poor, helped people in danger, released lives and others. At times, she managed to do more than ten good deeds in a day.

We continued to do good deeds and accumulate virtues. After two years, we had completed three thousand good deeds. Again, we went to the temple to trasfer the merits. I vowed to pass the Jin-Shi examination and to perform ten thousand good deeds.

After three years, I passed the Jin-Shi examination and became the magistrate of Bao-Di county. From then onwards, I prepared a record book and named it 'The Book on Subduing the Mind'. I told my stsff to the garden to report to the Heaven and Earth.

My wife was worried that we did not do enough good deeds. She said, "Formerly, in the vollage, we could easily accomplish three thoudand good deeds. But now in this official residence, there is no opportunity to help others. When, then, can we complete the ten thoudand good deeds?."

One nigth, I dreamt of a spirit who came and instructed me, "If you could reduce the tax on paddy fields, that one good deed would be equivalent to ten thousand good deeds. You could accomplish your vow then!."

The tax in every acre of paddy fields was very high. So I decided to reduce it by neary half. I was still doubtful if such an act was equivalent to doing ten thousand good deeds.

Just then, a Chan Master from Wu-Tai Shan came. I asked him about it. He said, "If we truly widh to benefit others, even one good deed is the same as ten thousand goodnesses. Even more so, when you have blessed thousands of people by reducing their taxes. Such a goodness is surely the same as ten thousand goodnesses."

So, I doneted my whole monthly salary and requested him to arrange an offering of food to ten thousand monks when he returned to the mountain. This was to show my gratiude and as a tranference merits.

Mr Kong had predicted that I would die at the age of fifty-three but I lived on paecefully that year. I did not pray for a long life and now I am already sixty-nine years old.

6.A Humble Man Is Full Of Blessings
On the whole, we cannot realy know our destiny. But, we should be humble when we are successful, be careful even if the cindition is favourable, just as though we are facing adversities, and lead a thrifty life even if we are rich.

We should not be pround if others were to love and give support to us. Neither should we be arrogant if we were from a prominent family. We must always be polite and ask for advice from worthies and also our subordinates even if we are highly educated. If a man could conduct himself this way, and restrain homself with propriety, he would be endowed with virtues and obtain the way.

We must always uphold the virtous conduct of our ancestors and practise repentance daily on behalf of our parents so that they will not be bound by their offenced and misdeeds. We must find ways to reoay to repay the kindness of our societies and country which provide for us with good education. We must work hard to provide for our young and guide them in leading a blessed life. We must truly wish to benefit and help others just as thought they are in danger, and discipline ourselves in accord with precepts and code of ethics.

Everyday, we must reflect upon our personal conduct, and change for the better always. If ever a day is passed by without any improvenment, or if we feel that we are just perfect, we are indeed retrogressing.

There are lots of intelligent people around. But many of them do not cultivate morality and are unsuccessful in theor career simply because of laziness. They waste their lives away by over-indulging in enjoyment and relaxtion.

The Venerable, Yun-Gu Chan Master's talk about the changing of one's destiny is really true. We should often study his commentary and practies diligently in prder not to waste our lives away without any improvements.

命 DESTINY

由我作，福自己求。
一个人的命运是由自己改造的；不是注定的。

'We can change our destiny and seek for blessings!
Our destiny is not fived. It can be changed with one's sffort!

“阿彌陀佛”是偉大稱號 (AMITABHA BUDDHA IS A GREAT NAME)

世人誤解，以爲念“南無阿彌陀佛”佛號，只能為一個死去的人求生極樂世界，殊不知道“阿彌陀佛”既是“無量壽如來”，包含著無量無邊的公德利益，可説是一個偉大的稱號！

念一句“阿彌陀佛”是法界緣起，是淨業正因，是菩提種子，是解脫生死之良藥，是超出三界之徑路，是佛教縂持法門！

誠念一句“阿彌陀佛”能消除八十億劫生死重罪。佛法八万四千法門，以“阿彌陀佛”為第一。
這一句“阿彌陀佛”稱號，包含著無窮無盡的万德，等於念十方三世一切諸佛。因此，修淨土念佛法門者，就是一心一意執持佛號作爲正行！

念一句“阿彌陀佛”佛號，包括八万四千恒河沙數，千千萬萬無量的修行法門！
“阿彌陀佛”四字的全體是一心。心包含著眾德，如：常、樂、我、淨、本覺、始覺、真如佛性，菩提涅盤等等，都為這一名好所攝，包括在這一佛號之中！

所以，修持淨土法門之淨業者，只一心專念“阿彌陀佛”四字，因這是最方便、最簡捷、最有效之方法，以達致究竟莊嚴之佛性。正所謂：“万修万人去”決不會遺漏一個。

Most people misunderstand that the recitation of AMITABHA BUDDHA is only meant to help the dead to seek rebirth in the world of Ultimate Bliss. Seldom do they know that name AMITABHA BUDDHA or THE TRUS COME ONE of INNUMERABLE LIFESPAN embodies immeasurable merits and virtues. It is indeed a Great Name!

The recitation AMITABHA BUDDHA reveals the arising of conditions in the Dharma Realm, the proper cause for the Pure Karma, the Bodhi seed, the good medicine for the liberation from birth and death, the swiftest way to transcend the Ttipie Realm and the Buddha's teaching on the Dharani Dharma Door!

To recite AMITABHA sincerely for once, can eradicate eighty hundred million kalpas of heavy offences of birth and death. Among the eighty-four thousand Dharma Doors, the recitation of AMITABHA is the foremost!

The Name of AMITABHA BUDDHA embodies thousands of millions of indescribable neruts and virtues. It is the same as reciting all the BUDDHAS in the ten directionehinin the three periods of time. So those who cultivate the Pure Land Dharma Door are only mindful of AMITABHA BUDDHA wholeheartedly as their main practice!

To recite AMITABHA sincerely for once, is the same as cultivating the immeasurable and indescribable Dharma Doors as many as the sand in eighty-four thousand Ganges River.

The word AMITABHA BUDDHA is theembodiment of a single-mindednwss. The mind contains the various virtues as permanence, bliss, true-self and purity, the Innate Enlightenment, the awakening to the Innate Mind Ground, the Genuine and unmoving Buddha Nature, the Bodhi Mind and Nirvana and many others. All these Merits and Virtue are gathered in and fully accomplished just by reciting the Name of AMITABHA BUDDHA!

So those who cultivate the Buddha Recitation Dharma Door are only mindful of AMITABHA BUDDHA because it is the most convenient, the swiftest, the most effective way to accomplish the ultimate adornment of Buddha Nature. If tens of thousands of people were to cultivate this Dharma Door, they would all arrive at the Pure Land. NOT A SINGLE ONE WILL BE LEFT OUT!

十念必生願 (THIS IS THE EIGHTEENTH VOW, DHARMA STORE BHIKSHU VOWS THAT)

我作佛時，十方衆生，
問我名號，至信心樂，
所有善根，心心迴向，
願生我國，乃至十念，
若不生者，不取正覺，
唯処五逆，誹謗蒸發。

When I become a BUDDHA, the living beings in the tendirections, on hearing My Name, will sincerely and happily have faith in My Name, and in every thought they will transfer all their good roots so as to be born in My Land.

If there are only TEN such thoughts and they are unable to be born in My Land , I will not attain the Proper Enlightenment, except those who have committed the five evil deeds and who have slandered The Proper Dharma.

阿彌陀佛的四十八愿 (THE FORTY-EIGHT VOWS OF AMITABHA BUDDHA)

善導大師是阿彌陀佛的化身。大師在長安倡導淨土念佛法門時，長安城中沒有一個不念佛；可見大師弘化衆生的力量多麽大。

善導大師曾說過兩句極重要的開示：“釋迦所以興出生，為說彌陀本願海”。

釋迦牟尼佛爲什麽出現于世？到娑婆世界降生、出家、成道、説法呢？只是爲了一個大原因，就是要說：“彌陀本願海”之故。解釋的清楚一點就是：世尊要說阿彌陀佛廣如大海的誓願！

佛菩薩各自發有大誓願，如：釋迦牟尼佛五百大願；地藏菩薩發“地獄未空，誓不成佛，衆生度盡，方正菩提”大願。僕賢菩薩十大願王；藥師佛事二願等等。。。

我們每天的課誦、唱贊：“阿彌陀佛大願王”。的確，阿彌陀佛的大願是一切大願中的願王！因此，善導大師說：“釋迦所以興出世，為說彌陀本願海”的話，是從大光明藏中流露出來的實語，確實是超越衆生情見之說。

古德說：阿彌陀佛“四十八願，全顯法身”。的確，阿彌陀佛發的每一個願，徹底體現彌陀的大智、大悲、大願，都是爲了衆生究竟成佛而發的。顯法身是“大智”因人人本有法身，所以可以救度成佛。一心救度，願原為衆生是“大悲”。徹底救度，普遍救度是“大願”；所以阿彌陀佛為“大願之王”！

阿彌陀佛發的大願，無論在過去劫中的衆生有無深重宿業；亦不管衆生是人、畜生、鬼，都可以往生成佛，這就是淨土法門殊生之処。因此說，淨土法門是千淨万論共指，十方諸佛同讚的法門。！

阿彌陀佛發“四十八願”所莊嚴成就的國土，種種清靜光明、種種美妙安樂、種種賞心快樂、種種演唱法音、受種種達乘法樂，一切增上，沒有退緣；所有囯中人民壽命無量，決定成佛！

現在，持名念佛往生極樂的法門，橫超三界，地委齊一生補処菩薩，成爲一切法門中最殊勝的一行道，万修万人去！

The Great Master Shan-Dao is the TRANSFORMATION BODY OF AMITABHA BUDDHA. When the Great Master initiated the Pure Land Dharna Door of Buddha Recitation in Chang-An, everyone who lived there recited the Buddha's Name. From here we can see how great the strength of the Great Master was in influencing the living beings.

The Great Master Shan-Dao had given the very inpoetant instruction. He said, "The reason why Sakyamuni Buddha came into the word is to proclaim the Original Seas of Vows of AMITABHA BUDDHA."

Why did SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA appear in the world? Why did he decend into the world, leave the homelife, accomplish the path and expound the Dharmas in the Saha World? This is all because of one Great Causal Condition. He wishes to tell us about the 'Original Seas of Eows of AMITABHA BUDDHA.' To make it clearer, The World Honoured One wants us to know about the Great Vows of AMITABHA BUDDHA which are as wide and deep as the great sea!

The Buddha and Bodhisattvas have each brought forth the great vows. For example, there are Five Hundred Great Vows of Sakyamuni Buddha; the Great Vow of Earth Store Bidhisattva who vows "Not to attain Buddhahood if the hells are not empty. He will only certify to Bodhi after crossing all living beings"; the Tenth Great Kings of Vows of Universal Worthy Bodhisattva; the twelve Vows of Medicine Master Buddha and many others.

During the daily recitation, we praise the 'King of Great Vows, AMITABHA BUDDHA' because His Great Vows are the 'King of Vows' amongst other vows. That is why Shan-Dao Great Master said, 'Sakyamuni Buddha, enters theworld as He only wishes to proclaim the Original Seas of Vows of AMITABHA BUDDHA.' There are the True Words which flow out from the Brightly-illuminated Store that far supass the understanding of living beings.

The ancients said, 'THE FORTY-EIGHT VOWS of AMITABHA BUDDH Areveal the Dharma Body.' Truly speaking, every vow which is brought forth by AMITABHA BUDDHA alms to guide living beings to become Buddhas Ultimately.He is endowed with Great Wisdom, Great Compassion and Great Vows. Because of Great Wisdom, the Dharma Body is revealed as every living being is endowed with the Dharma Body. So He is able to cross over living beings to become Buddhas. Because of Great Compassion, He single-mindedly brings forth the Vows for the sake of crossing over all living beings.To throughly and pervasively bring across all living beings reveals that His Vows are truly magnificent. So AMITABHA BUDDHA is knows as the 'King of Great Vows'.

In accord with Great Vows of AMITABHA BUDDHA, living beings such as men, animals, ghosts and others can attain Buddhahood once they are born in His Land even if they have committed deep and heavy Karmas in their prevoius lives. That is why the Pure Land Dharma Door is extremely wonderful and remarkable. So we can see in many Sutras and Shastras, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas praise and exhort living beings to cultivate the Pure Land Dharma Door!

The asrorned Buddhaland which is accomplished by AMITABHA BUDDHA in accord with His 'Forty-Eight Vows' is pure, brightly illuminated, beautiful and serenely blissful. The living beings are always happy after listening to the different Dharma sounds. They enjoy the Dharma music of Great Vehicle and their cultivation will only advance with no-retreat.

The lifespan of His people is immeasurable and all are certain to become Buddhas!

Now, the Dharma Door of upholding and being mindful of the 'Name' of 'AMITABHA BUDDHA' so to seek a rebirth in the World of Ultimate Bliss enables one to transcend the Triple Realms. The cultivator will surely arrive at the position which is equal to the Bodhisattva who will attain Buddhahood in one more lifetime. It is the most supreme because it is the easiest way among other Dharma Doors. It tens of thousands of people are to cultivate accordingly, all will be certain to arrive at the Pure Land!

弥陀赞 (PRAISE TO AMITA BUDDHA)

阿弥陀佛身金色
相好光明无等伦
白毫宛转五须弥
纳目澄清四大海
光中华佛无数仪
化菩萨众亦无边
四十八愿度众生
九品咸令登彼岸
南无西方极乐世界大慈大悲阿弥陀佛
南无西方极乐世界大慈大悲阿弥陀佛
南无西方极乐世界大慈大悲阿弥陀佛
南无阿弥陀佛

Amitabha's Body Is The Colour Of Gold.
The Splendor Of Hallmarks Has No Peer.
The Light Of His Brow Shines 'Round a hundred'.
Wine As The Seas Are His Eyes Pure And Clear.
Are Countless Bodhisattvas and infinite Buddhas.
His Forty-Eight Vows Be Our Liberation.
In Nine Lotus-Stages We Reach The Farthedt Shore.
Homage To The Buddha Of The Western Pure Land, Kind And Compassionate Amitabha.
Homage To The Buddha Of The Western Pure Land, Kind And Compassionate Amitabha.
Homage To The Buddha Of The Western Pure Land, Kind And Compassionate Amitabha.
Na Mo Amita Buddha.

謙德之效 (华) THE BENEFIT OF HUMILITY

已經說：“上天對於驕傲自滿的萬事萬物，總是虧損他，以幫助謙虛之事物。地的道理也一樣，搞處之山水，縂要往低流，以添補地陷的地方。鬼神對於驕傲自滿的，縂要折損他，而庇護謙虛之人。人心也一樣，驕傲自滿者，比爲人所憎恨，惟有謙虛之人，才受人敬重。”

已經一書，掛著六十四條大原則，分述三百八十四條小道理，戒慎警惕詞佔三分之一，只有謙卦之六條道理，全部是讚頌之詞，難怪俗語常說：“謙受益。滿招損。”