Chapter 44 Section 5 Master Yuanying's Thoughts on Zen and Purification Dual Cultivation

(1) Practice from Zen to Purity Master Yuanying, a native of Gutian County, Fujian Province, worshiped Zengxi Monk as his teacher at Yongquan Temple in Gushan at the age of 19.At the age of 21, he went from Fuzhou to Tianning Temple in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, and practiced Zen for six years with Zen Master Zunsu Yekai.Often before the samadhi appears, the body and mind are calm, and once he was enlightened in samadhi, he wrote a verse: "The mad heart rests in the illusion of body fusion, the inner and outer roots are empty, the hole is clear and the spiritual light is unobstructed, and there is a huge difference in a moment." At the age of sixteen, he went to Tiantong Temple in Ningbo, where he devoted himself to study under the guidance of monk Jichan.In winter when he was twenty-eight years old, and in the seventh meditation session, he gained strength in meditation, and his body and mind were empty. He also said in a verse: "When the mountains and rivers are exhausted, I turn around, and I am forced to open my vajra's eyes, and I realize that there is nothing at home. "Since the age of thirty-six, the opportunity has matured in the Pure Land. After reading many classic works of the Pure Land Dharma, such as Master Yongming Yanshou and Master Yunqi Lianchi, he began to believe in the Dharma of the Pure Land Dharma.Since then, I have been working hard on the double cultivation of Chan and Jing.From things to ideas.Just as Master Yongming said in the "Si Liao Jian": "There is Zen and there is a pure land, just like a tiger with horns. It is a teacher in this world and a Buddha in the next life." Chanting Buddha.He once lectured on "Amitabha Sutra Essentials", "Amitabha Sutra", "Infinite Life Sutra", "Contemplation of Infinite Life Buddha Sutra", "Mahayana Awakening Faith", "Mashizhizhi Bodhisattva's Enlightenment on Buddha's Recitation", "Master Sheng'an Encourages Bodhi Heart "Wen" and many other scriptures of the Pure Land method have been written many times, and lectures on the above-mentioned scriptures have been circulated in the world to benefit all living beings.He also once talked about Master Lianchi's "Amitabha Shuchao" and "Saint Bodhisattva's Vows", which vigorously urged the practice of reciting the Buddha's name to save all living beings and live in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.When he was seventy-six years old and when he was seriously ill, he still focused on reciting Buddha's name, and told many disciples who accompanied him, "I still feel at ease physically and mentally, and I have nothing to worry about. The monks put life and death aside, and use illness as a helping condition. I have the title of "Master of Three Pursuits", and I have been seeking blessings, wisdom, and rebirth in the Pure Land all my life. Now that I have sought blessings and wisdom, I only have to seek rebirth in the Pure Land. You must take the Three Pursuits as the correct learning policy when you live in the world. I hope that the Buddhist Taoist Friends and believers, take these three seekings as the true purpose of studying Buddhism." He also said in gatha: "There is only one thing, but to recite Amitabha, to be born in the pure land, the top-grade purple gold platform." In the past, a group of foot monks wrote a gatha saying: "A bowl of food from a thousand families travels thousands of miles alone. Qing sees few people and asks the way to Baiyuntou." Master Yuangong changed it to "a bowl of food from a thousand families travels thousands of miles alone. Where is the future? Recite the Buddha's name to spend the spring and autumn." The disciple wrote a note and pasted it on the wall of the ward: "The person who comes to recite the Buddha's name is a true friend of the lotus." From this we can see that although the former master was seriously ill, he had already let go of all predestined relationships and devoted himself to reciting the Buddha's name to seek rebirth in the Pure Land.I remember that one night, after the public helped him recite the dedication, he asked all the disciples to come to the bed, and especially told him: "When you recite the Buddha, you must calm your mind at any time, and understand the self-nature. Now let me ask you, just now Do you know where the sound of the Buddha's name falls when you chant the Buddha's name? Quickly answer! Quickly answer!" Mr. Yuan Gong taught us a lot when he was sick, and we have gained a lot of confidence and determination in the Pure Land Chanting Buddha Dharma.

(2) Master Yuan Ying's method of persuading and reciting Buddha's name In order to promote the Pure Land Dharma, Master Yuanying has not only published many Pure Land classic lectures, but also authored the book "The Dharma of Encouraging the Practice of Recitation of Buddha". The content of this book is introduced as follows: (1) The reason for the initiation of the practice of chanting Buddha: the practice of chanting Buddha, also known as the Pure Land method, also known as the Lotus School.It is also called Jingzong.It is Shakya Tathagata who is extremely compassionate, observes the opportunity to teach, and observes the opportunity of all living beings. Only this method of reciting the name of the Buddha is the easiest to be saved.Therefore, I asked myself and said a volume.Not pretending to be initiated by others, I told Shariputra: "From the west, there have been ten billion Buddha lands, and there is a world called Ultimate Bliss. In this land, there is a Buddha named Amitabha. Now he is teaching the Dharma." Two names.This great source of recitation of the Buddha's name for all ages is the wonderful method personally proclaimed by Chin Kou.The three roots are universal, and the six interests are superior, and its benefits are inconceivable.

(2) Recitation of Buddha's name is practice: the difference between practice and non-practice of ordinary people lies in the three karmas of body, speech and mind.If you do evil things in your body, speak evil words in your mouth, or have evil thoughts in your mind, you are not practicing.And the method of reciting the Buddha's name can purify the three karmas of all beings, which is the method of practice.Now for the test, there is a sentient being who, upon hearing this method of reciting Buddha's name, firmly believes in it and wishes to be reborn in the Pure Land and practice reciting Buddha's name.Concentrate on reciting Amitabha's name, each word arises from the heart, each word is read from the mouth, and each word is heard from the ear, and the score of the recitation is clear.Sentences are like this, every sentence is like this, with your mouth and mind, and your heart and mouth are as one.Thoughts continue, without interruption.There is only the Buddha in the heart, and there is no heart outside the Buddha.One thought of Buddha in this way will eliminate all delusions.Once the delusional thoughts are stopped, the mind karma will be pure, which is the practice of mind karma.Recite the Buddha's name without talking gossip. The ancients said: "Speak less, and recite a few more times." If the voice does not leave the Buddha's name, the oral karma will be pure. This is the practice of oral karma.The body karma of all beings is driven by the mind karma.Mind karma can't afford to read, body karma has nothing to do.People who recite the Buddha's name, if they recite the Buddha's name with one heart, all the six sense organs are captured, and the body karma will be pure.This is the practice of body karma.How can we say that chanting Buddha's name is not a method of practice?

As mentioned above, reciting the Buddha's name can purify the three karma, which is a clear proof of practice. (3) Recitation of the Buddha's name is the most secure: there is only the method of recitation of the Buddha's name, and there are two forces to rely on: self and others.Self-reliance is the strength of one's mind to recite the Buddha's name.The power of others, that is, the power of the forty-eight vows made by Amitabha Buddha because of the ground, is more powerful than self-power.But if you are willing to recite the Buddha's name honestly, you will be reborn in the Pure Land.As long as you hold on to a Buddha's name and recite it to the end throughout your life, you will always be protected by the Buddhas and illuminated by the light of the Buddhas.To live in the pure land for a lifetime, you will never go astray, and you will not become a demon halfway, and you will not be in danger of forgetting in another life.

(4) The extraordinary convenience of chanting Buddha's name: the extraordinary convenience of chanting Buddha's name, that is, it can be universally photographed.If you are wise or stupid, you have a share, whether you are a monk or a layman, you can always cultivate.No distinction is made between men and women, no matter where they are, no matter where they are, whether they are in temples or lay people, when they are busy or quiet, but if they are willing to recite the Buddha's name wholeheartedly, no matter who they are, they will all be reborn. (5) Reciting Buddha can eliminate karma: all sentient beings have ignorance since the beginning of a thought.From the accumulation of confusion, to experience the dust.Arousing thoughts, creating more evil karma, can be an obstacle, that is, blocking one's own Buddha nature.If the karma is not eliminated, the Buddha nature cannot be revealed.Therefore, I, Shakya Tathagata, sang this method of reciting Buddha's name to teach people to eliminate karma.The scripture says: "One chanting of the Buddha's name can eradicate felony crimes of life and death for eight billion kalpas."Recite the Buddha's name with a heart, that is, great wisdom is present.For example, a bright light can break through a dark room for thousands of years, and the same is true for chanting Buddha to eliminate crimes.

(6) Do not seek blessings when chanting Buddha's name: There are people in the world who wish to recite Buddha's name, but do not know the purpose of chanting Buddha's name.Or if you ask, "What do you want to pray for when you are diligently reciting the Buddha's name?" The answer is: "To cultivate the next life." Such a person is thinking wrongly.The reason why my Buddha established this method of reciting the Buddha's name is for the sake of all living beings in the Saha world, who suffer from all kinds of suffering, persecute the mind and body, and cannot be relieved.Therefore, by teaching people to recite the Buddha's name and seek rebirth in the West, they can escape from the suffering of Saha and attain the bliss of bliss.It is a pity that people who pray to Buddha today do not want to be reborn in the West, but wish to be reborn in this world and enjoy the happiness in the world.Little do they know that in the world, everything is suffering, emptiness, impermanence, how can there be true happiness?Even if one attains glory, wealth and honor, enjoys worldly wealth, sex, fame, food, sleep, and the pleasures of the five desires, all such pleasures are not true pleasures.

(7) Reciting Buddha can cut off afflictions: afflictions are very harmful, although there are no more than two names: one is the affliction of self-attachment, and the other is the affliction of dharma attachment.One sentence of Amitabha is like Agatha medicine, which can cure all diseases.The medicines in the world still have extraordinary functions, and one medicine can cure many diseases.What's more, the name of Wande Buddha, wouldn't it be beneficial to recite it.Whenever adversity comes and troubles arise in my heart, I will recite the Buddha's name while walking, repeating the Buddha's name in four steps, repeating it several times, and gradually feel the coolness of my heart, and let the heat and troubles subside.Sometimes there are too many distractions, and it is even more difficult to fall asleep. It is also called the name of Buddha. After a short period of time, that is, the mind and mind are stable, and then you can fall asleep without any dreams.And when writing the scriptures, one stroke of the Buddha's name, the energy will not be scattered, I will not be able to think about it, and I will not feel hard when I write for a long time.Therefore, there are quite a few people who teach their disciples to write scriptures and chant the Buddha, and follow the teachings.Therefore, if you recite the Buddha's name and progress, you can get real benefits and less troubles.Therefore, they all believe that Buddha has great effects.If everyone can believe in this method of chanting Buddha's name, concentrate on chanting without interruption, until the mind is empty and peaceful, afflictions will naturally arise without themselves.

(8) Recitation of Buddha speeds up life and death: Although the method of chanting Buddha can transcend the three realms and speed up life and death, it is the biggest juncture at the end of life.Sure enough, on weekdays, with deep faith and vows, and the achievement of pure deeds, whether you get the reason and stay undisturbed, or when you get things, you can predict the time, the righteous thoughts are clear, and all circumstances can't be hindered.Then his rebirth is also like entering meditation, flicking his fingers for an instant, entrusting the treasured lotus, karma unloading dust and labor, the spirit dwells in peace and nourishment, and realizes the three non-regression.

(9) There are three learnings in chanting Buddha's name: chanting Buddha's name is one method, which must not be underestimated.It is the simplest and most wonderful supreme Dharma door, which can be called the Great Dharani Dharma door, which can sum up all dharmas and hold immeasurable meanings.The World-Honored One has taught the Dharma for forty-nine years, and he has not published the Sutras and Laws on the Tripitaka.The interpretation of the Tripitaka is the study of the three flaws of precepts, samadhi, and wisdom.Sutras are the collection of meditation, discipline is the collection of precepts, and treatises are the collection of wisdom.A word of Amitabha's name, if you recite it wholeheartedly, you can have the three learnings of precepts, concentration and wisdom.How can reciting the Buddha's name be able to possess the three learnings of precepts, concentration and wisdom?The Shurangama Sutra says: "The so-called restraint of the mind is precepts, from precepts comes samadhi, and from samadhi arouses wisdom, this is called the study of the three non-leaking."

(10) Recitation of the Buddha's universal awareness: The method of chanting the Buddha's name, for the upper, middle, and lower root mechanisms, there are no things that cannot be captured. All sentient beings have consciousness, but if they are sincere, they can all be saved.As long as you recite the six-character name wholeheartedly, you don't need to study all kinds of dharmas extensively.Master Shandao said: "If you want to learn to understand: from the ordinary world to the Buddha's land, you should learn all dharmas. If you want to learn to practice: you should choose a method with an opportunity and concentrate on your energy, so that you can quickly prove the benefits. Otherwise, after calamity to calamity, it will be difficult to escape."

(11) Reciting the Buddha can save all living beings: If one recites the Buddha's name, one can recite the Buddha's name with one heart, seek rebirth in the pure land, and attain happiness from suffering.Looking at it, it seems to belong to the Hinayana, but it is for self-interest.In practice, it is Mahayana that can benefit others.Why?Recite the Buddha's name and go to rebirth, see the Buddha when the flowers bloom, hear the Buddha's teachings in person, realize the tolerance of lifelessness, and gain the inconceivable karma of the three rounds of body, speech, and mind.And those who are tired of suffering because of the middle, are just trying to get rid of the suffering of all living beings, which is the great compassion of a bodhisattva.Those who seek happiness in the cause, rightly desire the happiness of all living beings, that is, the great compassion of a bodhisattva.How can it be said that chanting Buddha's name is Hinayana, not Mahayana? (12) Recite the Buddha's name to achieve Buddhahood: Those who recite the Buddha's name will be protected by the compassion of the Buddhas and the power of Amitabha's vows. The "Amitabha Sutra" says: "All living beings are born from Ada Bazhi, and most of them have life-replenishing places, and there are many of them."Watch the sentence of mending the place in one's life, once you pass away.That is the final body, isn't it possible to become a Buddha in one lifetime?This is a matter of appointment.Ruoyue Li said: "The skill of reciting Buddha is profound, thinking without thoughts, thinking without thoughts; the mind and Buddha are harmonious, and there is no other. One thought corresponds to one thought of Buddha; each thought corresponds to recitation of Buddha. Realize the pure land of only the heart, see the self-nature Amitabha, Then you will become a Buddha. Why is it round and round like that?" Master Yuangong often taught his disciples to make a vow every day to practice the method of chanting the Buddha: "May the karmic obstacles of the kalpa be eliminated, the blessings and wisdom will grow day by day, the samsara will be born with all this body, and the Buddha will lead you to live in peace."He first specialized in Zen Buddhism, and later promoted the Pure Land.The double cultivation of Chan and Jing has been practiced for decades.On the eve of his death, he wrote a poem summarizing his life practice. "After decades of practicing Zen and Jingjing, I realized that the Pure Land is deep Zen. Someone asked me what I meant, and the clouds are in the green mountains and the moon is in the sky."Buddhism has been spread to China since the time of Emperor Han Ming to the present. According to Northern Buddhism, it has a long history of nearly 2,000 years.Since Master Huiyuan, the first ancestor of Lushan Mountain in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Pure Land Method has been promoted to persuade everyone to recite the Buddha. The most outstanding and famous virtuous monks have only nine Patriarchs, and at most they have not reached the thirteen Patriarchs.It is true that the Master Zunsu who believes in the Pure Land method and vigorously promotes the Pure Land sect has sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain.Let's look at the "Pure Land Sages Record" and "Rebirth Biography", and the number of monks, nuns, upasakas, and upasakas who practiced the Pure Land and single-mindedly recited the Buddha's name and were reborn in the Western Paradise is innumerable.Not only did the Buddhas of the ten directions speak their wide and long tongues to praise Amitabha Sutras, but also Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara, Shizhi, and other Bodhisattvas also gave various teachings, or returned verses to praise the Pure Land.Just like Ma Ming, Nagarjuna, Master Tiantai Zhizhe, and the great Patriarchs of the Lotus School, they all spoke with one voice and promoted the Pure Land Dharma.This is really the supreme dharma door that thousands of people believe in, recite Buddha's name, and cultivate.Therefore, in the morning and evening chanting lessons in all major forests in China, as well as in small and medium-sized temples and nunneries, reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha is a compulsory homework every day.There are also those who can obtain evidence within a limited period, the ninety-day boat samadhi, and the regular practice of reciting the Buddha, etc.These convenient rituals are all to persuade people to recite the Buddha's name wholeheartedly in order to live in the Pure Land.It is true that "whether you are a man or a woman, you can always cultivate, whether you are wise or stupid, you have a share."The ancients said: "The pure land classics are credible, and the spiritual traces passed down to the next life are true."Master Sheng'an said in the "Encouraging Bodhi Mind": "It is difficult to practice in this land, and it is difficult to enter the way, and it is easy to become a Buddha if you practice in another land. If it is easy, it will last for a lifetime, but if it is difficult, it will not be accomplished after many kalpas." He also said: "If you say a lot of blessings, you don't want to hold on to the name. If you say good things, you don't want to spread your big heart. It is better to hold the holy name temporarily than to give alms for a hundred years. A big heart is better than the practice of kalpas. Gai Nian Buddha is a Buddha in this period. If you don’t have a big heart, you will be able to recite and practice. If the pure land is not born, you will be easy to retreat. If you plant Bodhi, plow with the plow of Buddha recitation, and the fruit will grow naturally. Take the big wish boat, Entering the sea of ​​life and death, the West decides to die."We must keep these few words of French by the master in our hearts, and they will definitely be of great benefit. Now let me introduce another historical story.When Shakyamuni Buddha was alive, among his disciples, there was a pair of brothers named Zhouli and Pantega.The free translation is called the big roadside and the small roadside.Their mother, when raising the eldest son, hurried back to her natal home, and there was no time, so she raised her by the side of the road.When it came time to raise his second son, he didn't have time to go to his mother's house, and he was raised by the side of the road. This is his brother's name.On the roadside, he has a very smart personality.By the side of the road, he is very stupid by nature.Both brothers became monks with the Buddha.But the Buddha, for the disciples who have just become monks, must keep the precepts and cultivate themselves, and take the precepts as their teachers.Monastic disciples should massage their heads three times a day.Because when you rub your head, you will be reminded that you are a monk with a bald head, so you should better uphold the precepts and cultivate your heart.At the moment of rubbing your head, you should recite four sentences, that is, "Keep your mouth and mind, don't offend your body, don't annoy all sentient beings, and stay away from useless suffering. If you do this, you can save the world." Mouth and tongue, this is the purity of oral karma.Consciousness means not having the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance in the heart, which is the purification of mind karma.Do not commit killing, stealing, or lust in your body, this is the purity of your body karma.That is to say, monks need to purify their three karma.The second sentence is to say that Buddhist disciples and cultivators should not annoy all sentient beings.The third sentence is that monks should stay away from the useless asceticism practiced by heretics, and don't practice blindly, it is useless and useless.The fourth sentence means that we monks must practice and learn the Tao according to the four sentences taught by the Buddha, and we will surely escape from the cycle of life and death in the three realms. I can't read it over and over again.I can't recite it back and forth.After memorizing the first two sentences, go to the next two sentences, and wait until the last two sentences are memorized, and then forget the first two sentences. Five hundred arhats took turns to help him, but they couldn't teach him, so what should we do?His older brother Zhou Li felt very embarrassed when he saw his younger brother's stupidity. He had no choice but to ask his younger brother to return to lay life.Hehe burst into tears, and some disciples reported this matter to Shakyamuni Buddha.Our Buddha is merciful and compassionate, so he sent someone to ask Pantega to ask, "Why are you crying so sadly?" I can’t even recite it, and Zhou Li insisted that I return to vulgarity, so I cried.” The Buddha set up teachings at random, convenient for benefiting students, and pointed to a broom behind the door to sweep the floor, and said to Pantega: You can’t even recite the four lines of verses. But the word broom, do you remember it, will you forget it?Pantega said: I can recite the word broom.The Buddha said: You listen to me, you don’t want to read the four sentences, as long as you read the broom, the broom every day, even though the Pantega people are stupid, they have an upright heart, listen to the teachings of Buddhism, and read the broom every day.Concentrate on reciting the broom, work hard, and continue to recite and recite. After three years of recitation, I swept away all the dust and troubles in my heart, and realized the unborn and immortal Nirvana. Arhat fruit.The fact that we attained Nirvana through the single-minded meditation on the broom through Pantega fully demonstrates that if we can strengthen our confidence and single-mindedly chant the Buddha, we will surely be reborn in the West and see the Buddha with flowers blooming.I hope everyone will purify their bodies and minds, be diligent in reciting Buddha's name, and march forward courageously towards this bright road! We can take a closer look, the Pure Land Sect has a lot of connections with the great virtuous and eminent monks of many other sects.There are many dharma masters who first practice the other sect and promote the other sect, and then return to the pure land and promote the pure land.Compose various classics of the Pure Land.There have been many people like this throughout the ages. During the Tang Dynasty, Master Kui Ji wrote three volumes of "Amitabha Sutra Tong Zan Shu" and one volume "Western Rules for Judgment and Interpretation of Doubts".The second volume of "Mirror of Chanting Buddha" collected by Shan Dao and Dao Jing.At the end of the Five Dynasties, Zen master Yongmingshou in Hangzhou wrote three volumes of "Wan Shan Tong Gui Ji" and one "Shen Qi An Yang Fu".In the early Song Dynasty, there were many eminent monks such as Zen, Tiantai, and Luzong, who not only promoted their own sect, but also promoted the Pure Land.Just like Master Tianyi and Master Yihuai of the Yunmen sect and his disciple Hui Lin, etc., wrote "Theory of Encouraging the Cultivation of the Pure Land".Master Changlu of Cao Dongzong wrote "Pure Land Collection".Shenzhao and Benru of the Tiantai sect admired the wind of Lushan Mountain, and they also joined the Bailian Club to recite Buddha with all their heart.Ganoderma lucidum and master Yuanzhao of Luzong, they originally promoted Nanshan Luzong, and later practiced Pure Land. They also wrote "Guan Wuliangshou Buddha Sutra Yishu" and "Amitabha Sutra Yishu".The practice of chanting Buddha in the Jielian Society became more prosperous in the Song Dynasty.Starting from the "Jingxing Society" organized by Master Shengchang, there are more than 20 places such as the "Buddhism Recitation Society" organized by Master Zhili.Among them, Master Xiang Lingzhao's "Jingye Club" has about 20,000 participants.In the Yuan Dynasty, there were also many masters who vigorously promoted the Pure Land. For example, in the late Song and early Yuan Dynasties, Zen Master Mingben of the Linji Sect, he integrated the Zen Buddhist scriptures and Tantric Buddhism, and practiced the Pure Land Rites and Pure Land Repentance.There is also Master Pudu who wrote Lushan "Lianzong Baojian".At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Master Xingcheng wrote a volume of "Amitabha Sutra Interpretation", and Master Dayou wrote a volume of "Amitabha Sutra Explanation".Master Youxi wrote a volume of "Theory of the Pure Land Born and Inanimate".At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were Master Lianchi, Master Hanshan, Master Yiyi and their disciples. Some advocated the unity of Zen and purity, and some advocated the fusion of Xingzong and Xiangzong, but in the end they all belonged to the Pure Land method.Just like Master Lianchi, he originally practiced Zen Buddhism, but later focused on reciting Buddha's name in Yunqi and practicing Pure Land.He also wrote four volumes of "Amitabha Sutra Shuchao".However, in this booklet, the teachings of the Pure Land method are explained in the words of the sages.Master Hanshan, in his youth, devoted himself to Zen teaching. Later, he also specialized in practicing the Pure Land. During the 26-hour period, he devoted himself to chanting Buddha. He wrote "Master Hanshan's Sleepwalking Collection".In this book, there are important articles on reciting the Buddha's name, explaining the Pure Land Dharma.Master Xieyi originally specialized in propagating the Tiantai sect, but in terms of self-cultivation, he focused on reciting Buddha's name to seek rebirth in the Pure Land. He wrote a volume of "The Essentials of the Amitabha Sutra".In particular, he explained the Amitabha Sutra and the Pure Land Dharma Gate with the teachings of Tiantai Sect, and wrote ten works to promote the Pure Land.In the early Qing Dynasty, there was Master Sheng'an, who wrote "Encouraging the Bodhi Heart" to promote the Pure Land and persuade people to recite the Buddha.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Master Yufeng, a descendant of Master Youxi, wrote two volumes of "Pure Land Follow-up" and one volume each of "Four Keys to Buddha Recitation".Layman Yang Renshan, a well-known master of Buddhism, has been proficient in many Mahayana and Hinayana scriptures throughout his life, but he himself regards the Pure Land as his destination, and he wholeheartedly recites Buddha and wishes to be born in the West.He claimed to be the head of the pope, and he lived in Amitabha for decades, chanting Buddha without interruption.He is the author of a volume of "A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of Viewing Infinite Life".Master Yinguang, the leading figure in the modern Pure Land School, advocated "recite Buddha honestly" and "recite Buddha faithfully" all his life, and seek to survive in the Western Ultimate Bliss. The old man also practiced Zen first, and then promoted the Pure Land. He has written a large number of classic lectures on the Pure Land method such as "The Essentials of the Buddha's Amitabha Sutra".In addition to the many great virtuous masters of the Pure Land School mentioned above, since the Tang Dynasty, it has experienced the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty.Especially in modern times, during the past thousand years, there are countless more eminent monks in the Pure Land, dedicated to promoting the Pure Land, transforming others by themselves, reciting Buddha's name wholeheartedly, and wishing to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.During these long years, there are four groups of disciples who aroused Bodhicitta and firmly believe that what they earnestly wish and practice is really boundless. All in all, the Pure Land Method is indeed the most widely accepted and most influential in China.The main reason why it has been believed and practiced by the majority of believers throughout the ages is that it is the most convenient, simplest, most secure, fastest, roundest and most immediate supreme method. Finally, I sincerely hope that everyone will deeply believe in the Pure Land method. Undoubtedly, one-hearted chanting Buddha.As Master Yuanying taught, "Seek blessings, seek wisdom, seek rebirth in the Pure Land, recite the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha", arouse the Bodhi mind together, and live together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss. May I die without hindrance, Amitabha Buddha welcomes me from afar Avalokitesvara sprinkling my head to Jintai to rest my feet In an instant, leave the five turbidities, bend and stretch your arms, and reach the lotus pond After the lotus blossoms, see Cizun and listen to the voice of the Dharma. Once you hear it, you will realize that there is no birth, forbearance, and no violation of peace and care, and you will enter the Saha Knowing the convenience and saving sentient beings skillfully turn dusty labor into a Buddha's work I wish to be like this Buddha, I know that after all, I will achieve success Namo Amitabha... Namo Amitabha...