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[[第十八願]] ( Jpn [[dai-juhachi-gan]] ) | [[第十八願]] ( Jpn [[dai-juhachi-gan]] ) | ||
| − | The eighteenth of [[forty-eight vows]] made by [[Bodhisattva]] [[Dharma Treasury]] (Skt [[Dharmakara]]) before he attained [[enlightenment]] as [[Amida]] [[Buddha]]. The [[forty-eight vows]] are set forth in the [[Buddha]] [[Infinite]] [[Life]] [[Sutra]]. In the eighteenth [[vow]], [[Bodhisattva]] [[Dharma Treasury]] pledged that, if he attained [[Buddhahood]], all [[people]] who placed their [[trust]] in him would attain [[rebirth]] in his [[pure land]], except those who had committed the [[five cardinal sins]] or who had slandered the correct [[teaching]]. ([[Shan-tao]] [613-681], the | + | The eighteenth of [[forty-eight vows]] made by [[Bodhisattva]] [[Dharma Treasury]] (Skt [[Dharmakara]]) before he attained [[enlightenment]] as [[Amida]] [[Buddha]]. |
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| + | The [[forty-eight vows]] are set forth in the [[Buddha]] [[Infinite]] [[Life]] [[Sutra]]. | ||
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| + | In the eighteenth [[vow]], [[Bodhisattva]] [[Dharma Treasury]] pledged that, if he attained [[Buddhahood]], all [[people]] who placed their [[trust]] in him would attain [[rebirth]] in his [[pure land]], except those who had committed the [[five cardinal sins]] or who had slandered the correct [[teaching]]. | ||
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| + | ([[Shan-tao]] [613-681], the [[third patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land school]], interpreted this placing of [[trust]] as calling upon the [[name]] of [[Amida]] [[Buddha]].) | ||
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| + | Among the [[forty-eight vows]], the [[Pure Land]] school regards the [[eighteenth vow]] as the most important and calls it the [[original vow]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:47, 3 January 2016
eighteenth vow
第十八願 ( Jpn dai-juhachi-gan )
The eighteenth of forty-eight vows made by Bodhisattva Dharma Treasury (Skt Dharmakara) before he attained enlightenment as Amida Buddha.
The forty-eight vows are set forth in the Buddha Infinite Life Sutra.
In the eighteenth vow, Bodhisattva Dharma Treasury pledged that, if he attained Buddhahood, all people who placed their trust in him would attain rebirth in his pure land, except those who had committed the five cardinal sins or who had slandered the correct teaching.
(Shan-tao [613-681], the third patriarch of the Chinese Pure Land school, interpreted this placing of trust as calling upon the name of Amida Buddha.)
Among the forty-eight vows, the Pure Land school regards the eighteenth vow as the most important and calls it the original vow.
