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許多佛教經典都有極樂淨土的概念,其中《佛說阿彌陀經》流傳最為廣泛,又稱《小無量壽經》、《一切諸佛所護念經》等,與《無量壽經》、《觀無量壽經》合稱淨土三經;《阿彌陀經》全經共一卷,姚秦三藏法師鳩摩羅什譯版本流通最廣。《佛說阿彌陀經》經文內容簡要,方便持誦修持,是佛教寺院每日必持的修行功課,更是冥陽兩利關懷眾生的重要經典,為眾生介紹西方極樂世界的清淨莊嚴與美好。
《佛說阿彌陀經》是佛陀在舍衛國的祇樹給孤獨園,向智慧第一的大弟子舍利弗尊者宣說的法,為少數佛陀不請自說的經典。佛陀出於對眾生的大悲心,特別開示一個方便解脫的彌陀法門,顯示佛陀慈悲濟世的迫切。

《佛說阿彌陀經》前半段宣說西方極樂世界種種的莊嚴美好,以及阿彌陀佛佛號的來源與意義;其後說明勸導眾生持念阿彌陀佛之名號,以往生西方極樂世界;最後以六方諸佛亦勸導眾生相信阿彌陀佛及其極樂世界之事跡作結尾。
《佛說阿彌陀經》是「諸佛共讚,萬經指歸」的經典。「持名念佛,帶業往生,橫超三界」之經法,三根普被,利鈍全收;只要具備「信、願、行」三資糧,人人都可「帶業往生」,證得「三不退」的果德。可謂是「方便中之方便,捷徑中之捷徑」。古德有云:「人天路上作福爲先,生死海中念佛第一」。
《佛說阿彌陀經》具足了《華嚴經》的奧妙寶藏,含攝了《法華經》的秘密精隨,一切諸佛之心要,菩薩萬行之指南,由此可見其重要性。
Buddha Amitabha is also known as Buddha of Infinite Life (Buddha Amitayus), Buddha of Infinite Light.
The Buddha offers salvation to sentient beings of the past, the present, and the future with his immeasurable life, embracing sentient beings of ten directions with his immeasurable light.
Empowerment Master Tszyun once said that all the bad karma, which cannot be cleared by the sutra-recitation and repentance, can eventually be removed by the phrase “Buddha Amitabha.”
Our master, Buddha Shakyamuni, even compares “Buddha Amitabha” to “the Extreme Venerable of the Ultimate Light; the King of the Buddhas” in the Infinite Life Sutra. The kind of admiration is the praise to the extreme.
Therefore, being mindful of Buddha Amitabha, we could get protected and kept in mind by all the Buddhas of the past, present, and future in the ten directions. Since the road of reincarnation is dangerous, we should figure out how to liberate from the Three Worlds and Six Realms within this life.
林鉅晴 居士
馬來西亞繪者林鉅晴居士,從事繪畫已有三十多年,法緣深厚的他,為了契合眾生根性,便許下以漫畫形式來弘揚佛法的心願。他以淺明入世、精湛寫實的繪畫風格,傳遞佛法精要及聖賢成教利人的精神,來完成每部經典畫作。
至今已完成近二十多部佛教漫畫,有《地藏經》、《藥師經》、《了凡四訓》、《十善業道經》,《佛說阿彌陀經》、《大勢至菩薩念佛圓通章》漫畫等等,在台灣、香港、馬來西亞、新加坡等國家廣為流通,近期更出版中、英、越文等多國語系版本,讓全世界眾生更能親近佛法智慧。
Terry Lim
Using simple illustrations, the artist conveys the essence of Buddhism and the teaching of the sages to the new generation.
His creations include ‘The Pictorial Biography of Amitabha Buddha’ and ‘The Pictorial Biography of Shakyamuni Buddha’.
He received several awards:
透過英譯者對於佛典的深刻了解,力求精確傳達經典涵義,運用更貼近經典的英文詞彙,讓海外讀者藉由這部《佛說阿彌陀經》彩漫英文版,更能了解佛法之浩瀚智慧。



