《楞嚴經‧大勢至菩薩念佛圓通章》之念佛法門探討=A Study on The Practice Method of Buddha-remembrance Based on the “Chapter on The Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance of Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva in The Śūraṃgamasūtra”
This paper bases on “The Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance of Mahāsthāmaprāpta Bodhisattva in The Śūraṃgamasūtra” to understand how to help people reborn in the Pure Land. Thus, this paper knows the “Buddha-remembrance”, “gather in all six organs” and “keep the mind without wild fancy” of the “Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance” first, and then discussion how to application for the people of resolve to reborn in the Pure Land with the “Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance”. And explore the “stage of practice” and “difficult of practice”, and the relationship of “Practice method of Buddha-remembrance” and “Method of Buddha-remembrance” with the “Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance”, separately. Thus can be understand the stage of “Buddha-remembrance”, “gather in all six organs” and “keep the mind without wild fancy” in the “Method of Buddha-remembrance”, and that effect between those three factors and “practice of Buddha-remembrance”. On the other hand, compared the “Method of Buddha-remembrance” of the “Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance” and “reciting the name of Buddha”, “contemplating the image of Buddha”, “contemplating the concept of Buddha”, “reality-aspect Buddha-remembrance”, for knows similarities and differences of the “Method of Buddha-remembrance”. The found of this study, no matter “Buddha-name continue” or “Buddha-remembrance”, they are focus on “concentrate” and “continue”, and that two factors are complement each other. Furthermore, the metaphor of “remember each other of mother and son” can be help to build up someone confidence and aspiration. For this reason, we can understand the “Chapter on the Complete Realization of Buddha-remembrance” can help the practice of reborn in the Pure Land.
