There was a Zen master in the Tang Dynasty, Yanshou Yongming. The master summed up the ten merits of chanting Buddha in Wanshan Children's Collection. After we know these merits of chanting Buddha, we have more confidence in the practice of chanting Buddha. What are the ten virtues?
One, day and night, I often get the invisible guardian of Hercules and my family.
In the Amitabha Sutra or other pure land classics, it is said that people who read Buddha will be protected by Buddha, Bodhisattva and Dragon God. When the Buddha was in nirvana, the heavens, shura, medicine fork, etc. Vowed to give it to the Buddha in an invisible way. Therefore, as long as all of you here concentrate on chanting Buddha, you will be blessed by dragon day.
Second, there are always twenty-five bodhisattvas, such as Guanyin, and all bodhisattvas are always guarded.
As we all know, the western paradise is the pure land of Amitabha's enlightenment, and other great bodhisattvas, such as Guanyin Bodhisattva and Megatrend Bodhisattva, are all accompanying Amitabha. Therefore, when we read the Buddha, we can get the protection of the major bodhisattvas, because as we all know, the bodhisattva made a wish, that is, to seek the Buddha's way and universal life. Like Guanyin Bodhisattva, it has 32 degrees and countless beings. If you read Buddha devoutly, you will be protected by Bodhisattva.
Third, I often protect the Buddhas day and night, and Amitabha often takes care of this person.
This coincides with the original intention of Amitabha. As we all know, Amitabha made forty-eight wishes, and anyone who reads the name of my Buddha can get the blessing of Amitabha's corresponding wishes. This is Amitabha's original wish.
Fourth, all hungry ghosts, such as Hages and Luo Cha, can't be hurt; All poisonous snakes and poisonous dragons must not be harmed.
When we have the merit of chanting Buddha, the protection of gods and bodhisattvas, and the blessing of Buddha's light, all natural ghosts and gods, Luo Cha, thieves and so on will be far away. Buddhists will not be harmed by evil things.
5. All deaths caused by fire, water, unjust thieves, swords and arrows, prisons, rafters and violent deaths are not affected.
Buddhism says that "everything is created by idealism", that is, the fate we suffer is the manifestation of our own heart. If a person has all kinds of evil thoughts such as greed and hatred, it will lead to the realm of evil; For all sentient beings who read Buddha, their kindness must be a blessed realm of peace and auspiciousness. Therefore, all sentient beings who read Buddha can change their minds and read Buddha's name, which can correspond to Amitabha's great wish and avoid the disaster of violent death. This is also the merit of chanting Buddha.
Sixth, the first crime, everyone knows that it has been eliminated and killed from life. He is relieved, but he has no right.
Each of us came to this world, probably because of our own karma. Although we have done some merits in the past, we can get the human body, but because of our ignorance, we have made infinite crimes. How can we eliminate karma? One chanting kills countless felonies, not to mention seven days of diligent chanting. Therefore, a person who is diligent in learning Buddhism can reduce or even eliminate past bad karma by learning the merits of Buddhist repentance, and he is more likely to get rid of it.
Seven, the night dream is right, or dream that Amitabha wins the wonderful body.
Everyone used to dream when they weren't chanting Buddha, right? Maybe there are good and bad dreams, which are expressed through various fantasies or desires. So after chanting Buddha, have you ever had an auspicious dream? If you study Buddhism very hard on weekdays and have no other distractions in your heart, you can summon auspicious dreams. There is an old bodhisattva beside me who dreamed of the golden body of the Buddha. This is an auspicious dream.
Eight, the heart is always happy, the color is shiny, energetic and auspicious.
Let's think about it. If a person is not anti-idiocy, only obsessed with a Buddha's name, and his heart corresponds to the merits of all Buddhas, then he must be happy, right? Our mental state has a great influence on our body. If a person's heart is always happy, natural and full of strength, that is to say, chanting Buddha changed our mood, mentality and even dreams from the beginning. Slowly, it will make our bodies healthier from the inside out, some diseases will be cured, and even serious diseases that are extremely difficult to treat will be improved unconsciously.
Nine, always respect and worship all people in the world, just like worshipping Buddha.
A person who is diligent in learning Buddhism and has a Buddha in his heart naturally has a solemn and detached temperament. A Buddhist enjoys the protection of Buddha and Bodhisattva dragon day and keeps away from evil. His heart will become particularly compassionate and affectionate, his strength will increase, his complexion will be good, and his appearance will be soft. Will such a person with many advantages be respected by everyone?
10. At the end of my life, there is no fear in my heart. Before I remembered it, I could see Amitabha and all the bodhisattvas and saints, holding golden platforms in their hands, and then leading me to the pure land of the west to win the wonderful joy of the future.
The first nine articles talk about the merits of the world, and the tenth article is the ultimate goal and desire of our pure land practice in this life-living in the pure land of the West after death. After we were led to the pure land in the west by Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, we became friends with sages and sages, and we were able to achieve Buddhism and Taoism quickly and enjoy victory without suffering from reincarnation.
There are many ways to learn Buddhism, such as listening to Buddhist content in Himalayan FM.
The suggestions are as follows:
Record of Pure Land Sages, Master Xingyun: Life is to let go, and Master Yin Guangda said Pure Land.
Qian Wenzhong narrated thirteen Buddhist classics, Buddhist history and so on.