遇缘解脱的净土法门 Liberation by Encounter, New Perspective of Rebirth into Pure Land

The idea of liberation by an encounter is one of the core elements of Master Shandao's Pure Land thought. This book systematically expounds on the idea of liberation by an encounter in four major chapters: love and happiness from destiny, the nine grades of rebirth, single-mindedness, and certitude at the end of life. It addresses two anxieties of individual practitioners: their confidence in the power of recitation of the name of Amitabha to the state of single-mindedness and their uncertainty about their state at deathbed in the future, which prevents them from committing to a full blossoming secular life. The book also addresses two contradictions that have arisen in the spread of Pure Land Buddhism: first, the contradictions between practice and theory that have arisen due to the different understanding of the four aspects mentioned above accompanying the development of the religious Order of pure land. Secondly, in the development of the Order, if the rebirth is believed to be too easy, there will be a decrease in the number of members adhering to the Order; on the other hand, if the difficulty of rebirth is said to be great, it is possible to urge the faithful to practice diligently and become more dependent on the Order, which is conducive to the development and growth of the Order, but it increases the difficulty for rebirth in the mind of its believers, and once the scale is too high, there is the possibility of going against the Buddha's original wish and teaching. Both propagators and believers of Pure Land Buddhism will have many problems in the course of their religious practice, and the failure to solve these problems will cause them much anxiety and contradiction. This book is the best doorway to solve these problems.