Question & Answer on attainment during 49 days in Bardo stat

• Nyorai

  11 Apr 13, 11:21

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  问：进入中阴身的亡人，亲å�‹å�šä½›äº‹è¶…度，和四å��ä¹�天为他念佛，能够超度中阴身往生西方æž�ä¹�世界，是å�¦ä¹Ÿåº”é� ä¸­é˜´èº«è‡ªå·±å¿µä½›ï¼Œæ±‚生西方æž�ä¹�世界，æ‰�能蒙佛接引？中阴身还会自己念佛求生å�—？ 

   

  Question : When one died and entering the bardo state, their loved ones and friends performing buddhism liberation for 49 days of buddha name chanting on behalf. Can all these be helpful in liberating the dead during bardo state for rebirth to Pureland Amitabha. Or the dead in such bardo state has to chant buddha name and vow for Pureland in order to be liberated by Buddha? Would the dead in bardo state be able to chant Buddha name themselves and vow for Pureland? 

   

  答：中阴身能念佛往生很少，真的很希有，但是确实有。我们这边胡居士的�亲，就是你讲的这个现象，她真的往生了。她一生没有学佛，死了以��学佛，怎么说？四��天当中，大家给她天天念佛�诵�回�。她的中阴身没离开，中阴身�到感动，她���，�心念佛，求生西方��世界。最�那一天，她�附身，告诉大家，阿弥陀佛接引她，她是下�中生。所以人断气之�，四��天的助念很��，很���这个能往生，说实在�，我们想�当中，还是她过去生中善根深厚，过去生中曾�学过这个法门，这一生当中因为生在富贵家庭里�，�忽了，临终�到这个善缘，她得度了。你所问的时候，我们现在有��，我们有例�，中阴�以往生。但是还是�自己宿世有善根，这一生�到善缘，这里�到那么多人帮助，那时念佛堂有三百多人，帮她念佛，四��天，这是很�容易�到的法缘。

   

  Answer : Although it is extremely rare for rebirth to Pureland in the bardo state, it did have such evidence. The mother of a laybuddhist here, Mr Hu was an example, she truly rebirth to Pureland during the bardo state within 49 days. She did not practice Buddhism in her life, only acquired Buddhism after her death, and how to understand from it?  During the 49 days periods, everyone was chanting Buddha Name, recitation of Sutra on her behalf. As she did not left off after death and still in the bardo state, she was touched and grateful. She requested to listen dharma lecture and embarked on Buddha name meditation for vow to Pureland Amitabha. In her last day, she resided on a living person to inform everyone that Amitabha Buddha has appeared to receive her and stated to them that her grade is low and middle level attainment. Henceforth, after the last breath of a person, assisting the death during the 49 days of Buddha name chanting is important, very important. According to our understanding, she was having deep rooted in Pureland Buddhism in her past lives, and because of her wealthy lifestyle, she was not having the opportunity to contact with Pureland Amitabha method, and only at her death she met such kind affinity with more than 300 people assisting in Buddha name recitation. This form of dharma affinity is not easy to be in meeting with.