Buddhist Psalms of Shinran ShoninBuddhismAccepted by Some TraditionsJapaneseShareBuddhist Psalms 19S. Yamabe & L. Adams Beck (1921) - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableS. Yamabe & L. Adams Beck (1921)LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Buddhist Psalms 1Buddhist Psalms 2Buddhist Psalms 3Buddhist Psalms 4Buddhist Psalms 5Buddhist Psalms 6Buddhist Psalms 7Buddhist Psalms 8Buddhist Psalms 9Buddhist Psalms 10Buddhist Psalms 11Buddhist Psalms 12Buddhist Psalms 13Buddhist Psalms 14Buddhist Psalms 15Buddhist Psalms 16Buddhist Psalms 17Buddhist Psalms 18Buddhist Psalms 19›Additional PsalmsBuddhist Psalms 19ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter343Having fulfilled forty and eight of the Divine Promise, He attained unto the supreme enlightenment, and was manifest as the Buddha of Infinite Light. Whoso seeketh refuge with Him shall be certainly born into the Land of Purity. 344Into the Promised Land—the Paradise of the Great Calm. He who practiseth the righteous deeds of the mingled motive hath no claim of birth, Therefore He that is Infinite would have us follow the deeds of the single practice that is chosen of Him as teaching that is at the root. 345The merit of His holy austerities throughout the myriads of Kalpas is fully declared in his name of Amida (the Infinite). And the Holy Name, after the consideration of five Kalpas, Will be accorded unto us who are alive in this degenerated age. 346Because action, speech, and mind of the Infinite Life and the believer in the Holy Name are welded as into a diamond, therefore shall he certainly be one with the men that return no more unto birth and death. 347He that hath much knowledge and keepeth the Pure Land is not chosen, And whoso breaketh the Holy Law and sinneth is not disdained. Only he that seeketh refuge in the Eternal Father shall enter into Buddhahood as a pebble is transmuted into gold. 348Our faith that endureth as the diamond cometh from the mind of the Buddha that eternally endureth. Lacking the aid of the Divine Power, how should we attain unto the unchanging mind? 349In the great ocean of the Divine Promise Is there no ripple of illusion. If we enter into the ark of the Holy Vow, The spirit of mercy shall take part with our self-endeavour. 350Since we have believed the Divine Promise, How is it possible we should be in the power of life or death? Unchanged may be our sinful body, But our heart is in the Paradise for ever. [Transcriber's Note: Numbering went 307, 308, 307, 310 . . . fixed] ‹Previous chapterBuddhist Psalms 18Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain