無量壽經連義述文贊 2.72

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經曰「願我作佛」至「靡不解脫」者，述云：第三、自誓。有二：初、願求所歎，即十頌也；後、請佛作證，即三頌也。初又有二：初、正求所歎，即佛法身也；後、乘祈所依，即佛淨土也。初又有三：此求果也。有說：齊聖法王求佛自德，過生死等求利他德。非也。凡稱佛者，必備二利故。今即願我作佛齊聖法王者，願所獲德。過度生死靡不解脫者，願所棄也。

On the passage where the sūtra states, "May I become a buddha..." up to "all are liberated": The commentary states: The third is taking vows. There are two parts: first, the vow seeking what was praised, which is ten verses; second, requesting the Buddha to bear witness, which is three verses. The first also has two parts: first, directly seeking what was praised, which is the Buddha's dharmakāya; second, taking the occasion to pray for that on which it relies, which is the Buddha's pure land. The first also has three parts: this is seeking the fruit. Some say: "Equaling the holy Dharma King" seeks the Buddha's personal virtues, while "crossing beyond birth and death" and so on seeks the virtues of benefiting others. That is not so. Whenever one is called a buddha, one must possess both benefits. Now, "May I become a buddha equaling the holy Dharma King" is the vow for the virtues to be attained. "Crossing beyond birth and death, with none not liberated" is the vow for what is to be abandoned.