無量壽經連義述文贊 2.51

2.51

The sūtra says: from “Ānanda, you should know” to “none can obstruct or stop.” The commentary states: Second, adducing virtue and giving permission. There are two parts: first, adducing the Buddha's virtue to confirm [the matter]; later, giving permission in order to answer what was asked. The first also has two parts: first, directly stating the superiority of the fruit; later, using the cause to reveal its superiority. The first also has two parts; this is the first, confirming what Ānanda recollected. “The Tathāgata's perfect awakening” is the exceptional dharma. “His wisdom is difficult to measure” means that from the equanimity samādhi he brings forth supreme, wondrous wisdom; hence, by saying his wisdom is difficult to measure, it confirms his abiding in the Buddha's abiding. “He guides and restrains widely” confirms the practice of the guide. Some say: “His wise vision is unobstructed” is the Tathāgata's virtue. This is not correct. There would be no particular reason to skip past confirming the virtue of the Honoured of Heaven only to complete the supreme path. Here, “his wise vision is unobstructed” confirms the supreme path. “None can obstruct or stop” is the Tathāgata's virtue. “Obstruct” (遏, pronounced a-da) means to block and cut off. Since the Buddha's virtue is supreme and wondrous, it is not impeded or blocked by other noble ones; hence it says “none can obstruct or stop.”