觀無量壽佛經疏 3.49

3.49

Ninth, from "Having seen these trees" down to "clearly and distinctly," it discusses the marks of completing the contemplation. There are three points: first, it explains concluding with the marks of the contemplation's completion; second, it explains contemplating them in sequence, which must not be disordered; third, it explains raising the mind and dwelling on the objects one by one: first contemplate the tree roots, next visualize the trunks and branches up to the flowers and fruits, next visualize the nets and palaces, next visualize the youths and necklaces, next visualize the size of the leaves and the colors and light of the flowers and fruits, and next visualize the banners and canopies extensively displaying the Buddha's work. Once one can contemplate them sequentially one by one, there is nothing that will not be clear.