觀無量壽佛經疏 3.77

3.77

Third, from "When these words were spoken" down to "cannot serve as a comparison," it directly explains that the teaching master of the Sahā world, for the sake of beings, fixes his thoughts on the west, and the compassionate honoured one of the Land of Peace and Bliss, knowing their sentiments, projects his shadow into the eastern region. Thus the promise and response of the two honoured ones are without difference; it is simply that their concealment and manifestation differ. It is precisely because the capacities of the raw vessels are of myriad differences that they act as carpenter and craftsman for each other. Regarding the words "When these words were spoken," it directly explains that within this meaning there are seven points: first, it explains the time when he addressed and encouraged the two persons; second, it explains that Amitābha appeared immediately in response to the voice, verifying the attainment of rebirth; third, it explains that Amitābha stands in the sky, meaning that if one merely turns one's mind, maintains right mindfulness, and aspires to be born in his land, one will immediately attain rebirth. Question: "The Buddha's virtue is exalted and cannot be lightly initiated without cause. Since he does not abandon his fundamental vow and comes in response to great compassion, why does he not sit upright to meet their capacities?"