觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.60

2.60

「佛告韋提希：『汝是凡夫，心想羸劣，未得天眼，不能遠觀諸佛。如來有異方便，令汝得見。』」大權引實，故示同凡。天眼，六通之一，障內障外無不徹見。凡仙小聖雖得天眼，遐方淨剎亦不能觀。異方便者，若對當機，即前光臺現土令韋提見。據論垂教，即下十六觀法專被未來。欲彰權智道同，故言諸佛。二、為未來請其方法，三：初、敘己得見；二、傷他不見；三、正為陳請。初、敘己得見。

"The Buddha told Vaidehī: 'You are an ordinary being; the power of your mind is weak and inferior. Having not yet attained the divine eye, you cannot see the Buddhas far away. The Tathāgata has extraordinary expedients to enable you to see them.'" Great provisional means lead to ultimate truth, hence he manifests identity with the ordinary. The divine eye is one of the six supernatural knowledges; there is nothing within or beyond obstructions that it does not penetrate completely. Although ordinary immortals and lesser sages may obtain the divine eye, they still cannot view pure lands in distant realms. As for "extraordinary expedients," if spoken in reference to the present audience, it refers to the aforementioned manifestation of the lands on the platform of light to let Vaidehī see them. According to the discourse of the transmitted teaching, it refers to the sixteen contemplation methods below, which are specifically meant for future generations. Wishing to show that the path of provisional and real wisdom is identical, he therefore says "the Buddhas." Second, praying for the methods on behalf of future generations has three parts: first, recounting her own attainment of seeing; second, grieving over others not seeing; third, presenting her formal request. First, recounting her own attainment of seeing.