觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.55

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「『作是觀者，除無量億劫生死之罪，於現身中得念佛三昧。』」文有二：一、除罪障；二、近三昧。即下佛觀像觀若成，真身必見，故云現身即得。第九、佛觀，二：初、躡前起後；二、顯所觀境。初、躡前起後。

" 'Those who perform this contemplation eliminate the sins of birth and death for immeasurable koṭis of kalpas, and in their present body attain the buddhānusmṛti-samādhi.'" The text has two points: first, eliminating sinful obstacles; second, drawing close to samādhi. That is, if the contemplation of the Buddha below and the contemplation of the image are accomplished, the true body will certainly be seen; therefore it says that one immediately attains it in the present body. Ninth, the contemplation of the Buddha has two parts: first, picking up what precedes to introduce what follows; second, revealing the object of contemplation. First, picking up what precedes to introduce what follows.