阿彌陀經通贊疏 1.4

1.4

佛者覺道已圓，說者悲心演法，阿彌陀者無量壽也，經者常法攝貫也。常則百王不易，法則千代同規，攝則包括眾詮，貫則通連妙理，故云佛說阿彌陀經也。

"Buddha" denotes that the path of awakening is already perfected; "spoke" denotes the expounding of the Dharma from a compassionate heart; "Amitābha" means Amitāyus (Immeasurable Life); "Sūtra" denotes the constant method that subsumes and strings together. As "constant," it does not change across a hundred kings; as "method," it serves as the identical model across a thousand generations; as "subsuming," it embraces all explanations; as "stringing together," it connects through the wondrous Principle. Hence it is said: "The Sūtra Spoken by the Buddha on Amitābha."