阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.3

2.3

贊曰：第二正宗分也。大文分六：第一、標淨土之宗果，經「爾時佛告長老舍利弗，乃至得與如是諸上善人俱會一處」；第二、明極樂之因殊，經「舍利弗！不可以少善根，乃至若有眾生聞是說者，應當發願生彼國土」；第三、諸佛證明，經「舍利弗如我今者讚歎阿彌陀佛，乃至舍利弗汝等皆當信受我語及諸佛所說」；第四、三生發願，經「舍利弗！若有人已發願今發願當乃至若有信者，應當發願生彼國土」；第五、彼尊讚歎咸曰希奇，經「舍利弗！如我今者稱讚諸佛乃至一切世間難信之法」；第六、我佛敘陳獨稱難事，經「舍利弗！當知我於」乃至經終五行來是。

The Commentary says: Second is the main body of the sūtra. The major text is divided into six: first, marking the tenet and fruit of the Pure Land, from the sūtra passage "At that time, the Buddha said to the Elder Śāriputra" up to "gain association and assemble in one place with such superior good people as these"; second, clarifying the special causes for Sukhāvatī, from the sūtra passage "Śāriputra, one cannot by means of minor good roots" up to "if there are sentient beings who hear this exposition, they should make the vow to be born in that land"; third, the verification by the Buddhas, from the sūtra passage "Śāriputra, just as I now praise Amitābha Buddha" up to "Śāriputra, you all should faithfully accept my words and that which the Buddhas have spoken"; fourth, making vows in three lifetimes, from the sūtra passage "Śāriputra, if there are people who have already made the vow, are now making the vow, or will make the vow" up to "if there are faithful ones, they should make the vow to be born in that land"; fifth, the praises by those Honoured Ones all proclaiming it marvelous, from the sūtra passage "Śāriputra, just as I now praise the various Buddhas" up to "the Dharma that is hard to believe in all worlds"; sixth, our Buddha recounting and solely calling it a difficult task, from the sūtra passage "Śāriputra, you should know that I, in..." down through the final five lines of the sūtra.