阿彌陀經通贊疏 3.106

3.106

贊曰：第三流通分文有四段：初、說經事畢；二、聽法緣終；三、聞法歡忻；四、退辭佛去，四段合一唱也。佛說此經已者，是第一說經事畢，及諸下文皆結集之語也。舍利弗及諸比丘，一切世間、天、人、阿修羅等聞佛所說者，是第二聽法緣終。言世間者，即有情世間也，可破壞故。天人者，天即欲界六天。天者，即光潔自在名天。人即人趣，謂多忍義名人。阿修羅此云非天，如人不仁名曰非人，修羅亦爾。歡喜信受者，是第三聞法歡忻，顏舒曰歡，神悅曰喜，故云歡喜，即意識相應喜受也。此經乃三乘妙旨，眾聖要樞，出生死之鴻源，證真常之疾路，得路得聞圓備，豈不樂哉！故云歡喜。

The commentary says: Third, the section on transmission has four parts in the text: first, the matter of preaching the sūtra is completed; second, the occasion of listening to the Dharma comes to an end; third, joy upon hearing the Dharma; fourth, taking leave of the Buddha and departing. The four parts are combined into a single recitation. 'When the Buddha had finished preaching this sūtra' is the first, the completion of the matter of preaching the sūtra. The text below from 'and the' onwards is all the words of the compilers. 'Śāriputra and the monks, along with all the worldly devas, humans, asuras, and others, having heard what the Buddha had preached' is the second, the end of the occasion of listening to the Dharma. 'Worldly' refers to the world of sentient beings, because it can be broken and ruined. 'Devas and humans': devas refers to the six heavens of the desire realm; devas are named 'deva' for being luminous, clean, and autonomous. Humans refers to the human destiny, named 'human' for having the meaning of great forbearance. Asura is translated here as 'non-deva'; just as a person who lacks benevolence is called an 'inhuman', so too are the asuras. 'Rejoiced and faithfully accepted it' is the third, joy upon hearing the Dharma. A relaxed countenance is called huan; a pleased spirit is called xi; hence it is said 'rejoiced' (huanxi), which is the pleasant feeling associated with mental consciousness. This sūtra is the wondrous purport of the three vehicles, the essential hinge of the multitude of sages, the great source for escaping birth and death, and the swift road to realizing the true and constant. To find the path and hear it fully complete—how could one not be joyful! Therefore it says 'rejoiced.'