阿彌陀經通贊疏 1.4

1.4

"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."