阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.3

2.3

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.