阿彌陀經通贊疏 2.4

2.4

The first section is divided into two: first, briefly explaining the Pure Land; second, extensively explaining the Pure Land. The first text has seven points: first, pointing out the location; second, clarifying the quantity; third, revealing the country's name; fourth, clarifying the teaching master; fifth, discerning the exposition of the Dharma; sixth, inquiring into the name of the country; seventh, concluding on its being Sukhāvatī. These are the first three. "The Buddha told" means addressing words. "From here westward": "from" points to the location, indicating from this land far toward the west. "Passing a hundred thousand kotis of Buddha[-lands]" clarifies the quantity. "There is a world named Sukhāvatī" reveals the country's name. The land of Sukhāvatī is precisely the central tenet of the sūtra. He addresses the son of Śārikā to let him know, enticing sentient beings to yearn for it. Unable to narrate extensively, I shall briefly set forth seven headings: first, explaining the name; second, presenting its substance; third, discerning whether it is nominal or real; fourth, sorting out whether it is contaminated or uncontaminated; fifth, distinguishing it among the five categories of phenomena; sixth, subsuming it within the three classifications; seventh, resolving objections.