阿彌陀經疏 1.26

1.26

釋經為三：一、從「如是」訖列眾為序；二、從「爾時」訖「生彼國土」為正宗；三、從「舍利弗如我今者」訖經為流通。諸經皆有通、別兩序，六事同有故言通，發起事異故言別；此經存通而闕別。

Dividing the explanation of the sūtra into three parts: first, from 'Thus' through the listing of the assembly is the introduction; second, from 'At that time' through 'born in that land' is the main body; third, from 'Śāriputra, just as I now...' through the end of the sūtra is the dissemination. All sūtras possess both a general and a specific introduction. Because they share the six elements in common, it is called 'general'; because the circumstances giving rise to them differ, it is called 'specific'. This sūtra retains the general and lacks the specific.