阿彌陀經疏 1.26

1.26

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.