說無垢稱經疏 2.164

2.164

贊曰：說因圓滿中，自下第二明其請益。於中有四：初明寶性請益、二明佛讚勅聽、三明寶性敬諾、四明如來廣說。此初文也。阿云無，耨多羅云上，三云正，藐云等，又三云正，菩提云覺，總云無上正等正覺。如常分別，不繁述之。發趣者，五百童子發心求趣，彼減問我嚴淨佛土。此有二義：所嚴清淨土即土相狀，能嚴修淨佛土即土之因。故問有二：一問淨佛土狀相、二問修彼之因。舊經「願聞淨土行」，問唯問因，不問土相。

Commentary: Within the perfection of the causes of preaching, below is the second part, clarifying his request for instruction. Within this are four parts: first, clarifying Ratnākara's request for instruction; second, clarifying the Buddha's praise and command to listen; third, clarifying Ratnākara's respectful assent; fourth, clarifying the Tathāgata's extensive explanation. This is the first text. 'A' means non-; 'nuttara' means supreme; 'sam' means right; 'yak' means universal; 'sam' again means right; 'bodhi' means awakening; collectively, it means 'unexcelled, complete, and perfect awakening' (anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi). As this is explained as usual, I will not detail it redundantly. 'Setting out' means that the five hundred youths generated the resolve to seek and set out [toward awakening], and in that context they asked me about adorning and purifying the Buddha-land. This has two meanings: the pure land that is adorned, which is the characteristics of the land; and the cultivation that is able to adorn and purify the Buddha-land, which is the cause of the land. Therefore, the question has two parts: first, asking about the characteristics of the pure Buddha-land; second, asking about the causes for cultivating it. The older sūtra said 'we wish to hear about the practice of the pure land,' asking only about the cause and not about the characteristics of the land.