釋淨土群疑論 7.23

7.23

釋曰：此有微細障未盡，故經說除也。然罪障微劣念佛善強，乘佛威神不妨得生淨土，以彼罪人造眾重罪，業勢力能感惡道，受苦無窮。然由念佛功德善根，消彼重殃感果勢力，不能牽引惡趣受生，然念佛行麁細障猶在，故華開已後遇彼二尊為說甚深諸法實相，其人方能觀法身佛境智微細，始能除彼微細業障罪種功能，故言為說諸法實相除滅罪也。

Explanation: In this case, subtle hindrances have not yet been exhausted; therefore the sūtra speaks of eradicating them. However, since the karmic hindrances are subtle and feeble while the good of buddhānusmṛti is strong, relying on the Buddha's majestic spiritual power does not hinder obtaining rebirth in the pure land. That sinful person committed many heavy sins, and the force of their karma was able to bring about the evil destinies and the enduring of endless suffering. Yet, by the good roots of the merit of buddhānusmṛti, the force of those heavy misdeeds that brings about karmic fruitions was extinguished, so that they could not drag one into taking rebirth in the evil destinies. However, the practice of buddhānusmṛti was coarse, and the subtle hindrances still remained. Therefore, after the flower opens, they encounter those two honored ones explaining the profound true nature of all phenomena for them. Only then is that person able to contemplate the subtle object and wisdom of the Dharmakāya Buddha, and only then can they eradicate the function of those subtle karmic hindrances and seeds of sin. Hence it is said that they explain the true nature of all phenomena to eradicate sins.