釋淨土群疑論 7.4

7.4

問曰：如《無量壽經》言「小行菩薩及修習少福德者，皆當得生極樂世界。」《阿彌陀經》言「不可以少善根福德因緣得生彼國。」二經相違，如何會釋？

The question asks: As the Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra says: "Bodhisattvas of small practice and those who cultivate little merit will all attain rebirth in Sukhāvatī." The Amitābha Sūtra says: "One cannot attain rebirth in that land with few roots of goodness and meritorious karmic conditions." These two sūtras contradict each other; how are they to be reconciled and explained?