往生淨土決疑行願二門 1.6

1.6

一者，上為王臣宰官生信樂者，幾務少暇難尋廣文，今舉大綱及略出行相，易披覽故、易修行故。二者，論中多隨事釋難，唯第二第三略附理立。且事既無盡疑亦叵窮，今直明一理為諸法源，指源則流可識矣。三者，正對說者，反經乖理自損損他，故於第二疑法中簡小取大、明白權實，使來者不惑。至於道安和尚《往生論》六卷、懷感法師《群疑論》七卷、道綽禪師《安樂集》三卷、慈敏三藏《淨土慈悲集》三卷、源信禪師《淨土集》二卷，古今諸師歸心淨域者，或製疏解經、或宗經造論、或隨情釋難、或伽陀讚揚，雖殊途同歸而各陳所見，動盈編帙尋究良難。今統彼百家，以三疑收盡。然文出《天台止觀》，非敢臆說。一者疑師、二者疑法、三者疑自。

First, for kings, ministers, and governing officials who give rise to faithful joy, their official affairs leave them little leisure, making it difficult to search through extensive texts; here I present the main outline and briefly set forth the aspects of practice, so that it may be easily examined and easily practiced. Second, in that treatise he mostly resolves difficulties according to specific matters, with only the second and third [doubts] briefly grounded in principle. Furthermore, since matters are endless, doubts also cannot be exhausted; here I directly clarify the single principle as the source of all dharmas, for once the source is indicated, the streams can be known. Third, directly confronting those who speak, who contradict the scriptures and deviate from principle, harming themselves and harming others; therefore, under the second [doubt], "doubting the Dharma," I sift out the small and take up the great, making clear the provisional and the real, so that future practitioners will not be confused. As for the *Rebirth Treatise* in six fascicles by the Upādhyāya Dao'an, the *Treatise on Many Doubts* in seven fascicles by Dharma Master Huaigan, the *Collection on Peace and Bliss* in three fascicles by Dhyāna Master Daochuo, the *Collection on the Compassion of the Pure Land* in three fascicles by Tripiṭaka Master Zimin, and the *Pure Land Collection* in two fascicles by Dhyāna Master Genshin: ancient and modern masters who took refuge with their hearts in the pure realm either composed commentaries to explain sūtras, or took sūtras as the basis to compose treatises, or resolved difficulties according to people's inclinations, or praised it with gāthās. Although following different paths to the same destination, each presented his own view; their works easily fill volumes, and examining them thoroughly is truly difficult. Now, subsuming those hundred masters, I gather them all into the three doubts. However, the text is drawn from *Tiantai's Great Calming and Contemplation*; I do not dare make arbitrary assertions. First, doubting the teacher; second, doubting the Dharma; third, doubting oneself.