樂邦文類 1.173

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《觀經疏》釋日觀中云「教令正觀，為除疑心。大本明以疑惑心修諸功德，落在邊地，復受胎生，故作此觀令除疑惑也。」《妙宗》曰「經云『不了佛智則生疑惑』，疏云『故作此觀令除疑惑』，即顯此觀能了佛智。若不用三觀觀落日者，則迷佛智。日觀既爾，餘觀例然。故知大師依乎佛智立今觀法，若凡小善乃至臨終迴向佛智。作眾惡者，須依佛智求滅罪障，既有乘種生彼，速見三寶，不生邊地及胎宮也。」

The Commentary on the Contemplation Sūtra says in explaining the contemplation of the sun: "Teaching correct contemplation is in order to eradicate the mind of doubt. The larger text explains that cultivating various merits with a mind of doubt causes one to fall into the border land and repeatedly receive womb-birth; therefore, one performs this contemplation to eradicate doubts." The Miaozong states: "The sūtra says, 'Failing to understand the Buddha's wisdom, one gives rise to doubts,' and the Commentary says, 'therefore, one performs this contemplation to eradicate doubts'—this clearly shows that this contemplation can understand the Buddha's wisdom. If one does not use the threefold contemplation to contemplate the setting sun, one is deluded about the Buddha's wisdom. Since the contemplation of the sun is like this, the remaining contemplations follow this example. Thus we know that the Great Master established the present contemplation method based on the Buddha's wisdom. Even an ordinary person with minor goodness dedicates it to the Buddha's wisdom up until death. Those who commit various evil deeds must rely on the Buddha's wisdom to seek the eradication of karmic obstacles; since they possess the seed of the vehicle, when born there, they quickly see the Three Jewels and are not born in the border land or the womb-palace."