西方合論 10.2

10.2

夫西方大旨，經中自明；淨土要門，諸論具釋。如天親、智者、海東、越溪等，皆抉發幽微，舉揚宗趣；近則雲棲和尚，所著小本疏鈔，條分類析，精宏淵博，真照夜途之長炬，截苦海之輕舟。諸師所發，已無餘蘊。但諸經中，隨時立教，逗根說義，時有差別，致生學者疑畏。今略為拈出，博採諸論，附以管見，會歸一處，以便參攻。

Now, the main purport of the Western Land is self-evident in the sūtras, and the essential gate to the Pure Land is fully explained in the various treatises. Masters such as Vasubandhu, Zhiyi, Haedong, and Yuexi have all brought to light its subtle profundities and extolled its essential tenets. In recent times, Upādhyāya Yunqi wrote his Commentary and Subcommentary on the Shorter Sūtra, which is categorized and analyzed, refined and vast, profound and extensive—truly a great torch illuminating the dark road at night, a light boat crossing the ocean of suffering. What these masters have revealed leaves nothing hidden. However, in the various sūtras, teachings were established according to circumstances, and doctrines were expounded to match faculties, so differences sometimes appear, leading scholars to generate doubt and apprehension. Now I shall briefly bring them forward, broadly collect various treatises, add my humble views, and harmonize them into a single place for the convenience of study and investigation.