無量壽經義記卷下 1.22

1.22

“At that time the Bhagavat spoke verses, saying”: below this, there are thirty verses in total, all of which are Śākyamuni praising that Buddha's virtues. Broadly analyzing these verses, they are divided into four tiers to explain the meaning. The first consists of seven lines, which generally praise the bodhisattvas of the ten directions for offering flowers, incense, and music, aspiring to attain a pure land no different from the West. The second begins with “In response, the Immeasurable Honored One...”; below this are eight lines, explaining that that Buddha responds to their entreaty by expounding marvelous practices for them, so that they are certain to attain the pure fruition.