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English version: Asura, here called 'non-heaven' (Asura, referring to non-heavenly deities), is like a person without benevolence being called 'non-person'. It is the same with Asuras. Those who joyfully believe and accept the Dharma, this is the third kind of joy after hearing the Dharma. A relaxed expression is called 'joy', and a delighted spirit is called 'happiness', so it is called 'joy and happiness', which is the feeling of joy corresponding to consciousness. This Sutra is the wonderful essence of the Three Vehicles (Triyana, referring to Sravakayana, Pratyekabuddhayana, and Bodhisattvayana), the key pivot of all sages, the grand source of escaping birth and death, and the quick path to attaining true permanence. Having obtained the path and heard it completely, how can one not be happy! Therefore, it is said 'joy and happiness'. Question: 'Earlier, the place of listening to the Dharma was indicated, and it was also explained that there were Bodhisattvas (Bodhisattva) and Sravakas (Sravaka). At the end of the Sutra, it says 'making obeisance and rejoicing', why is there no explicit mention of Bodhisattvas?' Answer: 'This is a brief explanation to welcome the shadow, and it is not necessary to state everything.' 'Making obeisance and departing' is the fourth way of taking leave of the Buddha. The five wheels (referring to the two knees, two elbows, and the top of the head) are all bent to the ground, and the three karmas of body, speech, and mind are all devoted to sincerity. They all bid farewell to the World Honored One (Buddha) and return to their respective places, so it is said 'making obeisance and departing'. Commentary on the Amitabha Sutra, Volume 2 (End) This one volume of 'Commentary on the Amitabha Sutra' written by Ci En (referring to the Ci En School), was obtained by the Monk-General You Shi during the Yuanfeng and Yuanyou periods when he came to China, as a version to be circulated. (I) assisted in the great vow, sent it to Guangjiao Monastery, and ordered craftsmen to re-engrave it, starting from the 19th day of the tenth month of the Wuchen year and completing it on the 10th day of the twelfth month. All the merits are for the benefit of oneself and others, and in this life and the next, blessings and wisdom will be complete, and universally with all sentient beings, we will gather together in the Land of Bliss. Recorded on the last day of the second month of the Jisi year of the Da'an era. Written by the Monk-General Shi Shaoxian, Abbot of the Xuanhua Monastery of the Great Ci En in Haidong. Regarding these books, (I) in the late winter of the second year of Jiabao, the Song envoy Liu Yu of the West Prefecture conveyed a message to Prince Uicheon (Uicheon) of Goryeo, requesting to seek essential books of the Land of Bliss, and commentaries on the vows and practices corresponding to the Amitabha Sutra (Amitabha Sutra). Later, Liu Yu kept his promise and on the 23rd day of the third month (Dingchou) of the second year of Yongchang (Dingchou), sent thirteen parts and twenty volumes of books on Amitabha and the Land of Bliss obtained from Uicheon. On the 23rd day of the fifth month of the same year, they arrived at the Jingming Courtyard of Xingfu Monastery at home, with earnest sincerity, pure and simple. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
𢝷，仍以彼本，已重新写，善种不朽，宿心爰成，欲为自他法界往生极乐之因缘矣！ 康和四年(壬午)四月二十二日未克药师寺西室大房书写毕。 愿以此书写善根，先二亲消灭罪障，次桓贤终往生极乐矣！(生年)三十一。但此书者，桓贤没后，门弟之中常住僧房修学为宗之辈可传领也。 嘉历元年(丙寅)六月十七日，依众议誂有小生分书写所奉奇符春日社西新谈议屋也。 大法师源觉 现代汉语译本： 寻访，仍然按照原本，已经重新誊写，善的种子不会腐朽，过去的愿望由此成就，想要以此作为自己和所有众生往生极乐世界的因缘！ 康和四年（壬午年）四月二十二日，在药师寺西室大房书写完毕。 愿以此书写的善根，首先为父母消除罪障，其次愿桓贤最终往生极乐世界！（生年）三十一岁。但是这本书，桓贤去世后，门下弟子中以常住僧房修学为宗旨的人可以传领。 嘉历元年（丙寅年）六月十七日，依照大众的商议，安排小生在春日社西新谈议屋分担书写所奉奇符。 大法师源觉（Ganjaku, 大法师的称号，名字是源觉）
English
English version: Having searched, still based on the original, it has been rewritten. The seeds of goodness are imperishable, and past vows are thus fulfilled. I wish to make this a cause for myself and all beings in the Dharma realm to be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss! Completed writing on the 22nd day of the fourth month of Kowa 4 (壬午 year) in the west chamber of Yakushi-ji (药师寺, Yakushi Temple). May this merit of writing eradicate the sins of my parents first, and then may Kangen (桓贤, personal name) ultimately be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss! (Year of birth) 31. However, after Kangen's (桓贤, personal name) death, among the disciples, those who uphold the practice of studying in the resident monastery may inherit this book. On the 17th day of the sixth month of Karaku 1 (丙寅 year), according to the assembly's deliberation, a young scribe was arranged to share the writing of the revered talisman at the west new discussion hall of Kasuga Shrine (春日社, Kasuga Shrine). Great Dharma Master Ganjaku (源觉, Ganjaku, title of Great Dharma Master, name is Ganjaku) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------