Ā mí tuó jīng shū 阿彌陀經疏 (Kuījī)

Commentary on the Amitābha Sūtra by 窺基 (Kuījī, 撰)

About the work

This 1-fascicle commentary on the [[KR6f0082|Smaller Sukhāvatī]] is by the great Tang Yogācāra-school master 窺基 Kuījī (632–682), 玄奘 Xuánzàng’s principal disciple. The work presents the Yogācāra-school reading of the Pure Land sūtra, paralleling Kuījī’s commentary on the same sūtra in Yogācāra-traditional format (T1758).

Prefaces

No formal preface.

Abstract

The bracket adopted here (660 – 682) reflects Kuījī’s mature scholarly period.

The Taishō text (T1757) is established on the standard apparatus.

Translations and research

  • No substantial Western-language translation located.
  • Lusthaus, Dan. Buddhist Phenomenology (2002).