[1] 「南无阿弥陀佛」六字洪名含义是什么？
[1] What Are [The] Meanings [Of The] Six-Worded Great Name ‘Námó Āmítuófó’?
◎ 「南无」，此翻「恭敬」、「归命」、「顶礼」等。「阿弥陀佛」，此翻「无量寿」，亦「无量光」。
◎ [Summary]: [On] ‘Námó’, these [are] translated [as] ‘reverence’, ‘refuge [for] life [in]’, ‘prostration [to’ and] others. [On] ‘Āmítuófó’, these [are] translated [and extended as] ‘Immeasurable Life’, [and] also ‘Immeasurable Light’.
「南无阿弥陀佛」，乃西方极乐世界教主之号。
‘Námó Āmítuófó’, thus [is homage to the] name of [the] Western [Pure] Land [Of] Ultimate Bliss’ Founding Teacher.
汝何不知《阿弥陀经》云：「舍利弗，于汝意云何？彼佛何故号『阿弥陀』？舍利弗，彼佛光明无量，照十方国，无所障碍，是故号为『阿弥陀』。又舍利弗，彼佛寿命，及其人民，无量无边阿僧祇劫，故名『阿弥陀』。」此是释迦佛所说。
How [could] you not know [that the] Amitā[bha] Sūtra says, ‘Śāriputra, what [do] you think of [this]? That Buddha, [for] what reason, [is] named “Amitā”? Śāriputra, [as] that Buddha’s bright light [is] immeasurable, [and] illuminates [the] ten directions’ lands without that obstructing, therefore [is he] named as “Amitā[bha”: Immeasurable Light]. Moreover, Śāriputra, [as] that Buddha’s lifespan, and that [of his] people, [are] immeasurable [and] boundless asaṃkhyeya kalpas, therefore [is he] named [as] “Amitā[yus”: Immeasurable Life].’ This is that [by] Śākya[muni Buddha] spoken.
「南无阿弥陀佛」六字，通是梵语。
[The] six words, ‘Námó Āmítuófó’, are all [in] Sanskrit.
「南无」（音: námó），亦作有「曩谟」者，经中通作「南无」。此翻「恭敬」、「归命」、「顶礼」等。此二字，乃直示「恭敬归依」之意。
‘Námó’ (pronunciation: námó), also has those written [as] ‘Nǎngmó’, within sutras [are] all written [as] ‘Námó’. These [are] translated [as] ‘reverence [to]’, ‘refuge [for] life [in]’, ‘prostration [to’ and] others. These two words, thus [are with the] meanings of directly teaching ‘[to have] reverence [to and] take refuge [in]’.
「阿弥陀佛」，此翻「无量寿」，亦翻「无量光」。谓此佛之寿命光明悉皆无量。
[On] ‘Āmítuófó’, these [are] translated [and extended as] ‘Immeasurable Life’, [and] also ‘Immeasurable Light’. This [is] to say [the] lifespan [and] bright light of this Buddha [are] all immeasurable.
《复应脱大师书三》
Third Reply Letter [To] Great Master Yīngtuō
净土宗十三祖印光大师著
Written [By] Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
《印光法师答念佛600问》
Dharma Master Yìnguāng’s Answers [For] Mindfulness [Of] Buddha’s 600 Questions
传印法师鉴定
Evaluated [By] Dharma Master Chuányìn
Námó Āmítuófó : Translation and notes by Shen Shi’an
