No. 407-A
Sutra 407-A
觀經疏鈔。皇明百松尊宿，嘗憫學者尋對之艱而分會焉，可謂有裨於觀覽矣。然疏鈔之文，間加筆削，原文不完，本旨或差。故(予)素欲改會，以存舊文，為緣所阻，空過年所。屬者幸得閒暇，終夙昔之志，遂鋟於梓，以廣其傳云。
The Commentary on the Sutra of Contemplation. Venerable Master Pai Song of the Ming Dynasty, moved by compassion for scholars who struggled with the difficulty of cross-referencing the texts, compiled and collated them—a truly helpful aid for comprehension. However, the text of the commentary was occasionally edited and abridged, leaving the original incomplete and at times deviating from the original intent. Therefore, I have long wished to revise and re-collate it in order to restore the original text. Obstacles prevented this for years, allowing time to pass fruitlessly. Now, fortunately, having found some leisure, I have fulfilled my long-held wish by carving the revised edition onto woodblocks, so that it may be widely disseminated.
貞享四年歲次丁卯夏四月沙門實觀序
In the fourth year of the Jōkyō era, during the summer of the Dingmao year, in the fourth month, this preface was written by the monk Jikkan.