implicit and explicit meanings　隠顕;顕彰隠密 Terms employed by Shinran in his twofold interpretation of the three Pure Land Sutras, by which he harmonizes their apparently contradictory teachings. The Larger Sutra teaches the Primal Vow and the shinjin and nembutsu of Other Power; the Contemplation Sutra teaches the nembutsu as one among many practices, both meditative and nonmeditative; and the Smaller Sutra teaches nembutsu recitation as a self-power practice. According to Shinran, the true intention in all of these sutras is to lead beings to the truth directly taught in the Larger Sutra. Thus, in addition to their explicit teachings, the Contemplation and Smaller Sutras also have implicit meanings, which are fundamentally identical to the Larger Sutra.