[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [無量壽經連義述文贊](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748) › 2.35 # 無量壽經連義述文贊 2.35 無量壽經連義述文贊 2.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.35) 經曰「而白佛言」至「殊妙如今」者，述云：此後、正問顯相意。有三：初、申所見；次、唱所念；後、徵所為此初也。鏡光外照，名為影表，即同佛身光明外舒。外照之光顯影暢在鏡內，名為影裏。亦同所放之光還曜佛顏，故云表裏。即舉己所見也。未曾瞻者，怪今異昔。瞻，亦見也。 > On the passage in the sūtra from "and addressed the Buddha, saying" to "as wondrous as today": The commentary states: This subsequent \[part\] is the actual inquiry into the meaning of the displayed marks. It has three parts: first, expressing what was seen; second, declaring what was thought; third, inquiring into what was being done. This is the first. The reflection of a mirror shining outward is called "reflecting outside," which is the same as the radiance of the Buddha's body extending outward. The light shining outward expresses its image clearly inside the mirror, which is called "reflecting inside"; this is also the same as the emitted light returning to illuminate the Buddha's countenance. Hence it says "inside and outside." This presents what he himself saw. "Never before beheld" expresses wonder that today was different from the past. "Beheld" also means seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.34) - [Next: 2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.36) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748~en-mt.2.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1748.2.35) · Pramāṇa