[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) › [觀無量壽佛經疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750) › 1.22 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.22 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.22) 第十一勢至。中有三：初：明因光神力制二種名。次、「此菩薩天冠有五百寶」下，明與觀音同異。後、「除無量劫罪」下，勸修。略無觀法，當不異上，故不重明。所以觀佛先作像想，後觀法身菩薩直明法身者，但佛法身妙極，不可一往而觀，故先作像想流利，後觀法身則易。菩薩者，觀佛既竟，次二大士是眷屬莊嚴，如王來即有營從，有佛必有菩薩也。 > Eleventh, Mahāsthāmaprāpta. Within this there are three parts: First, explaining the formulation of the two names based on the spiritual power of his light. Next, from 'This bodhisattva's heavenly crown has five hundred jewels' onward, explaining the similarities and differences with Avalokiteśvara. Later, from 'Eradicating the offenses of immeasurable kalpas' onward, encouraging cultivation. The method of contemplation is omitted in brief, as it should not differ from the above, hence it is not explained again. As for why in contemplating the Buddha one first forms the image thought and later contemplates the dharmakāya, whereas for the bodhisattvas one directly explains the dharmakāya: it is simply because the Buddha's dharmakāya is supremely subtle and cannot be contemplated at one go; therefore, first forming the image thought makes it fluent, after which contemplating the dharmakāya is easy. As for the bodhisattvas, once contemplation of the Buddha is complete, next the two great beings are the adornment of his retinue; just as when a king arrives he has an entourage, where there is a Buddha there must be bodhisattvas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.21) - [Next: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.23) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750~en-mt.1.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.22) · Pramāṇa