[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) › 1.3 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.3 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.3 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.3) 此經心觀為宗、實相為體。所言「佛說觀無量壽佛」者，佛是所觀勝境，舉正報以收依果、述化主以包徒眾。觀雖十六，言佛便周，故云佛說觀無量壽佛。「經」者，訓法、訓常。由聖人金口，故言經也。 > This sūtra takes contemplation of the mind as its source and true reality as its essence. As for the words "The Buddha Expounds the \[Sūtra on the\] Contemplation of Amitāyus Buddha": "Buddha" is the supreme object of contemplation. Mentioning direct retribution subsumes circumstantial retribution; stating the master of transformation encompasses the retinue of followers. Although the contemplations are sixteen, mentioning the Buddha already encompasses them all; hence it says "The Buddha Expounds the Contemplation of Amitāyus Buddha." As for "Sūtra": it is glossed as "model" (fa) and glossed as "constant" (chang). Because it came from the golden mouth of the sage, it is called a "sūtra." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.4) - [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.1.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [樂邦文類](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1969a.2.73) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1750.1.3) · Pramāṇa