[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.1753) › 1.67 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.67 觀無量壽佛經疏 1.67 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.67) 答曰：「如此義者，但是世尊酬前別請舉勸利益方便之由序。何以得知？次下文中說言：『諸佛如來有異方便令汝得見』，次下日想、水想、氷想乃至十三觀已來，盡名異方便也。欲使眾生於此觀門一一得成，見彼妙事心歡喜故即得無生。斯乃直是如來慈哀末代，舉勸勵修，欲令積學之者無遺聖力冥加現益故也。」 > I answer: A meaning like this is merely the World-Honoured One's preliminary preface responding to the earlier special request, presenting and encouraging the expedient means of benefit. How is this known? The text immediately following says: 'The Buddhas, the Tathāgatas, have extraordinary expedient means to enable you to see.' Following that, the sun visualization, water visualization, ice visualization, up to the thirteen contemplations, are all called extraordinary expedient means. He wished to cause sentient beings to succeed in each of these gates of contemplation, so that seeing those wondrous matters and rejoicing in mind, they would immediately attain the unborn. This is simply the Tathāgata compassionately pitying the latter age, presenting encouragement to urge practice, wishing to cause those who accumulate learning to leave nothing behind, through the unseen reinforcement of the sage's power and its present benefits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.66) - [Next: 1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.68) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753~en-mt.1.67) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [觀無量壽佛經義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1754.2.60) — Classical Chinese - [佛說觀無量壽佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.amitayurdhyana*zh-kalayasas.1.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.1.67) · Pramāṇa