[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) › 3.16 # 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.16 觀無量壽佛經疏 3.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.16) 問曰：「前教觀日，為知業相等，故令觀日。今此觀中，又教觀水。有何所以？」 > Question: "Previously \[the sūtra\] taught contemplating the sun; it instructed contemplation of the sun in order to know karmic marks and so forth. Now in this contemplation, it again teaches contemplating water. What is the reason for this?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.15) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.17) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1753.3.16) · Pramāṇa